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Benghazi - In the eastern Libyan city where Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others were killed a year and a half ago, an American teacher was shot dead by unknown assailants while jogging Thursday morning.

Despite the recent Snowden revelations and the massive response thereof, the Seattle Police Department, in accordance with and funded by the Department of Homeland Security, has seen fit to pepper the city with devices capable of NSA-level spying.

New York - A Metro-North passenger train derailed just north of Manhattan on Sunday morning and reportedly several carriages plunged into the Hudson River. Four people have been killed and 67 have been injured, according to the most recent update.

Los Angeles - Just in case you forgot who Ylvis are, here's a reminder, as the two Norwegian brothers appear in a special feature on "Dancing with the Stars" on US TV where they sang "What does the fox say" to tumultuous applause.

New research has revealed that children today are slower than they were thirty years ago. The American Heart Association has compiled a report which compared information from the past 46 years.

The White House is hosting today a meeting between President Barack Obama and the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI. This encounter is key for the US as Morocco is an island of stability in a volatile North Africa.

It happened in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A photographer was taking shots at sunrise in the Cataloochee Valley when a bold young bull elk started sniffing his camera. The whole thing was caught on video, which led to the elk's death.

Halifax - The only thing Pam and Adam Webber want more than the child they were excitedly awaiting, is a change in Russia’s international adoption laws.

Paris - In the latest release of documents revealed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, France is angered to discover that the NSA recorded millions of phone calls in France and has monitored both politicians and high-profile business people.

This voicemail is just too good not to share. A man is phoning the office to explain that he's going to be a little late and then witnesses an accident. From there on in it just gets totally hilarious.