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As director Jon Favreau is honored as a Disney legend at D23 convention, he discusses Spider-Man’s split from Marvel Cinematic Universe. (Aug. 24)

A high school in a Northern California town that was mostly destroyed by a wildfire is preparing to play its first football game since the blaze. (Aug. 23)

The man who killed a former Iowa State University golfer from Spain has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A judge on Friday pronounced the mandatory sentence against 22-year-old Collin Richards. (Aug. 23)

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Work crews in Arizona and New Mexico are forging forward with construction on taller border fencing funded through President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration. (Aug. 23)

Markets closed sharply lower Friday after the latest escalation of the U.S.-China trade dispute. The Dow Jones industrials sank 623 points, or 2.4%. (Aug. 23)

The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a cancerous tumor on her pancreas and there is no evidence of the disease remaining. The 86-year-old Ginsburg has had previous bouts with cancer. (Aug. 23)

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Donald Trump orders American companies to seek alternatives to operating in China, hours after Beijing announced new trade sanctions. Analyst Amanda DeBusk says the situation is “very serious,” but China’s tariff retaliation is not surprising. (Aug. 23)

Here’s the latest for Friday August 23rd: Justice Ginsburg treated for pancreatic cancer; US stocks fall sharply as US-China trade war escalates; Seth Moulton ends campaign; Extracted eggs may stop extinction of northern white rhino.

A city council candidate shocked a public forum when she said she wants to keep the town a white community “as much as possible.” Jean Cramer made the comment in response to a question about diversity in Marysville, a city northeast of Detroit. (Aug. 2…

The young cast of the new “Harry Potter” franchise was revealed in London (Aug 23).