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One of the reason there were so many images of the meteor that slammed into the Earth's atmosphere is because dashcams are so prevalent throughout Russia. Few drivers leave home without the small, inexpensive cameras because they offer proof of what actually happened after an accident. NBC's Jim Maceda reports. (Nightly News)

Syrian activists say rebels have captured a military air base in the country's north, their second strategic victory in as many days. NBCNews.com's Richard Lui reports. (NBCNews.com)

NBC News correspondent Richard Engel, producer Ghazi Balkiz and cameraman John Kooistra recount the traumatic experience of being held hostage in Syria. (Nightly News)

Jordan Matter, photographer and author of "Dancers Among Us," says that there is a dancer inside of all of us. He shoots pictures of professional dancers from around the country to illustrate the joy in life's small moments. (TODAY)

Make your next meal an autumnal feast! Mark Bittman, of the New York Times, shows how you can capture the essence of a season with fresh herbs. (TODAY)

Stockyard crews are called in to lasso a cow that escaped from an Alabama shopping center and made a run through town. TODAYshow.com's Dara Brown reports. 

NBC's Tom Brokaw speaks with TODAY's Meredith Vieira about the Republicans' "Pledge to America," saying that the party is attempting to catch the Tea Party wave with a revival of Newt Gingrich's "Contract with America." 

Animal control officers in Maine couldn't manage to capture a wayward moose, which was roaming through a Portland neighborhood. Thomas Roberts reports.