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Participants take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C., Aug. 28, 2015.(Photo: Michael Reynolds, epa)
1. U.S. foreign-born population nears high
The foreign-born population living in the USA<span style="color: Red;">*</span>has increased so rapidly that it could break a 125-year-old record within the next decade, according to a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Pew Research Center<span style="color: Red;">*</span>report out Monday.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The percentage<span style="color: Red;">*</span>of people living in the USA<span style="color: Red;">*</span>who were born outside the country<span style="color: Red;">*</span>reached<span style="color: Red;">*</span>13.7% in 2015 and is projected to hit a record<span style="color: Red;">*</span>14.9% in 2025, the report said.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The country's previous high of 14.8% was set in<span style="color: Red;">*</span>1890,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>when<span style="color: Red;">*</span>waves of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Irish, Italian, Polish and other immigrants were coming to the USA.
2. Trevor Noah era begins on 'The Daily Show'
South African comedian Trevor Noah, 31, begins his tenure as the third host of The Daily Show<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Monday, seven weeks after Jon Stewart ended his 16-year run at the helm of the Comedy Central news satire. Noah has promised some changes to<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the way the show approaches stories. Unlike Stewart, who was easily riled up by hyperactive cable-news outlets, Noah will start out focusing more on people making news than those delivering it. Kevin Hart is his first guest, followed later in the week by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and singer Ryan Adams, a sign of the show’s continued interest in a blend of politics and entertainment.
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Trevor Noah will take over for Jon Stewart as the host of the Daily Show starting in late September. Stewart stepped down from the role after 16 years.
3. Trial of guide in Cecil the lion killing due
A professional hunter accused of failing to stop a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Minnesota dentist from killing<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Cecil the lion is due to be tried in a Zimbabwean court Monday.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Theo Bronkhorst<span style="color: Red;">*</span>faces charges of failing to prevent an unlawful hunt at the court in Hwange town.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Bronkhorst acted as a guide for<span style="color: Red;">*</span>dentist Walter Palmer in the July 1 killing of Cecil, a much-loved lion in the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Hwange National Park. Palmer has said he believed the hunt was legal. At his last court appearance in August, Bronkhorst<span style="color: Red;">*</span>branded the case<span style="color: Red;">*</span>against him "frivolous and wrong," and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>told reporters he believed he had the right permits, and did not break<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the law.
In this undated photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Cecil the lion rests in Hwange National Park in Hwange, Zimbabwe.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Andy Loveridge, AP)
4. NASA to announce 'major science finding' about Mars
NASA says it will reveal a "major science finding" from its exploration of Mars on Monday in a press conference at<span style="color: Red;">*</span>its Washington, D.C. headquarters.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Many people are likely already thinking of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>little green men since NASA's tantalizing news release, "NASA to Announce Mars Mystery Solved."<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The revelation will more likely deal with water on Mars, since three of the scientists who will be participating in the news conference<span style="color: Red;">*</span>are among the authors of a paper that asserts images captured by the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter<span style="color: Red;">*</span>show the existence of flowing water on the surface of Mars.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Such as discovery could have an important impact on<span style="color: Red;">*</span>NASA's quest to send a manned mission to Mars by the 2030s.
This NASA computer-generated file image released on Aug. 24, 2011 depicts part of Mars at the boundary between darkness and daylight.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: HO, AFP/Getty Images)
5. World leaders gather<span style="color: Red;">*</span>for<span style="color: Red;">*</span>United Nations summit
About 160 world leaders<span style="color: Red;">*</span>will gather in New York on Monday for the U.N. General Assembly’s annual ministerial meeting,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to address unrest in the Middle East<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and other global issues related to peace and international security.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>While some leaders are arriving specifically for the session that opens Monday, others have already<span style="color: Red;">*</span>spoken at a separate three-day U.N. summit that ended Sunday and was focused on new U.N. development goals. Addressing a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>U.N. meeting on sustainable development Sunday,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>President Obama called<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on all countries to "step up" efforts to eradicate poverty, and by scheduling a meeting on Tuesday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>with Cuban counterpart<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Raul Castro.
President Obama speaks at the United Nations in New York on Sept. 27, 2015.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty Images)
And, the essentials:
Weather:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>There will be rain for much of the country Monday, but it's should be a very pleasant day out<span style="color: Red;">*</span>West.
Stocks:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>U.S. stock futures were lower Monday, as investors looked ahead to Chinese and U.S. economic data.
TV tonight:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wondering<span style="color: Red;">*</span>what to watch tonight? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Gotham, Castle and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
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Contributing: Associated Press
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