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* **Toronto Shooter Had Tumultuous Mental History:**
The parents of slain shooter Faisal Hussain went public on his history of mental illness, but officials have not yet identified his motives. The 29-year-old shot and killed two and wounded at least a dozen on Sunday. Read the details [here](https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/24/americas/toronto-shooting-investigation/index.html).
* **Umbrellas Up, Northeasterners!:**
A flash-flood warning is in effect after heavy rainfall has flooded several Pennsylvanian towns. In Scranton, certain parts of Hershey park are submerged in water. See the map [here](https://twitter.com/NWS/status/1021536276095426560).
* **Twitter War Forges Ahead:**
Following President Trump’s all-caps [Twitter](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1021234525626609666) threat to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif fired back on Monday, warning the U.S. to, “BE CAUTIOUS!” Read the full subtweet from Zarif [here](https://twitter.com/JZarif/status/1021471196242735104).
* **North Korea Tunes it Down:**
Just over a month after Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore to discuss denuclearization, the country is dismantling several ballistic missile launch sites. Stay with the story [here](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/24/north-korea-satellite-images-show-dismantling-of-missile-test-facilities-report).
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Social media users take note: You won't be able to snap that fall foliage selfie at a popular Vermont spot. The town has temporarily closed the road to nonresidents due to overcrowding and “poorly behaved tourists.”
A pair of front-row balcony tickets to Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865 — the night President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth — sold at auction for $262,500, according to a Boston-based auction house.
President Joe Biden grabbed a bullhorn on the picket line Tuesday and urged striking auto workers to “stick with it” in an unparalleled show of support for organized labor by a modern president.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to proceed. The new districts also could help Democrats trying to flip control of the House of Representatives.
With a government shutdown five days away, Congress is moving into crisis mode as Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans eager to slash spending even if it means curtailing federal services for millions of Americans.
