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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday:
1. VEHICLE PLOWS INTO PEDESTRIANS
A van veers onto a sidewalk at a busy intersection in Toronto and strikes down passers-by, killing 10 and injuring more a dozen others. The driver was in custody.
1. SUSPECT IN WAFFLE HOUSE SHOOTING CAPTURED
Police arrest 29-year-old Travis Reinking not far from his apartment after he hid from authorities for more than a day following the attack that killed four people in Tennessee.
3. GEORGE H.W. BUSH HOSPITALIZED
The former president, just days after his wife's funeral, is suffering from an infection but a spokesman says he appears to be recovering.
4. HOW PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT TEACHERS
An AP-NORC poll shows that Americans overwhelmingly believe teachers don't make enough money, and half say they'd support paying higher taxes to give educators a raise.
5. MIKE POMPEO'S NOMINATION MOVES AHEAD
Trump's choice for secretary of state clears the Foreign Relations Committee with a favorable recommendation to the full Senate.
6. DEFENSE RESTS IN COSBY TRIAL
After the 80-year-old comedian declines to testify, the sexual assault retrial is set for closing arguments.
7. WHO'S TENDING TO BONDING BEFORE BUSINESS
Trump and Macron start off the French president's visit to the U.S. with an anything-but-ordinary double date with their wives at Mount Vernon.
8. FOR KATE AND WILLIAM, WAIT'S OVER
The Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to a healthy baby boy — a third child for the royal couple, who is fifth in line to the British throne.
9. WHY MOVIE MAKERS ARE SWEATING
Despite hits like "Wonder Woman," Hollywood had its worst summer in over a decade in 2017, and the industry is looking to redeem itself in the coming months.
10. NFL DRAFT FEATURES QB CONUNDRUM
There's no clear-cut, surefire top pick quarterback in this year's draft because all the prime prospects have at least one key drawback.
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