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Warnings intensify as Trump readies Jerusalem declaration
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he delivers a speech during a meeting of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. Erdogan says U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital is a 'red line' for Muslims and also said such a step would lead Turkey to cut off all diplomatic ties with Israel. (Yasin Bulbul/Pool via AP)
German factory orders see 3rd straight gain in October
Bel-Air wildfire joins the siege across Southern California
Correction: Conflicted Interests-ABRIDGED story
FILE--In this Oct. 11, 2016, file photo, Republican lawmakers huddle as they discuss a bill that would authorize public funds for an NFL stadium and convention center expansion in Las Vegas during a special legislative session in Carson City, Nev. State lawmakers around the country have introduced and supported policies that help their own businesses, their employers and sometimes their personal finances, according to an analysis of financial disclosure forms and legislative votes by the Center for Public Integrity and The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Michelle Rindels, file)
Correction: Conflicted Interests story
The Latest: EU lauds Hallyday as cultural bridge builder
Pace of confirmations gives McConnell chance to bask in wins
In this Dec. 5, 2017, photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The pace of confirmations for President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees has quickly become a source of pride for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and fellow Republicans while Democrats are ruing the day they changed the rules to make it easier to fast-track court picks. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Republicans barrel toward sweeping tax overhaul
In this Dec. 5, 2017, photo, House Republicans, from left, Rep. Rob Woodall, R-Ga., Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, and Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., arrive for a closed-door strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sounding a discordant note among the positive talk on the tax bill, a number of Republicans are delivering a blunt assessment, casting the bill as a boost to big corporations and the wealthy instead of the middle class. "Fundamentally if you look at the bulk of the bill, two-thirds of it, it's tied on the business side,” Sanford said Tuesday as leaders in the House and Senate hailed their respective measures as an advantage for working Americans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
House OKs GOP bill expanding gun owners' rights
In this Dec. 5, 2017, photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., speaks after House Republicans held a closed-door strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Republican-led House is weighing a bill to make it easier for gun owners to legally carry concealed weapons across state lines, the first gun legislation in Congress since mass shootings in Nevada and Texas killed more than 80 people. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
China scolds Australia over plan to ban foreign interference
Pointing a finger at fellow economists for backlash to trade
This Sept. 15, 2016, photo provided by Jessica De Simone shows author Dani Rodrik at his office at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge, Mass. In Rodrik's new book, “Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane World Economy,’’ Rodrik argues that most economists long ignored what their own scholarship had made clear: That global free trade, for all its benefits, inevitably ends up depressing some industries and communities. (Jessica De Simone via AP)
Rock icon Johnny Hallyday, known as French Elvis, dies at 74
Congress seems on track to avert weekend government shutdown
With shirts saying "fight poverty not the poor," people with the "Poor People's Campaign" gesture the group to remain quiet as the group leaves the Capitol Rotunda after praying in an act of civil disobedience in protest of the GOP tax overhaul, Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Canada's ambassador for climate change leaves post after husband's death
Man held in terror plot to kill British prime minister
British Prime Minister Theresa May turns to listen to a translator during her meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy inside 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)
Work begins at Carlsbad Caverns to replace elevators
Trump forges ahead on Jerusalem-as-capital despite warnings
Palestinian burn a poster of the U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest in Bethlehem, West Bank, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2017. President Trump forged ahead Tuesday with plans to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital despite intense Arab, Muslim and European opposition to a move that would upend decades of U.S. policy and risk potentially violent protests. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Accusers take on toxic culture in TV newsrooms
In this Dec. 4, 2017, image made from a video, Eleanor McManus works at her desk at Trident DMG, the Washington public relations firm she co-founded. McManus formed a support group for women like her who say they were victimized by powerful men in the television news business and is the co-founder of Press Forward, an initative aimed at changing newsroom culture. (AP Photo/Dan Huff)
Global shares down as US economy takes centre stage
Trump decision on Jerusalem could have deep repercussions
FILE - In this April 13, 2017, file photo, covered in prayer shawls Jewish men of the Cohanim priestly caste participate in a blessing during the Passover holiday, in front of the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray in Jerusalem's Old City. U.S. officials say President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital Wednesday, Dec. 6, and instruct the State Department to begin the multi-year process of moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city. His decision could have deep repercussions across the region. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)
VW senior manager faces prison for US emissions scandal
FILE - This January 2017 file photo provided by the Broward County Sheriff's Office shows German Volkswagen executive Oliver Schmidt. Prosecutors are seeking a seven-year prison sentence for Schmidt, a Volkswagen senior manager who pleaded guilty in the automaker's U.S. diesel emissions scandal. Schmidt will be sentenced Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2017 in Detroit federal court. (Broward County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
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US flies B-1B over South in show of force against N. Korea
Rogers considering sale of baseball's Blue Jays, stake in Cogeco
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson (20) celebrates his solo home run with teammate Kendrys Morales during first inning AL MLB baseball action against the Tampa Bay Rays, in Toronto on Wednesday, August 16, 2017. Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.B) is reportedly considering the sale of such assets as baseball's Toronto Blue Jays and a stake in media company Cogeco Inc. (TSX:CCA) to free up capital for other investments.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
WHL Roundup: Burke scores winner late as Warriors edge Tigers 5-4
Canucks' Markstrom earns first career shutout in win over Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes defenceman Trevor van Riemsdyk (57) looks on as Vancouver Canucks right wing Jake Virtanen (18) tries to get a shot past Carolina Hurricanes goalie Scott Darling (33) during third period NHL action in Vancouver, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Judge detains ricin suspect with prior suicide attempts
A sign marks the entrance to the Wake Robin retirement community, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, in Shelburne, Vt. Vermont State Police and FBI said they were investigating the source of the deadly toxin ricin that was found at the retirement community. A Wake Robin spokeswoman said residents were safe. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
Judge to hear arguments in spat over religious headstone law
Massachusetts sailor who died at Pearl Harbor to be buried
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America's homeless population rises for first time in years
Wearing a Christmas headband, Grace Fernandez, who is homeless, smokes outside her tent in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. "Holidays are just so much special. It should bring us altogether as one even if we are homeless," said Fernandez. The U.S. Department on Housing and Urban Development release of the 2017 homeless numbers are expected to show a dramatic increase in the number of people lacking shelter along the West Coast. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
New Zealand's governor general pays visit to Malaysia
Governor-General of New Zealand, Dame Patsy Reddy, right, stands next to Malaysia's King Muhammad V before inspects a honor guard during a welcome ceremony at parliament house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Sadiq Asyraf)
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Brayden Schenn scores hat trick, lifts Blues over Canadiens
The puck goes past Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price during the second period in Montreal, on Dec. 5, 2017.
QMJHL Roundup: Klima hat trick leads Sagueneens over Drakkar 4-2
Delta flight makes emergency bathroom stop in Montana
Manitoba RCMP say service dog Hix used his nose to help save two frozen kittens
An RCMP service dog named Hix has earned a hero biscuit for helping save two frozen kittens in rural Manitoba. Mounties say the kittens, seen here in an undated photo posted to social media, have been given a warm place to sleep, food and water and will soon get a vet check. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Manitoba Facebook, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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