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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Authorities in Texas are looking for the person who killed a San Antonio police officer. Det. Benjamin Marconi was shot this morning while writing a ticket in his squad car. The San Antonio police chief says the shooter is considered to be "extremely dangerous and a clear threat" to both officers and the public. The police department has posted a photo of a man on its Facebook page, saying "he might have information on the murder."
LIMA, Peru (AP) — President Barack Obama is strongly stressing his support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. In a news conference Sunday at the closing of an economic summit in Peru, Obama said the U.S. shouldn't retreat from global trade, but seek to "do trade right" so that workers are protected and environmental standards are upheld. President-elect Donald Trump has called the TPP a "job killer" and a "disaster" pushed by special interests.
LONDON (AP) — Britain's Treasury chief says his country's economy could face a slowdown because of the uncertainty caused by the U.K.'s decision to leave the European Union. Philip Hammond said Sunday that "we're going to have an unprecedented level of uncertainty, and that's one of the factors causing many commentators to predict that there will be a slowing of economic growth." Hammond told ITV television that "we just have to plan to accommodate it."
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City park named for Beastie Boys' member Adam Yauch who died of cancer in 2012 has been reportedly vandalized with swastikas and the words "Go Trump!" Yauch was Jewish. ABC-TV reports Beastie Boys' Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz attended a protest today at the Brooklyn playground along with hundreds of other people. Democratic Rep. Nydia Velazquez, the city's public advocate, was also there.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harry Potter spinoff "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" is casting a spell over audiences. According to studio estimates, it brought in $75 million at the box office this weekend and unseated "Doctor Strange" from the top spot. The success of the J.K. Rowling creation is a promising kick-off for the planned five film franchise, but it didn't leave much room for other wide releases to find their footing this weekend.
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