10 things you need to know today: December 6, 2015

Obama to deliver Oval Office address on terrorism, Ted Cruz bashes gun control advocates, and more

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1. Obama says the U.S. 'will overcome terrorism'

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2. Police: Stabbing in London Tube station investigated as 'terrorist incident'

A Saturday knife attack at an East London Tube station is being investigated as a "terrorist incident," police said. A 29-year-old man in custody is suspected of stabbing three people, all of whom suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening. An eyewitness has reportedly claimed the suspected attacker, who has not been charged, spoke of retaliating for Western airstrikes on Syria. Police have not commented on that account.

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3. Cruz slams calls for tighter gun control after San Bernardino shooting

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slammed recent calls for tighter gun control by the White House, The New York Times, and others. "Let me tell the editors of the Times something: You don't stop the bad guys by taking away our guns," he said Saturday at a FreedomWorks event for Republican presidential candidates in Iowa. "You stop the bad guys by using our guns." He also vowed to take a strong approach to fighting the Islamic State. "We will carpet-bomb them into oblivion."

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4. 1 dead in Wisconsin hostage situation

One suspect died after being shot by police and another surrendered after a four-hour standoff in a Wisconsin motorcycle shop Saturday. Out of more than 70 officers who responded to the attack, one was injured. Authorities are still piecing together the conflict that caused a hostage situation in the Neenah shop, according to Police Chief Kevin Wilkinson. The hostages were released after negotiations. The suspects and injured police officer, who has been released from the hospital, have not been identified.

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5. Yemen governor dies in car bombing, ISIS claims responsibility

A close ally of Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi was killed in a car bombing Sunday that the Islamic State has reportedly claimed responsibility for. Aden Governor Jaafar Mohammed Saad, a former southern Yemeni general, and at least six others he was traveling with died in the attack. Hadi's government was exiled from Yemen in March by Houthi rebels, but has been using Aden, a southern port city, as a base to oversee forces since November.

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6. Israeli prime minister: 'Israel will not be a binational state'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back against U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's warning that the Palestinian Authority's collapse would endanger Israel. "Israel will not be a binational state, but in order to have peace, the other side needs to decide that it wants peace as well," Netanyahu said Sunday. Speaking at the Brookings Institution on Saturday, Kerry had urged Netanyahu to work with Palestinians. "The one-state solution is no solution at all for a secure, Jewish, democratic Israel living in peace," he said.

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7. Chad triple suicide bombing kills at least 15, wounds 130

A triple suicide bombing on a Chad island killed at least 15 people and wounded 130 others, the government said Saturday. Four attackers, reportedly all women, also died in the explosions. Boko Haram, a Nigerian extremist group, is suspected in the attack, a top police official in Chad said. Many Nigerians have settled in the Lake Chad islands, a frequent site of attacks, after fleeing Boko Haram.

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8. Actor Morgan Freeman uninjured after plane makes emergency landing

Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman was uninjured when his plane made an emergency landing in Mississippi on Saturday. "Sometimes things don't go as planned and a tire blew on takeoff, which caused other problems," he said in a statement. "But thanks to my excellent pilot, Jimmy Hobson, we landed safely without a scratch." Freeman, 78, was en route to Texas to shoot a National Geographic segment. The pilot, the only other person on board, was reportedly also uninjured.

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9. Clemson snags ACC title, likely No. 1 playoff seed

Clemson beat North Carolina 45-37 in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game Saturday. The undefeated Tigers are expected to earn the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. The playoff selection committee will announce the four teams competing for the championship title in an ESPN broadcast at 12:30 p.m. ET Sunday. Clemson will likely be joined by Oklahoma, Michigan State, and Alabama — the Big 12, Big Ten, and SEC champs, respectively.

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10. Kim Kardashian, Kanye West welcome second child

Kim Kardashian West gave birth to North West's little brother early Saturday. The reality star and her newborn are both "doing well," according to a statement on Kardashian West's website. She and her husband Kanye West have yet to reveal the newborn's name.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.