U.S. – SRN News

• Convicted sex offender offered opening prayer at rally for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina

• House tees up vote on Russia sanctions bill, but prospects for passage are uncertain

• UN extends partial Sudan arms embargo for a month while talks continue on US demand for a total ban

• A New York jeweler has been released from prison in Iran but is banned from leaving war-torn country

• 15-year-old rescued after clinging to capsized boat for days in Alaska’s Bering Sea

• GOP and Democratic officials in Nashville unite over renaming airport for Dolly Parton

• CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on bin Laden and al-Qaida before Sept. 11

• Contractor said Reflecting Pool damage stemmed from repairs, NYT reports

• Afghan woman deported from US in first use of secretive terrorism court

• FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims during the Republican midterm convention