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There was a time when the U.S. believed an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal was critical to U.S. policy in the Middle East. These days, the goals are far more modest.

The pope's meeting with the Muslim leader in Jakarta comes during the first leg of an intense 11-day, four-nation tour in Asia and Oceania.

Even though Taylor Swift released her album "The Tortured Poets Department" back in April, she found a way to bring it back to the top of the charts in December.

Taraneh Alidoosti, the 38-year-old star of the Oscar-winning 2016 film The Salesman was released from Tehran's notorious Evin Prison nearly three weeks after her arrest.

Also: A NASA rover makes a find on Mars; the U.N. estimates there are 60 million refugees worldwide; and a 33,000-pipe Atlantic City organ is being refurbished.

Also: An Oregon sheriff will hold a local meeting on the armed group occupying federal buildings; Michigan's governor declares an emergency over Flint's water; and tonight is the Powerball drawing.

Also: China will end its one-child policy for urban families; Paul Ryan is set to become the next Speaker of the House; and Greece rescues hundreds of migrants.

Also: Hail the size of grapefruit falls in the Dallas area; federal health officials fear Zika is "scarier than initially thought"; and some Warhol Campbell Soup paintings are stolen in Missouri.

Also: A major payday lender is charged in a federal racketeering case; the Arizona legislature bars journalists without background checks; and the last American Idol winner is crowned.

Also: Talks on a world climate treaty continue in Paris; France's far right party captures the first round of regional elections; and Austrian police found $100,000 floating in the Danube River.