Pundits have been speculating about the state of Sen. Kamala Harris's campaign ever since one of her staffers accidentally left an internal briefing memo that included the phrase “summer slump” at a Manchester, N.H., restaurant earlier this month.

A Texas man is wanted by police after he allegedly filed for and completed divorce proceedings against his wife without her knowledge. 

A father and son died after they both fell off a 75-foot cliff in Connecticut Wednesday, WVIT-TV reported. 

“I don’t carry a wallet because I haven’t had to use a credit card in a long time,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One. “I do like leaving tips to the hotel. I like to carry a little something.”

This happened once before.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, campaigning for re-election, vowed on Friday to ban assault rifles but fell short on handguns, saying only that he would help cities restrict pistols and revolvers in response to a spate of shootings. "You don't need military-grade assault weapons, ones designed to kill the largest amount of people in the shortest amount of time, to take down a deer," he told a news conference in Toronto. There have been 311 shootings in Canada's largest city so far this year, with gun violence having increased incrementally each year to almost triple the rate in 2014.

At a presidential climate forum hosted by MSNBC, Marianne Williamson said Americans need a "World War II" level of mobilization against climate change.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that the United States would return about $100 million to the Treasury for an energy infrastructure project in Afghanistan and would withhold a further $60 million in planned assistance to the country due to a lack of transparency.

Events involving thousands of Earthlings answering an internet buzz about an invitation to "Storm Area 51" in the Nevada desert have been mostly festive, with crowds numbering in the low thousands and few arrests, officials said. Three more people were arrested Friday on the remote once-secret military base, Lincoln County Sheriff Kerry Lee said, bringing to five the tally since Thursday of accused trespassers during "Alienstock" and "Area 51 Basecamp" events and festivals in the tiny desert towns of Rachel and Hiko.

India's Eros Now said on Thursday it is tying up with Microsoft's Azure cloud platform to host and stream its digital video offerings, in a boost to the U.S. software giant's push to expand in the Indian market. As part of the tie-up, Microsoft will build an online video platform for the Bollywood production house, which will offer interactive voice search features in multiple Indian regional languages. With a blooming rose catwalk, Italian fashion designer Anna Molinari dedicated her latest collection for label Blumarine to kindness on Friday, a virtue she said seemed "to belong to a time past".

The U.S. investigation into hundreds of cases of life-threatening lung illnesses related to vaping has turned up a curious abnormality: Many of the victims had pockets of oil clogging up cells responsible for removing impurities in the lungs. Dr. Dana Meaney-Delman, who has been leading the inquiry at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, wants to know where that oil came from. People who swim in warm freshwater lakes, ponds and hot springs should do their best to avoid getting water up their nose because it could transmit a deadly parasite, a U.S. case report suggests.

Lewis Hamilton leads the way in Formula One and the Mercedes driver is not a follower on social media platform Instagram either after changing his routine. Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan joined an array of celebrities on Friday for the glitzy wedding of fashion designer Misha Nonoo at a 17th century Italian villa overlooking the city of Rome. Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner flew in from the United States to join the other A-listers who included singer Katy Perry, her partner Orlando Bloom, British TV host James Corden and Harry's cousins, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice.

Following is a summary of current odd news briefs. Scores of UFO enthusiasts converged on rural Nevada on Thursday for a pilgrimage of sorts to the U.S. installation known as Area 51, long rumored to house government secrets about alien life, as law enforcement officials beefed up security around the military base. Visitors descended early in the day on the tiny desert town of Rachel, a short distance from the military site, in response to a recent, viral social-media invitation to "storm" Area 51 on Friday, raising concerns by local authorities of unruly crowds overwhelming the community.

Scores of UFO enthusiasts converged on rural Nevada on Thursday for a pilgrimage of sorts to the U.S. installation known as Area 51, long rumored to house government secrets about alien life, as law enforcement officials beefed up security around the military base. Visitors descended early in the day on the tiny desert town of Rachel, a short distance from the military site, in response to a recent, viral social-media invitation to "storm" Area 51 on Friday, raising concerns by local authorities of unruly crowds overwhelming the community. From grasslands to seashores to forests and backyards, birds are disappearing at an alarming rate in the United States and Canada, with a 29% population drop since 1970 and a net loss of about 2.9 billion birds, scientists said on Thursday.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged that he let down his supporters — and all Canadians of color — by appearing years ago in brownface and blackface. "I hurt people who in many cases consider me an ally," Trudeau told a news conference Friday. Trudeau, 47, is seeking a second term as prime minister in an Oct. 21 election.

1. Trump Sends Troops To Middle East After Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities  NPR
2. Pentagon announces troop deployment to Saudi Arabia  CNN
3. Attack on Saudi Arabia oil field would likely not have been stopped by any country: expert  Fox News
4. Why Trump Is Winning on Iran  The Wall Street Journal
5. After Iran bombs Saudi oil infrastructure, should the United States retaliate?  USA TODAY
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1. California Sues the Trump Administration in Its Escalating War Over Auto Emissions  The New York Times
2. California judge blocks law requiring Trump to submit tax returns to compete in state's 2020 primary  Fox News
3. Trump and the GOP's massive hypocrisy on clean air  CNN
4. Trump Decides Laws Are for Little People on Taxes and Ukraine  Bloomberg
5. Only one beneficiary from Trump attack on fuel standards: Big Oil  The Boston Globe
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1. China, US had 'constructive' trade talks in Washington, Chinese state news agency says  CNBC
2. U.S. lifts tariffs on 400 Chinese products, Trump cites trade progress  AOL
3. Trump Says He Wants a 'Complete' Trade Deal With China  Bloomberg Politics
4. Chinese trade negotiators cancel US farm visit, cut trip short  CNBC
5. Hopes for trade breakthrough fade as China cancels U.S. farm visits  Reuters Canada
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1. Reports: SUV plows through mall outside Chicago  10TV
2. SUV drives through Woodfield Mall in suburban Chicago  NBC News
3. Chicago: Dramatic Footage Shows Aftermath of SUV Crash  VOA News
4. Police: No indication Woodfield Mall incident was terrorist attack; Man in custody  WGN TV Chicago
5. Three Patients Transported to Hospital, Not Directly Hit by Vehicle that Crashed Inside Woodfield Mall  arlingtoncardinal.com
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1. Officials: Tour bus crash near national park in Utah kills 4  10TV
2. Bryce Canyon tour bus crash in Utah: What we know  USA TODAY
3. No explanation for Utah tour bus crash that killed 4, injured 17  ABC News
4. Four dead, others critically injured in tour bus crash near Bryce Canyon  KJZZ
5. Bus crashes near Bryce Canyon NP killing 4, injuring more than a dozen others  Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW)
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1. US to sign agreement to send asylum seekers to El Salvador  The Guardian
2. U.S. signs asylum deal with violence-ridden El Salvador to deter migrants  CBS News
3. Trump administration signs asylum agreement with El Salvador  Fox News
4. Trump keeps slashing asylum-seeking. Now asylum workers are fighting back.  The Washington Post
5. Trump administration reaches deal to send asylum seekers to El Salvador in an effort to deter migrants from entering the United States  The Washington Post
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1. As Democrats call for his resignation, HUD Secretary Ben Carson defends his controversial comments about transgender people  The Washington Post
2. Ben Carson defends transgender remarks, blames media 'mischaracterizations'  POLITICO
3. Ben Carson allegedly called trans women 'big hairy men' in front of HUD staffers  NBC News
4. Ben Carson said to speak dismissively about transgender people  Los Angeles Times
5. Julian Castro, other Democrats criticize Ben Carson after reported comments on transgender people  USA TODAY
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