Ford recalls midsize SUVs to fix possible brake fluid leaks
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Ford is recalling more than 558,000 midsize SUVs in North America because the brakes may not work properly. The recall covers certain 2015 through 2018 Ford Edge and 2016 through 2018 Lincoln MKX vehicles. Ford says in a statement Wednesday that some front brake hoses can rupture, causing brake fluid to leak. If too much fluid leaks, it could take more effort to stop the vehicle and stopping distances could increase. The company says it doesn’t know of any crashes or injuries.  Drivers should see a brake warning light on the dashboard if the fluid gets too low. Owners will be notified starting the week of Sept. 14. Dealers will replace the front brake jounce hoses.

Georgia city votes to remove pavilion where slaves were sold
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press
Officials in a small city in rural Georgia have voted to remove a rare, 18th century pavilion where slaves were once sold. Louisville City Administrator Richard Sapp said Wednesday that the City Council voted 4-1 to take down the Market House from the downtown area. Sapp, however, said the decision must still clear legal hurdles. According to preservationists, the Market House was built in the late 1790s and used for the sale of slaves from its inception. Critics said that legacy required its removal from a public thoroughfare. The City Council’s decision came amid a renewed push to remove Confederate monuments after George Floyd’ death.

Media mogul Sumner Redstone dies at 97
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Sumner Redstone, who built a media empire from his family’s drive-in movie chain, has died. He was 97. Redstone built his operations through aggressive acquisitions, but many headlines with his name focused on his severing ties with wives, actors and executives. In multiple interviews, he said he’d never die.His tight-fisted grip on the National Amusements theater chain, which controls both CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. through voting stock, has been passed down to his daughter Shari Redstone, who battled top executives to re-merge the two entities that split in 2006.

Biden selects California Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE, KATHLEEN RONAYNE and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden has chosen California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. It’s a move that fulfills the wish of Democrats clamoring to see a woman of color on a major party’s presidential ticket for the first time in history. The 55-year-old Harris was elected to the Senate in 2016 after serving as California’s attorney general. Harris competed against Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination but left the race before voting began as she struggled to raise money. One of Harris’ standout moments of her presidential campaign came at the expense of Biden, when she slammed his past opposition to school busing.

Pennsylvania mayors appeal to Congress for federal aid
By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With Washington in a stalemate, mayors in Pennsylvania want Congress to help them get direct budget aid from the federal government, warning that cities of all sizes face steep deficits and deep service cuts as a result of the coronavirus’ impact on the economy. Mayors say they received little in trickle down from a prior round of federal aid to cover coronavirus costs that went to states and the most heavily populated counties. Warning against more deficit spending, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey says states and counties should spend the federal aid they received in the spring before Congress considers another aid package.

Judge rejects suit by ex-officer acquitted in teen’s death
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a former police officer acquitted in the shooting death of a Black teenager who was seeking reinstatement to another position as a university police officer. The Tribune-Review reports that the judge ruled Michael Rosfeld left his University of Pittsburgh position willingly and hadn’t presented evidence that he was forced to resign. Rosfeld was acquitted of homicide last year in the June 2018 shooting death of Antwon Rose II in East Pittsburgh. Rosfeld previously worked as a University of Pittsburgh officer and alleged that he was forced from that position after filing criminal charges against a school official’s son.