WATCH LIVE: Pope Francis Speaks To Joint Meeting Of Congress Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News WATCH LIVE: Pope Francis Speaks To Joint Meeting Of Congress Francis tells lawmakers: "The challenges facing us today ... call for a spirit of cooperation that has shown so much good throughout the history of the United States." Read this story Volkswagen 'Dieselgate' Fallout: Germany Tests Cars; Report Sends BMW Shares Down The new report found that a BMW X3 produced more than 11 times the amount of nitrous oxides pollution allowed under Europe's standards. Read this story Stampede At Hajj Pilgrimage Near Mecca Kills Hundreds The stampede is being called the worst in 25 years. It occurred on a street in Mina, a large valley where thousands of pilgrims camp overnight. Read this story How Higher Ed Can Up Its Game: 3 Big Ideas At the annual Schools for Tomorrow conference in New York, some themes stood out: college graduation rates, training teachers and doing more for low-income, high-achieving students. Read this story Why Flock To The Papal Parade? Hope & Love Take Many Shapes Thousands of people from around the country and the world gathered Wednesday in Washington, D.C., hoping to get a glimpse of Pope Francis. Here's why. Read this story more news stories

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