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Philadelphia mayor: Time to discuss future of Rizzo statue
FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, file photo, people walk near a statue of late Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo, who also served as the city's police commissioner, on Thomas Paine Plaza outside the Municipal Services Building in Philadelphia. Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney said Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, that the city should discuss the future of the Rizzo statue after reports of possible vandalism and a call for its removal from a city councilwoman. (AP Photo/Dake Kang, File)
Top Zambia opposition leader freed, treason charges dropped
FILE -- In this Jan. 2015 file photo Hakainde Hichilema, of the Zambia opposition United Party for National Development addresses an election rally in Lusaka, Zambia. The Lusaka high court has dropped treason charges against Hichilema and released him from custody. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)
Wednesday's analyst upgrades and downgrades
A cannabis plant is shown in southwest Quebec on Oct. 8, 2013.
Spain rescues 339 migrants from seven boats in Mediterranean
Obama's post-Charlottesville message most-liked tweet ever
FILE - In this June 30, 2017, file photo, former U.S. President Barack Obama waves to reporters as he walks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, upon arrival for their meeting at the Bogor Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. Obama's Aug. 12, 2017, tweet in response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, is already one of the platform’s most-liked posts.(AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool, File)
Rainie Yang stars in Taiwanese horror sequel 'Tag Along 2'
In this photo taken on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, Taiwanese actress Rainie Yang poses during an interview with The Associated Press in Taipei, Taiwan. Yang stars in “The Tag Along 2,” a sequel to the 2015 hit that’s loosely based on a ghostly urban legend in Taiwan about a little girl that appears in the footage of a family’s hiking trip. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Civil rights group sues Nebraska state prisons system
Plaques honouring Lee removed; governor wants streets renamed
Firefighters extinguish electrical fire at CN Tower
The moon rises behind the CN Tower, November 24, 2015.
Edmunds: Many car buyers make wrong turn on financing
This photo provided by Honda shows the 2017 Honda Civic sedan, for which the average monthly purchase payment was $388 in the first half of 2017, according to Edmunds research. For shoppers who leased the car, the average payment was $266, or 31.5 percent less. Many Americans buy cars, perhaps out of habit, but the trade-in patterns and financial impacts suggest they might be better off leasing. (Courtesy of American Honda Motor Co. Inc. via AP)
Derek Fildebrandt resigns from Alberta UCP caucus after series of missteps
Derek Fildebrandt in Strathmore, Alta., on Jan. 26, 2015.
Vandals scrawl anti-law message on Lincoln Memorial
FILE - In this June 30, 2017, file photo, the Lincoln Memorial is seen in the early morning light on the National Mall. The National Park Service says someone defaced the memorial with an anti-law message early in the morning on Aug. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Two Canadians representing South Korea in women's hockey at 2018 Olympics
South Korean players celebrate after winning against the Netherlands during their IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division II Group A game in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, April 8, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ahn Young-joon
Review: 2018 Chevrolet Traverse builds on what matters most to buyers
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Mayor: Baltimore statues came down 'quietly, quickly'
SpaceX Dragon delivers scientific bounty to space station
In this frame from NASA TV, the SpaceX Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. The capsule pulled up Wednesday following a two-day flight from Cape Canaveral, Fla. (NASA TV via AP)
US--People-Daniel Craig
FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2015, file photo, actor Daniel Craig poses for the media as he arrives for the German premiere of the James Bond movie 'Spectre' in Berlin, Germany. Craig announced on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Aug. 15, 2017, that he would return as the British super spy in 2019's "Bond 25." (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
Spain rescues 339 migrants from 7 boats in Mediterranean
Indian company regrets leak of 'Game of Thrones' episode
Greek firefighters close to containing wildfire near Athens
A fire fighting helicopter flies amid smoke as the sun sets during a forest fire near Kapandriti north of Athens, Tuesday Aug. 15, 2017. Some 350 firefighters and soldiers assisted by water-dropping planes and dozens of fire trucks struggled to contain a large wildfire raging for three days through pine forests north of Athens, which left a smoky haze and ash drifting over much of the capital. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Target says turnaround efforts are bringing shoppers back
Morning Update newsletter: NAFTA’s first round of talks will jump right into Chapter 19
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland. left, greets Mexico Secretary of the Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017.
Burkina Faso stunned by another deadly extremist attack
Security forces stands guard outside the site of a restaurant attacked in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Monday, Aug. 14 , 2017. The death toll is still rising and authorities said many of the victims were children dining with their families on Sunday night. (AP Photo/ Ahmed Yempabou Ouoba)
German customs intercepts package with 20 snake heads
Teenage boy electrocuted while climbing transmission tower
The Latest: Kenya opposition will go to court over vote
Baby, 2 women among 13 killed by falling tree on Madeira
Wednesday’s Insider Report: Companies insiders are buying and selling
A Westjet plane sits at the gate as it loads passengers at the Calgary International Airport on Sunday February 26, 2012.
Toronto firefighters extinguish fire in CN Tower antenna mast
People make their way towards the CN Tower and Rogers Centre for the opening ceremony in the Pan Am Games in Toronto, Friday, July 10, 2015.An electrical fire at Toronto's landmark CN Tower was extinguished Wednesday morning after firefighters took turns climbing into an antenna mast to deal with smouldering wiring and insulation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Gregory Bull
Former NY correction officer sentenced for sexual assault
Wickenheiser backs development of video games to treat concussions
Canada's Hayley Wickenheiser receives her silver medal after losing 1-0 to Team USA in the gold medal game at the women's world hockey championships, Monday, April 4, 2016 in Kamloops, B.C. Wickenheiser's reasons for helping develop video game technology to treat concussions are close to her heart.The four-time Olympic gold medallist in women's hockey remembers the dizziness and nausea she felt after taking a hit in a Swedish men's pro league in 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
5 years after 34 South African miners shot dead, no arrests
FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2012 file photo police surround the bodies of striking miners after opening fire on a crowd at the Lonmin Platinum Mine in Marikana, near Rustenburg, South Africa killing 34. Five years after the event rights groups say no one has been prosecuted and miners' living conditions are as "squalid" as ever. (AP Photo/File)
Turkey asks Germany to extradite top coup suspect
High risk for rip currents along New Jersey shore
Calvin Harris to perform at Rihanna's Diamond Ball charity
FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2017, file photo, Rihanna arrives at the 59th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Calvin Harris, who wrote and produced Rihanna’s hit “We Found Love,” is set to perform at the singer’s charity event on Sept. 14, 2017. Rihanna said Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, that the Scottish DJ-producer will join fellow performer Kendrick Lamar and host Dave Chappelle for her third Diamond Ball. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
UN experts: Charlottesville exemplifies rising racism in US
Massachusetts city wants to lure PawSox from Rhode Island
Trump leaves Bannon’s future in limbo: ‘We’ll see’
In this April 9, 2017, file photo, White House chief strategist Steve Bannon steps off Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
How to protect yourself against a disparaging reference
Daniel Lublin
Aug. 16: In Trump’s basket. Plus other letters to the editor
President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017.
Here’s a way renting beats owning a home by miles
Pakistani police: Militants kill police officer in northwest
Hong Kong's Cathay posts $262M 1H loss on fierce competition
Cathay Pacific Chairman John Slosar attends a news conference as he announces the company result in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific is reporting that it swung into a loss for the first half as fierce competition from rivals took a further toll. The airline said Wednesday that it lost 2.05 billion Hong Kong dollars ($262 million) in the first six months of the year, compared with a HK$353 million profit from the previous year. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Swedes boosts defence budget over next 2 years
Daniel Craig, back as Bond, keeps 007 fans on edge
FILE - This is a Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 file photo of actor Daniel Craig poses for the media as he arrives for the German premiere of the James Bond movie 'Spectre' in Berlin, Germany. British actor Daniel Craig announced he returning to cars, cocktails and camera pens to play James Bond in the franchise’s next film, due out in 2019. The 49-year old actor told Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night’s “Late Show” that it will likely be his last time playing 007, and that he hopes to “go out on a high note.” (AP Photo/Michael Sohn/File)
The Latest: Malaysia says it will evaluate new MH370 data
DJ says taking Taylor Swift to court was only option
Overnight fire damages church in Burlington, blaze under investigation
Carlsberg profits rise despite stagnant sales
10 Things to Know for Today
Egypt archaeologists discover tombs dating back 2,000 years
Don’t stop at Confederate statues. U.S. Army bases also need to be renamed
Michael Newcity is a professor of Slavic and Eurasian studies at Duke University.
Why Mark Zuckerberg treated Facebook as a mission, not a product
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Inc., speaks during the Oculus Connect 3 event in San Jose, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016.
Ontario First Nation, Ottawa sign self-governing education agreement
Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett will announce details of the agreement with 23 member First Nations of the Anishinabek Nation on Wednesday when she visits the Chippewas of Rama First Nation, outside Orillia.
Environment v. economy: Canada’s brewing political battle
Gary Mason
NGO:Nigeria's displaced people increasingly targeted
Daughter of US envoy Friedman immigrates to Israel
Squeeze on UK living standards eases as wages pick up
NAFTA glossary: Talk trade like a boss, with these negotiating terms
In this April 21, 2008 file photo, national flags of the United States, Canada, and Mexico fly in the breeze in New Orleans. Negotiations start Wednesday for an update to the quarter-century-old North American Free Trade Agreement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Judi Bottoni
Russian ex-minister on trial for bribery blames Putin ally
Lawmakers weigh in on Trump's comments on Charlottesville
Trump remarks about Charlottesville violence
In his own words: President Trump on Charlottesville protest
World's biggest shipper: cyberattack cost up to $300 million
View from the street: Police stood by as adversaries fought
White nationalist demonstrators clash with counter demonstrators at the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency and police dressed in riot gear ordered people to disperse after chaotic violent clashes between white nationalists and counter protestors. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Report: Higher premiums if Trump halts 'Obamacare' subsidies
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Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, speaks to reporters during a meeting with Mexico's Secretary of the Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, at the Embassy of Canadian in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
North Korea threat prompts Guam natives to assert rights
In this Aug, 14, 2017 photo, a man holds Guam flag during a peace rally in Hagatna, Guam. The threatened missile attack by North Korea on Guam has prompted calls for peace from the island's indigenous people, who are weary of yet another conflict after enduring centuries of hostilities. (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa)
AP Fact Check: What Trump said about Virginia protesters
Trump leaves top strategist's future in limbo: 'We'll see'
FILE - In this April 9, 2017, file photo, White House chief strategist Steve Bannon steps off Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Bannon was with President Donald Trump on his return trip from Florida. Trump won’t say whether he plans to keep Steve Bannon, a onetime top adviser and key campaign strategist, in the White House. “We’ll see what happens with Mr. Bannon,” Trump said at an impromptu news conference on Aug. 15 where he fielded questions about his confidence in his adviser. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Fiat Chrysler joins BMW-Intel autonomous car partnership
India hedges pledge to expel Rohingya Muslims amid outcry
In this Sept. 3, 2015 file photo, Rohingya refugees pray at their slum on the outskirts of New Delhi, India. An estimated 40,000 Rohingya Muslims have taken refuge in various parts of India, though fewer than 15,000 are registered with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal, File)
SKorea looks to jumpstart diplomacy in NKorea standoff
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens as he is asked a question about North Korea after he spoke on the release of the 2016 annual report on International Religious Freedom, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Ryanair files complaint with EU after Air Berlin bankruptcy
FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2016 file photo, a plane of the Air Berlin company flying above the town of Wustermark, Germany. Struggling German carrier Air Berlin says it's filing for bankruptcy after its main shareholder, Abu Dhabi-based Etihad, said it would make no more financing available. The Economy Ministry and Transport Ministry said Tuesday Aug. 15, 2017 in a statement that the airline would get a loan of 150 million euros ($177 million) so that it can continue flights for the time being. (Ralf Hirschberger/dpa via AP,file)
New tower fuels concerns over changing face of San Francisco
Agricultural leaders demand delicate touch to any potential NAFTA changes
Canadians heading to U.S. for best views of total solar eclipse on Monday
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada set up to observe an eclipse at a camp south of Jalu, Libya in this March 29, 2006 handout photo. Joe Carr's most memorable total solar eclipse had ties to former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. He stayed in a tent in the Sahara Desert supplied by Gadhafi to house dedicated eclipse chasers. "That was a very interesting introduction to eclipse viewing," said Carr, who is a member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Victoria. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Joseph A. Carr *MANDATORY CREDIT*
'Please don't let her be dead': man who saved fiancee
People fly into the air as a vehicle drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. The nationalists were holding the rally to protest plans by the city of Charlottesville to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. (Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP)
Trump isolation growing as business panels dismantled
President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Vietnam fires vice trade minister amid graft crackdown
China's Xi looks to party congress to cement authority
In this file photo taken Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, then newly named members of the Politburo Standing Committee, from left, Zhang Gaoli, Liu Yunshan, Zhang Dejiang, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Yu Zhengsheng and Wang Qishan stand in Beijing's Great Hall of the People following the end of the 18th Communist Party Congress. As they do each summer, China's leaders have headed to the beach for bit of relaxation and informal meetings on matters both trivial and weighty. This year's retreat will likely be a final breather ahead of a key party Communist Party congress expected in the fall at which President Xi Jinping will launch his second five-year term as party chief and cement his status as China's most powerful leader in decades. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
Kenya opposition says it will challenge election in court
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, far left, holds a microphone as he addresses supporters in the Kibera area of Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Odinga urged his supporters to skip work on Monday in a protest against the country's disputed election and the police killings of rioters, even as the government denounced violent demonstrations as unlawful and urged Kenyans to return to their jobs. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Charlottesville victim's mother urges 'righteous action'
Tom Lever, 28, and Aaliyah Jones, 38, both of Charlottesville, put up a sign that says "Heather Heyer Park" at the base of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee monument in Emancipation Park Tuesday, Aug. 15 in Charlottesville, Va. Alex Fields Jr., is charged with second-degree murder and other counts after authorities say he rammed his car into a crowd of counterprotesters, including Heyer, Saturday, where a white supremacist rally took place. (AP Photo/Julia Rendleman)
Group estimates 34,000 gallons of oil spilled off Kuwait
Back to bomb shelters? North Korea threats revive nuke fears
FILE - In this March 23, 1951 file photo, two styles of bomb shelters are shown for sale at Bomb Shelter Mart in Los Angeles. For some baby boomers, North Korea's nuclear advances and the Trump administration's bellicose response have prompted flashbacks to a time when they were young, and when they prayed each night that they might awaken the next morning. For their children, the North Korean crisis was a taste of what the Cold War was like. (AP Photo/Don Brinn, File)
Streetwise newsletter: OSFI reviews Big Six sales practices, Apple enters the maple bond market
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Canada's largest city is getting itself a new resident this year: the headquarters of the federal government's new infrastructure financing agency. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
Winner of Utah GOP primary cuts nuanced stance on Trump
Provo Mayor John Curtis celebrates after winning Utah's Republican primary to fill the U.S. House seat vacated by Jason Chaffetz Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, in Provo, Utah. Curtis of Provo, defeated former state lawmaker Chris Herrod and business consultant Tanner Ainge, son of Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
New UK aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives at port
Wingtip of Delta Air Lines plane clips another plane
China, India soldiers hurl stones at each other in Kashmir
In this Sunday, June 17, 2016, photo, an Indian tourist rides on a horse back at the Pangong lake high up in Ladahak region of India. The Chinese soldiers hurled stones while attempting to enter Ladakh region near Pangong Lake on Tuesday but were confronted by Indian soldiers, said a top police officer. The officer said Indian soldiers retaliated but neither side used guns. There was immediately no comment from China. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
LeBron calls for love, unity before taking swipe at Trump
Jordan Sparks reacts as Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James welcomes Usher to the stage during the We Are Family Reunion at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. (Erin McLaughlin/The Sandusky Register via AP)
Iraqi Shiite cleric's Saudi, UAE trips show Gulf realpolitik
In this Monday, July 31, 2017 photo, released by Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman, right, receives Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Al-Sadr, notorious for his followers’ deadly attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq and long-thought to be close to Iran, is now cultivating ties with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two Sunni nations among Arab Gulf states that are fiercely critical of Tehran. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
Colorful portraits show faces of New Hampshire drug crisis
Young Afghans see opportunities dwindle as security worsens
Israel builds underground wall after Gaza tunnel trauma
FILE -- In this Sept. 8, 2016 file photo, heavy machinery works on a massive underground barrier, that is expected to stretch along the entire 60-kilometer (40-mile) border when it is complete, on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza. Israel is pressing ahead with the barrier in an ambitious project meant to halt the threat of attack tunnels built by the Hamas militant group. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)
Wyoming dude ranch becomes a hub for conserving history
This photo taken July 12, 2017, shows Kevin Brothers, left, and Tom Lincoln removing a window from one of the guest cabins at the White Grass Dude Ranch in Grand Teton National Park as part of a window and door restoration workshop. The ranch has become the headquarters for the Western Center for Historic Preservation, where participants come from national parks around the country and learn restoration and preservation skills to take back to their respective park or monument. (Bradly J. Boner /Jackson Hole News & Guide via AP)
Wyoming museum preserves larger-than-life oil boom years
In this Aug. 4, 2017 photo, photographs from the Salt Creek Oil Field boom of the early 1900s cover the walls of the Salt Creek Museum in Midwest, Wyoming. Local resident Pauline Schultz started the museum out of her garage in 1980. (Alan Rogers, Casper Star-Tribune via AP)
Israel demolishes West Bank home of Palestinian attacker
Scientists potentially narrow MH370 search area to 3 spots
FILE - In this March 31, 2014 file photo, HMAS Success scans the southern Indian Ocean, near the coast of Western Australia, as a Royal New Zealand Air Force P3 Orion flies over, while searching for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. Scientists have potentially narrowed the search area for the missing Malaysian airliner to three specific locations in the southern Indian Ocean, through new satellite and drift analysis of the 2014 crash released Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)
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