Top U.S. and World News Headlines for Friday, October 31

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Israel Reopens Al Aqsa Mosque Compound; Palestinians Protest Killing of Shooting Suspect

Kerry Condemns U.S. Official Who Called Netanyahu a "Chickens—t"

ISIS Kills 150 Tribesmen in Iraq; Kurdish Forces Arrive in Kobani

Syrian Bombings Kill 200 Civilians; Hagel Admits U.S. Strikes May Aid Assad

Egypt: Mother, Daughter of Imprisoned Activists on Hunger Strike

Nurse Defies Ebola Quarantine in Maine

Nigeria: Boko Haram Captures Town of Mubi, Killing Dozens

Hungary Backs Down on Internet Usage Tax After Mass Protests

Burkina Faso: Military Dissolves Gov't After Protests; President Refuses to Resign

Russia, Ukraine Reach Gas Deal; Separatists to Hold Elections

Argentina Passes Bill to Attract Foreign Oil Companies; Mexican Court Rejects Oil Referendum

Probe Finds U.S. Agents Let Smuggler Bring Grenades into Mexico

Report: FBI Quietly Seeks Broad Expansion of Hacking Powers

Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Survivalist Captured in Pennsylvania

Sen. Lindsey Graham: "White Men in Male-Only Clubs Are Going to Do Great in My Presidency"

Apple CEO Tim Cook: "I’m Proud to Be Gay"

Lobbyist Richard Berman Caught on Tape Urging Oil Execs to Dig Up Dirt on Environmentalists

Warren Anderson, CEO of Union Carbide During Bhopal Disaster, Dead at 92

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