| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Russian fighter jets tried to sneak into Syria, U.S. says | | A U.S. official told CNN Thursday that Russian fighter jets turned off their transponders as they flew into Syria in an apparent attempt to avoid detection. The official said the fighters flew very close to a transport plane that had its transponder on and functioning.
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| A sign of end times? | | On Sunday night and early Monday morning, much of the Earth will witness a glorious heavenly event.
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| Duck boat, bus collide; 4 dead | | Two people were killed and at least nine were critically injured when a tour bus and a duck boat tourist vehicle collided Thursday morning in Seattle, the city's fire department tweeted.
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| Remembering the first televised debate | | The first televised presidential debate took place 55 years ago, when U.S. Sen. John F. Kennedy faced off against Vice President Richard Nixon on September 26, 1960.
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