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That was then, this is now  Eight years after their own hard-fought nomination battle, President Barack Obama gave an impassioned speech outlining why former rival Hillary Clinton should succeed him as president. Clinton, who is set to accept the Democratic presidential nomination this evening, has been named the country’s most admired woman for the last 14 years, but a majority of U.S. voters say they don’t trust her. Can she change people’s minds before it’s too late?

Yes, there are Americans who can’t vote in the presidential election and we’re not talking about convicts. Some of these people are highly-respected delegates at this week’s Democratic National Convention. But, come November, their vote for president will not count.

Journalists are doing a little soul-searching as the U.S. election swings into high gear. Struggling with the demands of a 24-hour news cycle and a borderless conversation on social media, they’re asking themselves whether they failed to ask GOP nominee Donald Trump tough questions early in the campaign, because coverage of the flamboyant candidate translated into higher ratings and big bucks.

Silicon Valley is more than a place, it’s a culture where almost everyone is involved in the tech field. There’s a spirit of connectedness and collaboration that fuels this startup culture, drawing people who want to change the world.

Russian Muslims in Turkey are on edge. They’re worried about expulsion to their native country now that Turkish-Russian relations appear to be improving. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, are scheduled to meet this month. Here’s why Russian-speaking Muslims who’ve sought asylum in Turkey hope this is not the start of a beautiful friendship.

Islamist Re-org  Syria’s Jabhat al-Nusra group announced it’s breaking ties with al-Qaida, whose leader gave his public blessing for the break. The moves could alter the dynamics of the ongoing Syrian civil war by triggering a realignment of rebel groups. Here’s what’s behind the move.

VIDEO: Uganda has unveiled a new public bus that runs without an engine. That’s because it operates on solar power. The systems are fully run on green energy and its creators say the Kayoola is the first bus in Africa to be powered by the sun.

Democrats who’ve gathered in Philadelphia this week made history by naming the first woman standard bearer of a major political party. But that’s not the biggest thing that’s happened in the city of brotherly love. As the first capital of the United States, where the U.S. Constitution — the nation’s guiding document — was crafted and signed, the city is used to making history.