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Around the World
Typhoon Megi: Taiwan braces for third severe storm in 2 weeks
Typhoon Megi is forecast to make landfall in northeast Taiwan on Tuesday, the third storm system to hit the island in two weeks.
Islamic State 'dead set' on using chemical arms: Pentagon spokesman
Islamic State militants are 'dead set' on using chemical arms and are likely to try them again as Iraqi forces advance on Mosul, a Pentagon spokesman said on Monday, a week after a rocket with a possible chemical agent landed near U.S. troops.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel-US consortium signs $10 bn gas deal with Jordan
The US-led consortium leading the development of Israel's offshore gas reserves on Monday announced a first deal to sell natural gas from its off-shore Leviathan field to neighboring Jordan.

Inside the United States
FBI: Violent crime across US spiked in 2015, murders up nearly 11 percent
Violent crime across the U.S. jumped in 2015 after two years of declines, the FBI announced Monday, adding that the number of murders reported by local law enforcement agencies was up 10.8 percent from 2014.
9 Wounded After Shooting at Houston Shopping Center
A gunman who wounded nine people near a shopping center in Houston this morning was dressed in a 'military-style' uniform and had Nazi emblems, police said.
Charlotte protesters demand mayor's resignation over black man's slaying
Dozens of protesters took their fight for racial equality in policing to the heart of Charlotte's power structure on Monday, demanding the resignations of the mayor, police chief, and lawmakers in the wake of the police slaying of a black man.
8.1 Million Taxpayers Paid $1.7 Billion in Obamacare Penalties in 2014
Nearly 8.1 million taxpayers paid $1,694,088,000 in Obamacare penalties for not having health insurance in 2014, the first year the penalty was in effect, according to the most recent data from the Internal Revenue Service.

U.S. Politics
UPI state polls: Donald Trump ahead of Hillary Clinton in Electoral College
Donald Trump would earn enough votes to win the presidency in the Electoral College based on UPI/CVoter's state tracking poll released Monday.
In debate, Clinton gets no follow-up questions, Trump gets 6
Republican Donald Trump was kept on the defensive at the first presidential debate, in several instances having to debate the highly anticipated event's moderator as well as his Democratic opponent.
'Clear winner': Luntz focus group hands Clinton debate victory
In the immediate aftermath of Monday night's presidential debate, Frank Luntz's focus group of undecided voters handed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a victory, declaring her the 'clear winner' of the first head-to-head matchup.
Policy takes back seat in chippy debate
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, embracing his outsider's credentials, said Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton was the candidate of the establishment and urged the country to move beyond the anti-terror and free trade policies he said have failed the country for decades, as they faced off in the first presidential debate Monday.
Trump invokes Netanyahu, slams Iran deal in presidential debate
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton traded barbs over foreign policy in an aggressive debate on Monday night, when the two repeatedly attacked each other's character, integrity, and fitness for the Oval Office.
Trump crushes Hillary on NAFTA and TPP
Early in the widely anticipated first presidential debate, Hillary Clinton deployed a scripted line accusing Donald Trump of supporting 'trumped-up trickle-down' economic policies. But it was Trump who put Clinton on the defensive by attacking her husband Bill's support of the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA.

Christian News
Woman in Uganda Beaten Unconscious for Attending Church Service
A Muslim in Uganda beat his wife unconscious for attending a church service on Sept. 18, sources said.
What Three Iranian Christians Did to Face a Possible Flogging
Three Iranian Christian converts could be flogged if found guilty on charges of 'acting against national security' and illegal consumption of alcohol during Holy Communion, according to World Watch Monitor.
Protestors disrupt choir outside Messianic congregation
Protestors from the Orthodox organization Lehava disrupted a performance by an Armenian church choir in Jerusalem's Clal Center, home to several Messianic congregations.
Poll: 90 Percent of White Evangelicals Believe Christian Values are under Attack
Most white working-class and evangelical Christian voters would consider voting for Donald Trump, according to a new poll.