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Cokie Roberts, shown here speaking during the opening ceremony for Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. has died. Roberts, a longtime political reporter and analyst at ABC News and NPR, was 75.

Cokie Roberts, longtime political journalist, dies at 75

Cokie Roberts, the daughter of politicians who grew up to cover the family business in Washington for ABC News and NPR over several decades, died Tuesday in Washington of complications from breast cancer
An increase of 15-30 cents per gallon in average U.S. pump prices is likely during the repairs in Saudi Arabia, an analyst said.

Gasoline pump prices in U.S. set to jump after Saudi attack

An increase of 15-30 cents per gallon in average U.S. pump prices is likely during the repairs in Saudi Arabia, an analyst said.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a ceremony to introduce the new chief of the intelligence service, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Bomb explodes near Afghan election rally, killing 24, but president unhurt

At least 24 people were killed when a bomb exploded outside a campaign rally in Afghanistan's Parwan province, but President Ashraf Ghani was unhurt, said officials.

Lightfoot wants to ban use of marijuana in public places, ban sales in the Loop

Chicago would prohibit the use of recreational marijuana in public places by all adults and declare the sale of legal weed off limits in the Central Business District under new zoning rules drafted by Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
In this Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, photo, a man checks on the robotic arms at a factory making industrial robots in Zhengyu town of Haimen city in east China's Jiangsu province. A Chinese envoy is going to Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 18, to prepare for trade negotiations. The announcement Tuesday, Sept. 17, follows conciliatory gestures by both sides ahead of the October talks on their fight over trade and technology, which threatens to dampen global economic growth. (Chinatopix via AP)
Chinese envoy going to US to prepare for trade talks
Chinese Cabinet official going to Washington to prepare for trade negotiations
FILE- In this July 21, 2019 file photo, a speedboat of the Iran's Revolutionary Guard moves around a British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, which was seized on Friday by the Guard, in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. The assault on the beating heart of Saudi Arabia’s vast oil empire follows a new and dangerous pattern that’s emerged across the Persian Gulf this summer of precise attacks that leave few obvious clues of who launched them. (Hasan Shirvani/Mizan News Agency via AP, File)
AP Analysis: Saudi oil attack part of dangerous new pattern
AP Analysis: Precision strike on Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure follows dangerous pattern of murky attacks in Persian Gulf
Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, has pushed a bill to strengthen existing background checks that got signed into law.
Here's what Congress is considering doing on guns
Democrats want universal background checks; Republicans don't. Can they meet in the middle?
Police find AK-47 in bedroom of teen who allegedly wanted to 'shoot 400 people for fun'
Police found an AK-47 with six magazines and a 12-gauge shotgun with a stock sleeve filled with extra shells in Alexis Wilson's bedroom.
FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2019, file photo, U.S President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands following a news conference at the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France to announce that the U.S. and Japan have agreed in principle on a new trade agreement. On Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, officials in Japan appear wary over the prospects for a trade deal with the U.S. after President Donald Trump said he was prepared to sign a pact soon. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Japanese officials cautious on prospects for US trade deal
Japanese officials cautious on prospects for US trade deal promised by Trump
Ultra orthodox Jews wait for Rabbi Israel Hager to vote in Bnei Brak, Israel, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Israelis began voting Tuesday in an unprecedented repeat election that will decide whether longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stays in power despite a looming indictment on corruption charges. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
AP Explains: Israel's parliamentary elections
AP Explains: In Israel's national elections, Netanyahu chasing historic 5th term under cloud of corruption allegations
On this Sept. 12, 2019, photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at the Capitol in Washington. The good news is that it doesn’t look like a bitterly polarized Washington will stumble into another government shutdown. But as Democrats controlling the House unveil a stopgap, government-wide spending bill to keep the lights on and pay the troops, there’s scant evidence that power sharing in the U.S. Capitol will produce further legislative accomplishments anytime soon. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Back to basics: Congress tries to keep government lights on
Government shutdown isn't likely in the months ahead, but neither are other legislative accomplishments
APNewsBreak: Army revamps recruiting, hits enlistment goal
APNewsBreak: US Army leaders say they'll meet their enlistment goal at the end of this month, a year after they failed to make their recruiting numbers for the 1st time in 13 years
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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