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The group of about 10 drivers has one goal: To get the city to buy back the $250,000 medallions it sold to almost 700 drivers.

The U.N.'s top envoy on Syria says diplomats have failed to agree on a date for a peace conference. Lakhdar Brahimi says he's still hoping such a meeting could take place in Geneva before the end of the year. He had been hoping it would take place this month, but the Syrian rebels aren't ready to attend, the U.S. and Russia have yet to agree on whether Iran should take part and there are many other roadblocks. Brahimi is raising the alarms about a conflict that has affected half of the population, with 6,000 people fleeing every day.

The House has passed a bipartisan plan to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Senate Republicans are opposed to the measure.

Aegon catches on to Aemond's power plays. Plus: Alicent shows symptoms of maternal instinct.

Preserving democracy is top of mind for Democrats and independents, while Republicans are most concerned about immigration. And there are big splits on how to handle immigration in particular.

Director Paul Feig and writer Katie Dippold have found a perfect pair of leads for their cop comedy. Critic Bob Mondello says Oscar winner Sandra Bullock and Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy turn out to have enviable comic chemistry.

Roderick MacLeish mischievously told people he was a wild animal trainer from Kenya. He said he was once a prisoner in Siberia, rescued by a pair of huskies. But the truth of MacLeish's life was far more interesting. The filmmaker, author and former NPR commentator died Saturday. He was 80.

Turner Sports NBA court side reporter Craig Sager died Thursday at age 65.

Police said four men abducted the pair from their vehicle at gunpoint last week and demanded $500,000 in ransom.