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George H.W. Bush, who at 91 is the nation’s oldest living former president, is “healing nicely” after fracturing his C2 vertebra in July, but continues to wear a neck brace as he prepares to travel to Texas for the winter, said Jean Becker, his chief of staff.

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, announced the creation of a new Global Initiatives foundation to consolidate his existing charitable and human development programs to support about $270 million in annual projects.

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaking to ABC’s This Week about GOP infighting in the House of Representatives, said his record shows he can unite the party but joked that he “would rather jump off the Brooklyn Bridge” than serve in Congress.

Liu Yunshan, the fifth-ranking member of China’s Communist Party, traveled to North Korea to attend commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the North’s ruling Workers’ Party of Korea.

Jason Lentz, a police officer in Elgin, Ill., who was fired for Facebook posts regarding the shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Mo., is to be reinstated after an arbitrator concluded the city violated a collective bargaining agreement by releasing confidential information about Lentz, according to The Elgin Courier-News.

Christopher Hoffman, 36, was arrested as a suspect in a drive-by shooting on a freeway in metropolitan Phoenix, but authorities believe he is not connected to a string of recent shootings on nearby Interstate 10.

Christopher Blaise, a police officer in Atlanta, was indicted on a misdemeanor charge of vehicular homicide after striking and killing a pedestrian, Bernard Moore, 62, with his cruiser in March.

Teresa Owens, 51, was arrested and charged with tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse after authorities in Pulaski County, Ky., following up on a missing-persons report, found the body of her boyfriend, Gary Ray, 68, in a freezer in the couple’s home.

Mazen Dalaeen, a member of the Jordanian parliament, who said he learned from Islamic Statelinked media that his son Mohammed Dalaeen, 23, carried out a suicide attack in Iraq, observed the last day of the traditional three-day mourning period with his family.

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, announced the creation of a new Global Initiatives foundation to consolidate his existing charitable and human development programs to support about $270 million in annual projects.

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaking to ABC’s This Week about GOP infighting in the House of Representatives, said his record shows he can unite the party but joked that he “would rather jump off the Brooklyn Bridge” than serve in Congress.

Liu Yunshan, the fifth-ranking member of China’s Communist Party, traveled to North Korea to attend commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the North’s ruling Workers’ Party of Korea.

Jason Lentz, a police officer in Elgin, Ill., who was fired for Facebook posts regarding the shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Mo., is to be reinstated after an arbitrator concluded the city violated a collective bargaining agreement by releasing confidential information about Lentz, according to The Elgin Courier-News.

Christopher Hoffman, 36, was arrested as a suspect in a drive-by shooting on a freeway in metropolitan Phoenix, but authorities believe he is not connected to a string of recent shootings on nearby Interstate 10.

Christopher Blaise, a police officer in Atlanta, was indicted on a misdemeanor charge of vehicular homicide after striking and killing a pedestrian, Bernard Moore, 62, with his cruiser in March.

Teresa Owens, 51, was arrested and charged with tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse after authorities in Pulaski County, Ky., following up on a missing-persons report, found the body of her boyfriend, Gary Ray, 68, in a freezer in the couple’s home.

Mazen Dalaeen, a member of the Jordanian parliament, who said he learned from Islamic Statelinked media that his son Mohammed Dalaeen, 23, carried out a suicide attack in Iraq, observed the last day of the traditional three-day mourning period with his family.

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