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An opposition activist bows before the Venezuelan flag during a protest in Caracas on Monday.

Venezuelan President Bumps Up Minimum Wage Amid Weeks Of Public Upheaval

Nicolas Maduro announced the wage hike — Venezuela's third this year — during an address Sunday. The move appears intended to quell protests that have engulfed the country for over a month.

Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump acknowledge their debate audience Monday night at Hofstra University. Tens of millions more were watching in audiences gathered elsewhere.

Across The Country, Fascination And Indifference On Debate Night

An enormous television audience was expected for the first Clinton-Trump presidential debate. Crowds of voters also gathered in homes, restaurants and bars to watch the candidates go toe to toe.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas giving a lecture while holding California drivers license in this undated photo.

Pulitzer Prize Winner Jose Antonio Vargas Talks Race, Immigration, Politics

The journalist-turned-documentary filmmaker and activist revealed in 2011 that he had been living in the U.S. illegally since the age of 12.

Thousands of Nicaraguans protested last weekend against Daniel Ortega, who is running for a third term as president in Sunday's election. Critics say he has effectively eliminated all serious opposition. The banner reads, "Ortega Sells the Homeland."

Nicaragua's Ortega Headed For Re-Election — With His Wife As VP

Daniel Ortega is poised to extend his lengthy rule and has elevated his wife to his vice presidential running mate. Critics say he has eliminated all serious opposition.

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., left, and Gov. Mike Pence, R-Ind., speak during the vice presidential debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Va.

WATCH: 5 Top Moments From The Vice Presidential Debate

Tim Kaine and Mike Pence sparred over Trump's comments about Mexican immigrants, the charitable work of both their running mates' foundations, Vladimir Putin and abortion.

Former President Bill Clinton arrives on stage to deliver remarks on Tuesday, the second day of the Democratic National Convention, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Democratic Convention's Second Night Heralds A Return Of The Age Of Clinton

Bill Clinton contrasted the "real" woman he knows and the "cartoon" version sketched by critics at the Republican convention last week — congratulating the Democratic delegates on choosing the former.

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani speaks before Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Youngstown, Ohio, on Monday.

Rudolph Giuliani Claims U.S. Had No Terrorist Attacks Pre-Obama

That's not true, of course, and it's interesting coming from the man who was mayor of New York on Sept. 11, 2001.

Tesla Has Begun Making All Its New Cars Self-Driving

Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO, says once the technology is fully enabled, the cars will be able to drive with no human input. Musk says previously built Teslas can't be retrofitted with the latest features.

Visitors look at the military wire fences at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea, Feb. 14, 2016.

Breaking The North Korean Information Blockade

North Koreans know little about the outside world. Activists are smuggling in flash drives — loaded with documentaries, TV shows and Wikipedia — to help change that.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Tuesday.

Erdogan, Putin Meet After Months Of Tension Between Turkey And Russia

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he wants a "clean slate," NPR's Peter Kenyon reports. The two leaders met in St. Petersburg on Tuesday.

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