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Tuesday

U.S. agents compare notes as they patrol along the Mexico border near McAllen, Texas. A draft report by outside experts calls for steps to confront any claims of corruption in the Border Patrol. Eric Gay/AP hide caption

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Iran Nuclear Negotiators Extend Deadline To Reach Final Agreement

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Saturday

Staff Sgt. Patricia King, who has been in the Army for 16 years, says she decided to start her gender transition in January. Christian Murdock/Colorado Springs Gazette hide caption

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Embraced Yet Forbidden, Staff Sergeant Comes Out As Transgender

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Wednesday

"I think that urban America has got to respect what rural America is about, where 99 percent of the people in my state who hunt are law abiding people," the 2016 Democratic presidential hopeful said to NPR. Lydia Thompson/NPR hide caption

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Bernie Sanders Walks A Fine Line On Gun Control

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Obama Announces Change In U.S. Policy On American Hostages

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Saturday

An undated file picture shows Osama bin Laden. A new Wikileaks release purports to reveal that one of his sons requested a death certificate for the al-Qaida leader, who was killed in a U.S. military raid in 2011. EPA/Landov hide caption

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The Brink imagines how the White House situation room —€” and the U.S. secretary of state, played by Tim Robbins —€” respond when Pakistan is taken over by a certifiably crazy general. Merie W. Wallace/HBO hide caption

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HBO's 'The Brink' Puts The Situation Room In Situation Comedy

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U.S. Sen. Tim Scott bows his head in prayer during a prayer vigil held at Morris Brown AME Church on Thursday, June 18, 2015 in Charleston, S.C. The service honored victims of Wednesday's shooting at Emanuel AME Church. Grace Beahm/AP hide caption

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Sen. Tim Scott: Charleston Shooting Was 'A Crime Of Hate'

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Wednesday

U.S. Military Officials Say Iraq Needs More Fighters To Battle Islamic State

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Tuesday