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Republican Party officials set up a war room in Philadelphia to monitor and respond to the Democratic convention this week. They can’t help but smile when they talk about the venue — a boxing gym. They say it’s appropriate given the fighting within the Democratic Party. CBC | World News

A YOUNG boy has died after his family home went up in flames in the early hours of the morning. Daily Express :: News Feed

TURKISH president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is using the failed coup attempt as a cover for a dictatorship, a major opponent of the leader has claimed. Daily Express :: News Feed

Residents near Santa Clarita, Calif., flee their homes as the Sand Fire closes in. Fuelled by temperatures reaching over 42 C, the wildfire has grown to 4,452 hectares since it began on Friday about 65 kilometres northwest of Los Angeles. CBC | World News

Former president Bill Clinton portrayed his wife Hillary Clinton on Tuesday as a dynamic force for change and a longtime fighter for social justice as he made a case for her historic 2016 bid for the White House. CBC | World News

Was The Bachelorette 2016 winner leaked? It appears that JoJo Fletcher is engaged, and that a family member of the man she decided to give the final rose to is speaking out before the finale airs. This big spoiler has fans in a frenzy as they root for JoJo to find true love on the ABC reality series. According to ...

Apple Inc sold more iPhones than Wall Street expected in the third quarter and forecast revenue in the current period would top many analysts’ targets, soothing fears that demand for Apple’s most important product had hit a wall. CBC | World News

A 52-year-old British Council employee is in hot water this week for allegedly slamming the eldest son of Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, for his “cheeky grin” and “white privilege” on Facebook. CBC | World News

Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender have been dating since 2014, though there were rumors of the two being romantically involved for several months. Fassbender, 39, and Vikander, 27, finally confirmed their relationship to the public without having to say a word. They shared a kiss earlier this year at the Academy Awards and after that, there was no going back. ...

A Texas judge on Tuesday dismissed the last remaining charge against two California anti-abortion activists who made undercover videos of themselves trying to buy fetal tissue from Planned Parenthood. CBC | World News