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What do you do with very large and controversial statues no one wants? What's the dilemma faced by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake following a city commission recommendation to remove two statues — one of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, and one of Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney, who authored the infamous Dred Scott decision — from city land.

Birtherism is a smear against President Obama that was started by Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign, Donald Trump's campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, insisted in an interview with Chuck Todd on CBS' Face the Nation on Sunday, citing several Clinton staffers who reportedly entertained or promoted the conspiracy theory.

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a knife attack in a St. Cloud, Minnesota, mall on Saturday which injured eight people. "The executor of the stabbing attacks in Minnesota yesterday was a soldier of the Islamic State," said a Sunday statement in the terrorist organization's Amaq news agency, "and carried out the operation in response to calls to target the citizens of countries belonging to the crusader coalition."

The explosion that hit New York City's Chelsea neighborhood, injuring 29, Saturday night has no known connection to international terrorism, said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday as he confirmed the blast came from a bomb. "A bomb exploding in New York is obviously an act of terrorism, but it's not linked to international terrorism," Cuomo clarified.

Here's something Republican Donald Trump can add to his list of personal superlatives: He's the most dominant presidential candidate ever! Well, he would be if he were a chimpanzee running for president of the jungle.

A terminally ill 17-year-old in Belgium became the first minor euthanized after the country lifted age restrictions for voluntary euthanasia in 2014. The identity of the teenager and date of his or her death have not been released, though a Belgian official confirmed the euthanasia happened within the last week.

U.S. Central Command admitted Saturday that airstrikes conducted that morning by American-led forces unintentionally hit Syrian government targets instead of members of the Islamic State.

President Obama had strong words of exhortation and critique for black voters and Republican nominee Donald Trump, respectively, while speaking at a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation event Saturday evening.

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An explosion rocked New York City's Chelsea neighborhood on 23rd Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues around 8:30 p.m. Eastern time Saturday evening. Described by witnesses as "deafening," the blast tore through the lower windows of a nearby building and is said to have originated in or near a dumpster, CNN reports. At least 29 people reportedly sustained injuries, only one of which was critical. A suspicious device built using a pressure cooker was discovered nearby, on West 27th Street... Читать дальше...

Presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump each responded late Saturday night to the explosion that rocked New York City's Chelsea neighborhood earlier that evening.

The children of 9/11 are growing up. Fifteen years after that cataclysmic day in 2001, the infants of the time — or those still in their mothers' wombs — are high school age. Then-toddlers are nearing or even starting college. The tweens of 2001 are young adults, and their elder siblings are marking life's milestones: marrying, notching career achievements. Having children of their own.

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Independence Lost by Kathleen DuVal (Random House, $18).

DuVal's lively, deeply researched book recovers the dramatic story of how the revolution played out in the borderlands contested by the Spanish, British, and Americans — as well as by an array of native peoples and by runaway slaves seeking freedom.

Pox Americana by Elizabeth A. Fenn (Hill & Wang, $17).

By tracing the course and impact of a deadly epidemic that swept through the continent between 1775 and 1782... Читать дальше...

Here are three of the week's top pieces of financial advice, gathered from around the web:

At least eight people were injured during a mass stabbing in a St. Cloud, Minnesota, shopping mall on Saturday night. The attack happened at the Crossroads Center. The attacker, who was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer, wore a security uniform and "made references to Allah while attacking," The Associated Press reports. One victim remains hospitalized but none of the injuries are life-threatening, authorities said. St. Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson said the suspect, who has not been named... Читать дальше...

Following an explosion in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood Saturday that left 29 people injured, New York Police Department officials said a suspicious device had been found near the blast site.

The explosion that rocked New York City's Chelsea neighborhood, injuring 29, is not believed to be an act of terrorism, although it could be "an intentional act," New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced in a press conference late Saturday night. There is no known link between the blast and credible threats against the city, de Blasio clarified, nor to the Saturday morning pipe bomb blast in New Jersey. New York City Police Commissioner James O'Neill also ruled out natural gas as a cause and... Читать дальше...

An explosion rocked New York City's Chelsea neighborhood on 23rd Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues around 8:30 p.m. Eastern time Saturday evening. Described by witnesses as "deafening," the blast tore through the lower windows of a nearby building and is thought to have originated in or near a dumpster, CNN reports. At least 29 people reportedly sustained injuries, and law enforcement, including the New York Police Counter-Terrorism unit, as well as ambulances are on the scene. Public transit to the area has been suspended. Читать дальше...