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Brussels in Terror Lockdown

Heavily armed police patrolled key intersections and subways were closed in Belgium's capital as the government warned of a threat of Paris-style attacks. At least one suspect from the Paris attacks is at large, and was last seen crossing into Belgium

A Malian police officer stands guard in front of the Radisson hotel in Bamako

U.S. Woman Among Mali Dead

An American woman killed in an attack on the Radisson hotel in Mali's capital has been identified as Anita Datar of Maryland. Malian authorities said at least 20 people died when members of an Al-Qaeda splinter group stormed the hotel

Dr. Robert Califf testifies during his nomination hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee November 17, 2015 in Washington, DC.

Obama FDA Nominee Will Oversee Former Clients

President Obama's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration temporarily recused himself from overseeing several large pharmaceutical companies due to potential conflict of interests, but those will end soon.

Facebook chief executive and founder Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a 'town-hall' meeting at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi on October 28, 2015. Speaking to about 900 students at New Delhi's Indian Institute of Technology, Zuckerberg said broadening Internet access was vital to economic development in a country where a billion people are still not online. AFP PHOTO / Money SHARMA (Photo credit should read MONEY SHARMA/AFP/Getty Images)

Mark Zuckerberg to Take 2 Months Paternity Leave

"Studies show that when working parents take time to be with their newborns, outcomes are better for the children and families," Facebook's chief executive and chairman said. The company gives new moms and dads up to four months parental leave in total

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Woman Killed in Paris Raid Did Not Blow Herself Up

The Paris prosecutor's office originally said that investigators believed Hasna Aitboulahcen had blown herself up in the siege but clarified later that while Aitboulahcen was killed in the police raid she was not a suicide bomber

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E. Coli Linked to Chipotle Spreads to 6 States

The agency reported on Friday that 45 people have been infected with a strain of E. coli linked to Chipotle in California, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Oregon and Washington. So far 16 people have been hospitalized due to their illnesses

epa05034123 A Macedonian police officer helps a girl to pass between the cordon as migrants and refugees wait to cross the Greek-Macedonian border after Macedonia has started granting passage only to refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, near Gevegelija, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 20 November 2015. Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia have started restricting access to migrants on the Balkan route to Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans. It is a part of a joint effort to reduce the number of asylum seekers streaming into the European Union. EPA/GEORGI LICOVSKI

Poll: Most Americans Oppose Admitting Syrian Refugees

Some 54% of total respondents said they oppose taking in refugees,according to a new poll from the Washington Post and ABC News, and 52% say they're not confident in the American screening process to weed out possible terrorists

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks during the Sunshine Summit conference being held at the Rosen Shingle Creek on November 13, 2015 in Orlando, Florida.

Ted Cruz Won't Rule Out Legalization for Undocumented

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz declined to close the door to a potential pathway to legal status for the 11 million people in the U.S. illegally Friday, arguing that the border must be secure before any conversation takes place.