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July 25: Black days in July. Plus other letters to the editor
Pokemon Go: The wildly popular game ‘sends players into the real world to search for the mythical digital pocket monsters known as Pokemon, who appear onscreen when users hold up their smartphones in various locations at various times of the day.’
The new language of U.S. politics: polarization
Konrad Yakabuski
The Latest: 2 shootings took place outside club last year
An investigator walks near the scene of a fatal shooting at Club Blu nightclub in Fort Myers, Fla., Monday, July 25, 2016. (Kinfay Moroti/The News-Press via AP)
Purple hair? Starbucks doesn’t care. Coffee chain eases employee dress code
A Starbucks logo is seen at a Starbucks coffee shop in Vienna, Austria, June 21, 2016.
Skydiver missing after jump in Oklahoma
Emergency on Greek island after fire threatens homes
Trump convention message cheers white supremacists
In this July 22, 2016, photo, former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke talks to the media at the Louisiana Secretary of State's office in Baton Rouge, La. And far from hiding in chat rooms or under white sheets, they cheered the GOP presidential nominee inside the Republican National Convention over the last week. While not official delegates, they nevertheless obtained credentials to attend the party’s highest-profile quadrennial gathering. Donald Trump has publicly disavowed the white supremacist movement when pressed by journalists. Seizing on the energy, Duke on Friday announced a bid for the Senate. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)
Dallas Cowboys staffers' bus involved in fatal Arizona crash
Calais port chief offers regret for border delays
Mom: Warning didn't keep slain son safe at Florida nightclub
In this frame from video, people gather near the scene of a fatal shooting at Club Blu nightclub in Fort Myers, Fla., Monday, July 25, 2016. (WBBH via AP)
Kerry urges Southeast Asia unity on South China Sea disputes
From left, Vietnam Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and Othman Hashim, Secretary General of the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, prepare for a group photo as they shake hands for a group photo during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-U.S. Southeast Asia's main grouping made a last-ditch attempt to reach a consensus on countering China's territorial expansion in the South China Sea, but their deadlock appeared far from being resolved as minutes ticked by before a critical meeting with the Chinese foreign minister Monday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
German business optimism down only a bit after Brexit vote
Ericsson CEO steps down amid tightened competition
A week with a Subaru WRX STI: the first car to really scare me 20 years ago
2016 Subaru WRX STI
Table: Canada's most valuable brands
Auto makers and governments must invest in the long game
An employee works at the General Motors assembly plant in Oshawa in this 2013 file photo.
Vietnam's rubber-stamp assembly re-elects Quang as president
Farewell to VCRs: Japanese maker to shelve once-hit product
Suicide bomber kills 14 at Iraq checkpoint; 9 die in Baghdad
Iraqi security forces and civilians gather at the scene of a bomb in Kadhimiyah district, Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 24, 2016. A suicide bomber attacked a security check point in northern Baghdad on Sunday, killing and wounding people, Iraqi officials said. (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan)
California wildfire forces shutdown of famed Big Sur parks
2 detained in Nice truck attack investigation
US Embassy in Myanmar apologizes after tear gas accident
Purple hair? Starbucks doesn't care. Coffee chain relaxes employee dress code
Starbucks, the world's largest coffee chain is loosening its employee dress code to allow workers to don brightly-dyed hair and coloured, patterned clothing. Starbucks says employees now have more fashion choices to wear underneath the company's signature green apron — within reason. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ho-Starbucks
Last of slain Baton Rouge officers to be buried Monday
FILE- This undated file photo made available by the Baton Rouge Police Dept. shows officer Montrell Jackson. Funeral services are planned Monday, July 25, 2016, for police officer Montrell Jackson, a 32-year-old slain by a gunman who authorities said targeted law enforcement. (Baton Rouge Police Dept. via AP, File)
The Latest: Syria opposition group shamed by Germany attacks
The end of the rat race? New Zealand aims to become rat free
UN mission in Afghanistan finds children bear brunt of war
Afghan women mourn during the funeral of victims who died from a suicide attack, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, July 24, 2016. Afghanistan held a national day of mourning on Sunday, a day after a suicide bomber killed at least 80 people who were taking part in a peaceful demonstration in Kabul. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State group. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)
IS attacker: Germans "won't be able to sleep peacefully"
Quotations in the News
California man sentenced for trying to aid Islamic State
China scores diplomatic victory, avoids criticism from ASEAN
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, talks to Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, center, and Philippine Foreign Secreatary Perfecto Yasay, during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) –China Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Monday, July 25, 2016. A highly anticipated meeting between Southeast Asian foreign ministers and their Chinese counterpart Wang Yi has begun in what is expected to be tense discussions on China's territorial expansion in the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
MMA promoter ONE Championship targets rapid China expansion
Dallas police investigating death of child left in car
Parks Canada scales back recovery operation for missing Calgary boy
Some options for kids' clothes that defy gender norms
Farewell to VCRs: Japanese maker to shelve once-hit product
Sunday's Games
Breaking down the gender stereotypes in kids' clothing
In this Thursday, July 7, 2016, photo, Tyler Zoer, 8, left, and his brother Tristan, 5, pose for a photo as they wear some of the gender-neutral clothing created by their mother, Martine Zoer, in Mill Creek, Wash. Zoer founded Quirkie Kids two years ago that marketed unisex pink shirts online, starting the business after her sons wanted to wear pink but she couldn't find anything in the boys' section. For parents looking to dress their kids in clothing that defy gender norms, options for the back-to-school shopping season are still limited, but they're growing. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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