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ATLANTA (AP) — Most contractors told them they would tear it down. A two-story five-bedroom Victorian built around 1900, it was abandoned and collapsing, with vines reaching its rafters. Elegant features were scavenged long ago.

TORONTO — An annual report that looks at harms facing Canadian children finds that unintentional injuries pose the biggest risk to kids, followed by poor mental health and systemic discrimination.

Harold Lewis has been fighting drug addiction for years, but only recently started thinking recovery could be fun.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Gulf Arab countries on Tuesday asked Netflix to remove “offensive content” on the streaming service, apparently targeting programs that show people who are gay and lesbian.

LONDON (AP) — American authors Elizabeth Strout and Percival Everett are up against writers from Britain, Ireland, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka as finalists for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction.

NEW YORK (AP) — John Miller, who has held major jobs in both justice agencies and journalism, is joining CNN as chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst, the network said on Tuesday.

CHICAGO (AP) — A music writer who spent decades raising awareness about sexual misconduct allegations against R.

TORONTO — Justin Bieber is putting a hold on his Justice World Tour for the second time this year, blaming exhaustion. The Canadian pop superstar announced on his Instagram account he would be taking a break from the road to focus on his health.

“The Marriage Portrait,” by Maggie O’Farrell (Knopf) Stories of high-born girls confined to castles, forced to marry young, and pressured to have sons or die trying are the stuff of dark fantasy these days on HBO.

NEW YORK (AP) — Rents are starting to come down after spiking to record levels this past summer , but experts are uncertain if the slowdown will continue.