1. “Shimon Peres: Israel's warrior for peace dies”

2. The last surviving leader of Israel's founding generation, Shimon Peres was a three-time prime minister, the architect of the country's secretive nuclear program and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to make peace with the Palestinians. He served as a constant force for generations in Israeli politics. The 93-year-old Peres died on Tuesday after suffering a massive stroke two weeks ago. He was reported to be making progress but doctors said he took a turn for the worse Tuesday. In a remarkable career filled with great triumphs and bitter setbacks, he held more senior positions than any other Israeli, often at pivotal moments in the country's turbulent history. In addition to his tenures as president and prime minister, he served as foreign minister (three times), defense minister (twice), finance minister and transportation minister in Israel's ever-rotating coalition governments. However, Peres was unable to obtain the prize he sought most: an Israel fully at peace with its Arab neighbors.

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The Senate will be voting on Wednesday on whether to override one of President Obama's veto for the first time in his presidency. The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) would give families of Sept. 11 victims the right to sue Saudi Arabia for aiding or financing the terrorist attacks. The House is likely to take up the same vote by the end of this week. Families of Sept. 11 victims have demanded a right to seek monetary compensation from Saudi Arabia since the attacks, and versions of this bill have been floating around the Capitol as far back as 2009 — but the legislation never reached the floor until this year.
An estimated 84 million people watched Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in their first debate Monday, making it the most-watched debate ever. These figures top the ratings for the 1980 debate between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, when just under 81 million people tuned in. "No debate since then had exceeded 70 million viewers.” Nielsen's numbers include 13 television networks. They don't account for viewers who watched the debate online.
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