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The Senate elects its leaders for the incoming 114th Congress.Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell will again represent his party,this time as the Majority Leader,swapping titles with Nevada Democrat Harry Reid,who will serve as the Minority Leader following the GOP's success in midterm elections.
In Iraq, the flag of an Iraqi Christian minority party now flies over a town once held by Islamic militants.Bakufa was recaptured by Kurdish Peshmerga fighters,now a newly-formed Christian militia patrols the town,hoping they can keep it safe enough for residents to return.
Window repairs are underway at One World Trade Center.It comes a day after firefighters used diamond cutters to saw through window,rescuing window washers who were stranded at 68 floors above street level.
This baby orangutan appears to be bonding well with his new surrogate mom.According to officials at Chicago Brookfield Zoo,this ten-month old is being cared for by a 53-year-old orangutan named Maggie.
Padmananda Rama, the Associated Press, with AP news minute
