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OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — President Barack Obama and the leaders of Mexico and Canada have joined in criticizing the isolationist and anti-immigrant sentiments growing in Britain that have been championed by Donald Trump. The leaders warned against easy solutions peddled by "demagogues" who feed on economic anxiety. Obama said people have reason to be concerned about the rapidly globalizing economy, but that politicians shouldn't return to past exploitations of immigrants.
WASHINGTON (AP) — With just two days to spare, Congress has approved a financial rescue package for Puerto Rico, which is $70 billion in debt. The Senate passed the bill on a bipartisan 68-30 vote three weeks after the House overwhelmingly backed the measure. The island is supposed to make a $2 billion payment to creditors on Friday. President Obama said after the vote that he would sign the bill.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Outspoken maverick Rodrigo Duterte has been sworn in as president of the Philippines. Duterte is a 71-year-old former prosecutor and longtime mayor of Davao (dah-VOW'). He has captured international attention by promising to cleanse the poor nation of criminals and government crooks within six months. The pledge has alarmed human rights watchdogs and the dominant Roman Catholic church.
PHOENIX (AP) — The city of Phoenix is considering closing its popular hiking and biking trails when temperatures get dangerously high in an effort to prevent heat deaths and injuries. Recreation officials will consider a proposal on Thursday to close down the city's 41 trailheads for people when the temperature hits 110 degrees and for pets when it hits 100. One person who died recently while mountain backing was a 28-year-old fitness instructor.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A civilian who helped a New York police officer subdue a gunman who had already fatally shot another officer is one of 23 people being honored with Carnegie medals for heroism. Neil Jones was a valet supervisor in Johnson City, when the shooting occurred in 2014. Other winners include an Illinois teen that saved a 75-year-old man from being hit by a train when his motorized wheelchair got stuck on a train rail.
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