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• Trump ousts Bannon, his influential, divisive strategist
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Steve Bannon, the blunt-spoken and divisive strategist who rose from Donald Trump's conservative campaign to a top White House post, was pushed out by the president Friday, capping a turbulent seven months marked by the departure of much of Trump's original senior staff....
• Soothing the nation? Trump struggles like no other president
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- For Susan Bro, mother of the woman killed at a rally organized by white supremacists, the president of the United States can offer no healing words....
• Spanish plan for carnage started with botched explosion
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- A cell of at least nine extremists meticulously plotted to combine vehicles and explosives in a direct hit on tourists, and managed to carry off most of their deadly plan, killing 14 people, authorities said Friday. Police in Spain and France pressed a manhunt for any remaining members of the group, which Islamic State claimed as its own....
• Barcelona's victims include US man celebrating anniversary
  PARIS (AP) -- The dead and injured in Barcelona were a snapshot of the world - men, women and children from nearly three dozen nations - testifying to the huge global appeal of the sun-kissed city....
• Trump studying options for new approach to Afghan war
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is "studying and considering his options" for a new approach to Afghanistan and the broader South Asia region, the White House said Friday after the president huddled with his top national security aides at Camp David....
• Trump won places drowning in despair. Can he save them?
  ABERDEEN, Wash. (AP) -- One-hundred-fifty baskets of pink petunias hang from the light posts all over this city, watered regularly by residents trying to make their community feel alive again. A local artist spends his afternoons high in a bucket truck, painting a block-long mural of a little girl blowing bubbles, each circle the scene of an imagined, hopeful future....
• Dems risk culture war fight in Charlottesville response
  ATLANTA (AP) -- President Donald Trump's widely criticized response to white supremacist violence in Virginia has left Democrats in a quandary: how to seize the moral high ground without getting sucked into a politically perilous culture war....
• Judge refuses to end Roman Polanski sex assault case
  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Los Angeles judge on Friday denied the impassioned plea of Roman Polanski's victim to end a four-decade-old sexual assault case against the fugitive director....
• Finnish police shoot man who stabs 8 people in Turku; 2 dead
  HELSINKI (AP) -- A man stabbed eight people Friday in Finland's western city of Turku, killing two of them, before police shot him in the thigh and detained him, police said. Authorities were looking for more potential suspects in the attack....
• Taylor Swift left 'a blank space, baby' on social media
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Taylor Swift had a "blank space, baby" across social media Friday - and Swifties went wild....

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• Icahn gives up title as Trump 'senior adviser'
  Businessman Carl Icahn said he would relinquish the title "special adviser to the president on regulatory reform" that President Donald Trump conferred.
• Presidential arts committee resigns en masse after Charlottesville
  Members of an Obama-era presidential arts committee resigned under President Donald Trump over his comments about racial violence in Charlottesville, Va.
• Calif. mass murderer escapes death penalty
  The man responsible for Orange County, Calif.'s, deadliest mass shooting avoided the death penalty because of prosecutorial misconduct allegations.
• Civil rights commission slams Trump transgender military ban
  The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights condemned President Donald Trump's announcement he intends to ban transgender individuals from serving in the military.
• Charlottesville mayor calls for removal of statue at heart of protests
  Charlottesville's mayor called for the removal of a Confederate statue that sparked protests attended by members of the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis.
• Trump at Camp David to meet with top national security team
  President Donald Trump will meet at Camp David with his national security team to discuss varies issues, including future military plans in Afghanistan.
• Reports: Bannon out as White House chief strategist
  President Donald Trump on Friday ousted Steve Bannon, his White House chief political strategist and architect of his populist campaign, sources said.
• Trump elevates Cyber Command, considers break from NSA
  President Trump on Friday announced the elevation of U.S. Cyber Command to full combatant command -- and said he may split it from the National Security Agency.
• Oregon town prepares to evacuate as wildfire, eclipse loom
  Fire officials have ordered about 1,200 people living in central Oregon to get ready to evacuate due to a 3,000-acre wildfire.
• Former Uber CEO Kalanick replies to venture capital firm's lawsuit
  Uber Technologies Inc. co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick filed a reply in court to a fraud lawsuit brought by an Uber investor.
• Missouri senator urged to resign after Trump assassination FB post
  A Missouri state senator says she regrets posting a statement hoping for President Donald Tramp's assassination.
• 'No interest' in speaking with Trump, Charlottesville victim's mother says
  The mother of the woman killed in Charlottesville said she has "no interest" in talking to President Trump, after several White House attempts to contact her.
• World Trade Center salutes Spain with red, yellow after Barcelona attack
  The spire of New York City's World Trade Center shined red and yellow -- Spain's national colors -- to honor those who died in a terrorist attack in Barcelona.
• GOP Rep. Rohrabacher: Assange says he has proof Russia didn't hack DNC
  GOP Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) met with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who said he has proof Russia was not behind the DNC email hacks.
• Texas town opens nation's most expensive high school football stadium
  A small town in Texas unveiled its brand-new $70 million high school football stadium, the most expensive high school football venue in the country -- for now.
• ACLU settles suit against psychologists who created CIA interrogation program
  The ACLU has announced a settlement with two psychologists who were involved in the creation of the CIA's controversial interrogation program.
• Utah National Guard member killed in Afghanistan
  A member of the Utah National Guard was killed during a military operation in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Thursday.
• Ex Wasserman Schultz aide indicted for bank fraud
  A former IT aide to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was indicted for fraud after he and his wife attempted to leave the United States for Pakistan.
• Navy report details harrowing rescues after crash of USS Fitzgerald
  The two top officers aboard the U.S.S. Fitzgerald will be relieved of their command a day after a report detailed harrowing moments after the vessel's crash.
• Facebook deleting violent racist posts in wake of Charlottesville
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the social media giant is actively removing pages advocating racism and anti-Semitism.
• Mylan finalizes $465M settlement over EpiPen billing lawsuit
  Mylan, makers of the anti-allergy injector EpiPen, finalized a $465 million settlement with the federal government over allegations it over-billed Medicaid.
• Trump decries Confederate statues' removal: 'You can't change history'
  President Trump on Thursday criticized the removal of Confederate monuments in the United States, saying that "beauty" is "being taken out of our cities."
• Phoenix mayor asks Trump to cancel rally; protests called off across U.S.
  Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton asked Donald Trump to postpone a rally next week, as many protests across the United States were called off for fear of violence.
• Poll: Republicans, Dems split on Trump's response to Virginia attack
  Disagreement over President Donald Trump's reaction to events in Charlottesville, Va., is divided along partisan lines, a survey revealed Thursday.
• Man falls from 17-story crane at LA port after police chase
  L.A. police said Thursday a fleeing fugitive fell from a crane and died after stealing a car, leading them on a high-speed chase and starting a long standoff.

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• Anti-hate protesters march in North Carolina after KKK rally rumors
  One person was arrested and charged with failure to disperse, Durham police officials say
• New charges for Charlottesville car attack suspect
  James Alex Fields Jr.​ is accused of deliberately plowing his car into counter-protesters, killing Heather Heyer
• Small Oregon town prepares for thousands of eclipse tourists
  The population in Madras, Oregon, could grow from 6,200 to as many as 200,000 on Monday as thousands arrive to view the eclipse
• What people around the country can expect in their eclipse forecast
  Chief weather forecaster Lonnie Quinn from WCBS New York has the details on what weather to expect for cities in the path of Monday's eclipse.
• Small Oregon town prepares for thousands of eclipse tourists
  The clear skies of Madras, Oregon, have solar eclipse experts naming the town one of the premier viewing locations in the U.S. By the morning of the eclipse, Madras' population of 6,200 could grow to as many as 200,000. Jamie Yuccas reports.
• Boston bracing for planned white supremacist rally this weekend
  White-nationalist demonstrators are expected to face off against counter-protesters in a number of cities this weekend, including Boston. The city's police commissioner said he will deploy hundreds of officers. DeMarco Morgan has more.
• Virginia state trooper killed in helicopter crash honored in funeral
  As funeral was held Friday for one of the Virginia state troopers who was killed in the Charlottesville helicopter crash last weekend. Trooper-pilot Berke Bates had been assigned to record aerial footage of the white nationalist rally that erupted into violence.
• What Bannon's departure means for Trump and his agenda
  John Dickerson, CBS News chief Washington correspondent and anchor of "Face The Nation," discusses how Steve Bannon's ouster will impact the White House. Bannon was seen as the leader of the hard-right faction in the West Wing.
• How it all went wrong in the White House for Steve Bannon
  President Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon was forced out of his White House post on Friday. Sources tell CBS News that the president had grown frustrated by Bannon's rising profile and recent publications describing him as the mastermind behind Mr. Trump's campaign. Margaret Brennan reports.
• California man celebrating wedding anniversary killed in Barcelona attack
  One U.S. citizen is among the 14 dead; another American suffered minor injuries in the attack
• Boy with Down syndrome bonds with personal trainer
  13-year-old Florida boy may be the student, but the personal trainer says he's the one who's learning
• Derek Jeter welcomes baby girl
  Bella Raine Jeter was born Thursday, according to a tweet by The Players' Tribune
• Cops: Man fatally beaten after argument over cannibalism
  Justin Calhoun, 24, allegedly stabbed Mark Brann, 67, in both eyes
• Rapper Meek Mill arrested over alleged dirt bike stunts
  The rapper, whose real name is Robert Williams, reportedly posted video on Instagram showing himself and others popping wheelies on dirt bikes in Manhattan
• Why leaving a water bottle in your car could be dangerous
  Thousands are sharing this man's warning after he accidentally started a fire in his car with a plastic water bottle
• Police: Mom burned son, locked him in dog cage
  Arwen Kuhn is accused of burning her 3-year-old with chemicals, putting him on a leash and locking him in a dog cage
• Charlottesville mayor calls for swift removal of Lee statue
  Mayor Mike Signer's statement comes nearly a week after white supremacists violently clashed with counter protesters
• Johnny Cash's family slams white supremacists
  Johnny Cash's family members don't want his name anywhere near white supremacists and neo-Nazis
• Oldest known American celebrates her 114th birthday
  Delphine Gibson hit the milestone Thursday, getting a personal greeting from the governor
• "Twin Peaks" actor accused of attacking girlfriend with bat
  Police say 41-year-old Jeremy Lindholm attacked his girlfriend at her workplace after a dispute over Kool Aid

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• Steve Bannon fired as Trump White House's top strategist
  Bannon has announced he is returning to Breitbart to go 'to war for Trump against his opponents'.
• Barcelona and Cambrils: American honeymooner Jared Tucker killed in attack
  A California teacher says her husband went to the bathroom just before the attack and did not return.
• Charlottesville victim's mum rebukes Trump
  Susan Bro has "no interest" in speaking to Mr Trump after his remarks on the Virginia clashes.
• Total solar eclipse: Meet Sharon and Billy Hahs
  Now Sharon and Billy Hahs are preparing for one in their own backyard.
• Taylor Swift's social media pages and website are currently showing a Blank Space
  The American star's social media posts have been deleted, while her website is only showing a black screen.
• Lawmaker deletes Trump assassination post
  The Missouri state senator said on Facebook she hoped the US president would be assassinated.
• USS Fitzgerald: US Navy to discipline dozen sailors
  The destroyer was damaged in a collision off Japan in June, in which seven sailors were killed.
• Trump: Stop terrorism by 'whatever means' necessary
  The president blames Democrats for blocking his security plans a day after the Barcelona attacks.
• Google's stance on neo-Nazis 'dangerous', says EFF
  A digital rights group criticises action taken by Google, GoDaddy and Cloudflare against the Daily Stormer.
• Yazidi boy reunited with family after being rescued from IS
  Emad Mishko Tamo, 12, was separated from his family after being captured by IS in 2014.
• Trump scraps infrastructure council plan
  The president is dropping plans for the business panel after ending two other advisory groups.
• Why the fuss over Confederate statues?
  Monuments to the failed Confederacy were mostly erected many decades after the US Civil War.
• Bonnie Tyler to perform Total Eclipse during total eclipse
  The singer's next performance also involves a cruise ship and one of the Jonas Brothers.
• Fans honour Elvis 40 years after death
  Elvis lives on in the memories of fans who paid tribute at his Graceland home in Memphis.
• Chop and change
  In less than seven months, President Donald Trump's White House inner circle has transformed.
• Graven images
  Trump's argument that the removal of Confederate statues is a slippery slope to changing history has recharged the perennial debate about America's tormented racial legacy.
• Umbraphilia
  Astronomer Glenn Schneider has spent his life chasing solar eclipses around the world and has been in the path of totality 33 times.
• The eyes have it
  A few tips on the rare cosmic event, which last stretched across the US coast to coast 99 years ago.
• Swastika avenue
  Page Blaswell couldn't believe her eyes when she drove past a home flying a Nazi flag in North Carolina.
• ‘Guinea pigs'
  The Tennessee county started offering time off inmate sentences in exchange for birth control
• Reality Check
  The figure was widely quoted when President Trump announced plans to ban transgender military personnel, but is it right?
• Island warrior
  A self-styled "island warrior" in Guam has a plan in the event of a North Korean attack on his home.
• Licence to kill cubs?
  Trump is once again allowing hunters in Alaska to shoot bear cubs and hibernating bears, but is this as bad as it sounds?
• Softwood, hard problem
  The US and Canada are renegotiating the Nafta trade deal - and softwood lumber is a major sticking point.
• Marked man?
  Amid a chaotic eight months at the White House, Steve Bannon has remained a close advisor to Donald Trump. But is his time in the West Wing almost up?
• Storm brewing
  A website featuring white supremacist content has become the focus of online debate after Charlottesville.
• 'Don't be a sucker'
  A 1940s US government film warning about the dangers of intolerance has made a comeback following a violent neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
• Who are Antifa?
  Critics say the militant left is just as dangerous as the far right.
• 'Misguided and disillusioned'
  A picture is emerging of James Alex Fields Jnr, a 20-year-old with alleged neo-Nazi links.
• 'Tiffany' rings cost Costco $19.4m
  The US wholesaler faces a big damages bill for selling "Tiffany" rings not made by the jeweller.
• Trump orders review of China's trade practices
  The president asks the top US trade official to review China's approach to intellectual property.
• Merck chief Ken Frazier resigns from Trump council
  Ken Frazier resigns from President Trump's American Manufacturing Council over Charlottesville.
• What Trump said versus what I saw
  The BBC's Joel Gunter was in Charlottesville and assesses the president's claims about the violence.
• Trump and Charlottesville: 'Amoral' president stuns world
  Former US defence secretary William Cohen and presidential adviser Ron Christie condemned Mr Trump's reaction to a white supremacist rally.
• Charlottesville: John Boyega and Kathryn Bigelow react
  The actor, who stars in a new film on Detroit's 1967 unrest, notes parallels with recent clashes.
• Charlottesville: Heather Heyer's mother pays tribute at vigil
  Heather Heyer's mother pays tribute to her daughter at a vigil in Charlottesville, Virginia.
• Trump: 'What about alt-left violence in Charlottesville?'
  The US president doubled down on his belief that "both sides" were to blame for the violent clashes.
• Why do Confederate statues divide the United States?
  Violent protests began in Virginia over plans to remove a statue of a Confederate general.
• Trump's North Korea rhetoric praised in Guam
  Trump's North Korea rhetoric praised by Guam governor Eddie Baza Calvo
• Trump denounces KKK and racism in Charlottesville
  Donald Trump denounces racist violence after the killing of a protester in Charlottesville, Virginia.
• Charlottesville death: Marianne Rubin, 89, joins protests
  Why holocaust survivor Marianne Rubin is standing in solidarity with Charlottesville, Virginia.
• How Charlottesville became a flashpoint
  How months of protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, led to clashes resulting in three deaths.
• Confederate statue pulled down in North Carolina
  A monument to pro-slavery forces is destroyed, in the wake of clashes in Charlottesville.

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• Heather Heyer's mom: 'I'm not talking to the President'
  The mother of the woman killed in Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend said she is not interested in hearing from the President because she believes he equated her daughter to white supremacists.
• 2 GOP Senators are turning their back on Trump
  Sen. Bob Corker's questioning of the President's competence Thursday is the starkest signal yet that Republican senators are returning fire in the public and pointed battle Donald Trump has waged with members of his own party.
• GOP senator questions Trump's competence
  Sen. Bob Corker slammed President Donald Trump's handling of the racially motivated protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, charging that the President "has not demonstrated he understands the character of this nation."
• The Confederate memorials to be removed after Charlottesville
  More than 150 years after the Civil War ended, the Confederacy is memorialized with statues, monuments and historical markers across the United States.
• Tillerson: 'Hate is not an American value'
  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivered a powerful condemnation of hate and those who "protect or accept hate speech" in any form, in a repudiation of President Donald Trump's comments on the white supremacist demonstrators in Charlottesville, VA.
• Congressman tweets Trump a reminder
  Republican congressman Paul Mitchell tweeted at President Trump, "you can't be a fine person and be a white supremacist," after Trump said there were "fine people" amongst the protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia.
• Total solar eclipse: Things to know
  In less than a week, the sun will disappear -- for a short time -- across America.
• What will the weather be for solar eclipse?
  It's probably the most anticipated weather forecast in recent memory. Millions of people across the United States are eagerly tuning in to their local meteorologists or refreshing their favorite apps, all hoping for the same thing: clear skies overhead Monday for the total solar eclipse.
• Doctors say FL hurt sick kids to help GOP donors
• South Beach's most infamous hotel
  The world-famous Ocean Drive is one of the most photographed stretches of Miami Beach.
• The time Trump wasn't worried about the 'history and culture' of sculptures
• Breaking down Trump's chaotic past 4 weeks
  CNN's Brooke Baldwin takes a look at President Trump's chaotic past four weeks.
• Pussy Riot member unleashes on Trump, Putin
• A 10-step guide for Trump aides on how to deal with the media
  White House chief strategist Steve Bannon gave an unusually, um, frank interview to the editor of the liberal American Prospect magazine this week in which he boasted of "fighting" with other top Trump administration aides "every day" and acknowledged that there was no military solution to the North Korea morass -- among many, many other things.
• Camp teaches kids with special needs how to ride a bike
• Teen joined Marine Corps, called to model
• Books stolen from 'Little Free Library'
• Hunters kill 500 invasive pythons in 5 mo.
• Man uses sick wife as excuse
• Busy day at Little League World Series
• Man slashed by assailant on Manhattan st.
• Couple recalls being stuck on drawbridge
• Child stops fight between mom, employee
• National Zoo panda shows signs of pregnancy
• Woman works to save lives of dogs with pet blood bank
• Tulane basketball players safe in Barcelona
• Man overdosed in court, saved by officers
• 2 killed after car, Amtrak train collide
• Bus drivers work to keep kids safe

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• Charities Pull Fundraisers Planned for Trump's Mar-A-Lago
  For years, major charities have been holding fundraisers at Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach resort owned by President Trump. Now, in the wake of his comments on Charlottesville, many are turning away.
• Gun-Carrying Protesters Create 'Tricky' Question For ACLU
  "We don't feel we have to represent any group – including white supremacists – seeking to demonstrate with firearms," said the organization, which has long defended groups unpopular with its members.
• Be Smart: A Partial Eclipse Can Fry Your Naked Eyes
  And telescopes and binoculars only amplify the risk to your eyes from looking at the sun, doctors say. So even if you're not in the "path of totality," take precautions if you plan to watch.
• Venezuela's Pro-Maduro Assembly Seizes Congressional Powers
  The move Friday marks a new milestone in President Nicolas Maduro's campaign to consolidate power, giving the lawmaking power of the opposition-packed congress to the legislative superbody he created.
• Trump's Evangelical Advisers Stand By Their Man
  Business leaders have resigned from Trump's council over his response to Charlottesville. But evangelical leaders say they see their role differently.
• Former New York Yankee Derek Jeter Becomes Minority Owner Of Miami Marlins
  Derek Jeter had a spectacular career playing shortstop for the New York Yankees, during which he managed to avoid scandal and embarrassment and kept his private life tastefully private. So, what might all that brilliance as a player mean for him as he now becomes an owner?
• Why One Kentucky Town Wants To Keep Its Confederate Monument
  When the University of Louisville took down a monument to Confederate soldiers from the Civil War, a nearby Kentucky town welcomed the statue — and residents still like that it's there.
• Trump's National Security Team Meets To Discuss Way Forward In Afghanistan
  President Trump's national security team has been trying — and failing — for months to come up with a new plan for Afghanistan. On Friday, they will meet again at Camp David to plot a way forward in the longest war in U.S. history. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says all options are on the table. What are they, and what's the country's goal at this point?
• Chief White House Strategist Steve Bannon Removed From White House Job
  NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Joshua Green, author of The Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency and senior national correspondent for Bloomberg Businessweek about reports that Steve Bannon is leaving the White House.
• How What Happened 25 Years Ago At Ruby Ridge Still Matters Today
  NPR's Robert Siegel talks with author Jess Walter about the significance today of the 1992 deadly standoff between right-wing fundamentalists and the federal government at Ruby Ridge in Idaho.
• Gov. Asa Hutchinson Reacts To President Trump's Response To Charlottesville
  NPR has been checking in with the Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas since primary season. Following backlash over President Trump's comments following white nationalist protests in Charlottesville, Va., NPR's Robert Siegel checks in with Hutchinson to ask how he thinks the president is handling the situation.
• The Role Of Solar Eclipses In Religion
  Throughout human history, solar eclipses have been seen as having great religious significance, often as omens or signs of divine warning or punishment. Major and minor religions alike have their own understandings.
• What's The Reasoning Behind Terrorist Groups Using Low-Tech Tactics To Carry Out Attacks?
  ISIS terror attacks are increasingly low-tech — rather than firearms and explosives the weapons of choice are knives and vehicles. What could these choices say about the organization?
• Oklahoma Senator James Lankford Reacts To Steve Bannon's White House Departure
  NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma about Steve Bannon's departure from the White House.
• Virginia Communities Remember Police Officers Who Died After Charlottesville Protests
  Two Virginia State Police officers died in a helicopter crash after the Charlottesville, Va., protests on Saturday. Today a funeral was held in Richmond for Trooper-Pilot Berke M. M. Bates. Pilot Lt. H. Jay Cullen will be remembered tomorrow.