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He was also a powerful political force, one who paved the way for other African American leaders to

such as the nation's first African-American president, Barack Obama.

Jackson was a two-time presidential candidate in 1984 and again four years later, where he delivered a speech at the Democratic National Convention that ended with this iconic refrain.

The Reverend Jesse Jackson, he was 84 years old.

A second round of nuclear talks between the U.S.

and Iran has ended in Geneva.

Both sides entrenched on key issues ahead of the negotiations, which took place amid a U.S.

military buildup in the Middle East.

Here's NPR's Jackie Northam.

Now to the Winter Olympics, which offers a full spectrum of athleticism from figure skating to curling.

But as NPR's Jonathan Lambert tells us, one sport may have the best athletes, at least by one scientific measure.

The Dow is up 53 point, a last check at 49,554.

It's NPR News.

As agencies under the Department of Homeland Security face another day of a shutdown during a funding standoff, one of the agency's chief spokespersons, Tricia McLaughlin, is leaving the DHS.

That, according to a statement to NPR.

Meanwhile, the funding dispute continues between the White House and congressional Democrats demanding changes to immigration enforcement operations.

Hollywood continues to honor Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall, who died Sunday at the age of 95.

He's being described today as a giant for memorable roles.

It also earned him Oscar nominations, including The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The Apostle, The Judge, and Tender Mercies, the 1983 film for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor.

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan starts this week, and PR's Aya Batraoui brings us this report from Old Cairo, Egypt.