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8A Daily News – Wednesday, November 20, 2013 WORLD BRIEFING spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the two sides continue to make progress, but ''we're not there yet.'' Karzai's office says US, Afghans hammering out deal on night raids Double suicide bombings at Iranian Embassy in Beirut kill 23 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In a phone call Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged ''mistakes'' and asked Afghan President Hamid Karzai to allow American forces to enter Afghan homes in ''exceptional circumstances'' as the two sides rushed to finalize the wording of a draft security agreement ahead of a meeting of tribal elders who must approve the deal. Deep divisions in Afghanistan over legal immunity for American soldiers and contractors as well as night raids have threatened to derail diplomatic efforts to keep thousands of American soldiers in the country beyond next year's withdrawal deadline. The issue has taken on added urgency amid a spike in violence that has raised fears the Afghan forces aren't ready to take over the battle against the Taliban and al-Qaida linked militants without more training. Night raids by American forces have been one of the touchiest issues in the 12-year-old war and an agreement to allow them to continue, even on a conditional basis, would clear a major obstacle that has held up the pact. U.S. officials said Monday that Karzai had conceded that the Americans could maintain exclusive legal jurisdiction over U.S. soldiers and contractors after 2014 as part of the deal. The U.S. declined to release specific details about the negotiations and stressed nothing was final until the gathering known as the Loya Jirga makes its decision. State Department BEIRUT (AP) — Suicide bombers struck the Iranian Embassy on Tuesday, killing 23 people, including a diplomat, and wounding more than 140 others in a ''message of blood and death'' to Tehran and Hezbollah — both supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The double bombing in a Shiite district of Beirut pulled Lebanon further into a conflict that has torn apart the deeply divided country, and came as Assad's troops, aided by Hezbollah militants, captured a key town near the Lebanese border from rebels. The bombing was one of the deadliest in a series of attacks targeting Hezbollah and Shiite strongholds in Lebanon in recent months. An al-Qaida-linked group said it carried out the attack as payback for Hezbollah's backing of Assad forces against the mainly Sunni rebels as the Syrian civil war increasingly becomes a confrontation between regional powers. The Syrian army's border offensive is part of a larger government push that started last month and has seen forces loyal to Assad firmly seizing the momentum in the war, taking one rebel stronghold after another. New Iran nuclear talks WASHINGTON (AP) — On the eve of new talks, President Barack Obama is plunging ahead in search of a nuclear Candlelight Dinner Enjoy Music and Dancing Hosted by Tehama Estates on Thursday, November 21st. at 5pm Call 527-9193 by November 19th to R.S.V.P. and to be placed on our guest list. Please take this time to dine with us, and meet our family agreement with Iran despite outright opposition from American allies in the Middle East and deep skepticism, if not open hostility, from Congress. Iran is pressing ahead in its own way, trying to make a deal more likely to ease painful economic sanctions without losing its own hardliners at home. Obama's willingness to embrace a pact that falls short of U.N. 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(AP) — George Zimmerman's girlfriend said he tried to choke her about a week ago during an altercation that was not initially reported to police, a prosecutor told a judge Tuesday during Zimmerman's first court appearance on domestic violencerelated charges. Samantha Scheibe feared for her life because Zimmerman mentioned suicide and said he ''had nothing to lose,'' according to Assistant State Attorney Lymary Munoz. After the hearing, Zimmerman's public defenders said he did not appear to be suicidal and expressed confidence he would be acquitted of any wrongdoing. Hours later, Zimmerman was released from jail after posting $9,000 bond. He was seen walking out of the jail smiling and getting into a car. Judge Frederic Schott ordered him to stay away from Scheibe's house, wear a monitoring device and refrain from contact with her. JPMorgan, government finalize $13B settlement WASHINGTON (AP) — JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to pay $13 Why drive to the mall? 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