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NATIONAL
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Abrego Garcia wins request for hearing on whether smuggling charges are illegally 'vindictive'
SUMMARY: A federal judge has concluded that the Department of Justice’s prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on human smuggling charges could amount to illegal retaliation. U.S. District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw late Friday granted a request by lawyers for Abrego Garcia and ordered discovery and a hearing in Abrego Garcia’s human smuggling case in Tennessee. Abrego Garcia's lawyers say the federal prosecution of Abrego Garcia is illegal retaliation because he successfully sued the Trump administration over his deportation to El Salvador. Abrego Garcia was charged June 6, the day the U.S. brought Abrego Garcia back from a prison in El Salvador. He pleaded not guilty. If convicted, Abrego Garcia could be deported.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSDeportationErrorAbregoGarciardLdWritethru/9fd6f91efd35ad929c5af5781d3442d7/text___
Trump is reviving large sales of coal from public lands. Will anyone want it?
SUMMARY: U.S. officials in coming days are set to hold the government’s biggest coal sales in more than a decade. About 600 million tons of the fuel will be auctioned from publicly owned reserves next to strip mines in Montana and Wyoming. Data analyzed by The Associated Press shows most of the power plants served by those mines plan to quit burning coal altogether within 10 years. The sales are a signature piece of President Donald Trump’s ambitions to dig and burn more coal from federal lands. The soft market for coal shows the risk in such a turnabout.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpCoalstLdWritethru/3239c138a851b157c340fe3f5d1fc600/text___
North Carolina governor signs criminal justice bill into law after Ukrainian refugee’s death
SUMMARY: North Carolina’s Democratic governor has signed into law a criminal justice measure pushed by the Republican-controlled legislature in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte train. While Gov. Josh Stein criticized portions of the bill on Friday, his signature still affirms in law reforms sought by GOP politicians and their allies. The bill had received bipartisan support in the state House. The new law bars cashless bail for certain violent crimes and limits magistrates’ discretion in pretrial release decisions. The bill authors also seek to restart executions in North Carolina, where capital punishment has not been carried out since 2006.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCommuterStabbingCharlottethLdWritethru/89628f222063cb8f8b153df084f22b80/text___
Noem visits Chicago area ICE facility as agents arrest 13, raid city neighborhoods
SUMMARY: Federal officials have reported the arrests of 13 people protesting near an immigration facility outside Chicago. This facility has been frequently targeted during a surge in immigration enforcement. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem met with employees inside the facility on Friday. Protesters gathered outside, upset by newly installed barricades. Some aimed to block vehicles from entering or leaving the area. Federal agents have used tear gas and pepper balls in response to protests. Illinois State Police set up barriers to separate protesters from law enforcement. Critics have raised concerns about the tactics used by federal agents.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFederalCrackdownChicagothLdWritethru/5520f1cfbc93318d39e744c421155dae/text___
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs gets 4 years in prison for case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’
SUMMARY: Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to over four years in prison for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters. The judge's decision on Friday caps a federal case involving harrowing testimony against the hip-hop mogul. The 55-year-old Combs has already served a year in jail, meaning he could be released in about three years. He was also fined $500,000. In July, a jury convicted Combs of flying people around the country for drug-fueled sexual encounters. He was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Shortly before sentencing, Combs apologized for his actions, calling them “disgusting” and “shameful.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSexualMisconductDiddythLdWritethru/cba3743249028d9a8b88f2ac07d6e323/text___
Federal shutdown hurts services for Native Americans and they worry worse is coming
SUMMARY: Native Americans watched the shuttered government on Friday and braced for damage to their health care, education and infrastructure. Those services are funded by Washington under treaties struck more than a century ago. Tribal nations with casinos, oil and gas leases said they expect to be immune for several months. But tribes dependent on government money were already furloughing workers. And many tribal leaders said they feared the Trump administration would use the shutdown to permanently shutter Indian services. President Donald Trump and his former adviser Elon Musk this year called on the General Services Administration to start terminating leases held by the nation’s 7,500-odd federal offices, including 25 regional offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSShutdownNativeReaction/e70167fd8306097709bddfa7ded55474/text___
Feds approve Florida for a $608 million 'Alligator Alcatraz' reimbursement
SUMMARY: Federal officials have confirmed Florida's approval for a $608 million reimbursement for building and running an immigration detention center in the Everglades. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the approval on Friday. The funds haven't been released yet, as the Federal Emergency Management Agency must review expenses. This reimbursement process could force Florida to unwind operations at the facility due to a federal judge's injunction in August. The injunction was put on hold by an appellate court, allowing the center to stay open. Environmental groups argue the facility requires a complete environmental review.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFloridaImmigrationDetentionCenterstLdWritethru/8a7fce9f41aff8f6d32865db425afca0/text___
Flames visible for miles after a fire erupts at a Chevron refinery outside Los Angeles
SUMMARY: Fire crews have extinguished flames at a Chevron refinery just outside of Los Angeles. Officials in El Segundo, California, urged people to stay indoors Thursday night. By early Friday, they said the fire was contained and there was no threat to public safety. No evacuations have been ordered. The company says there were no injuries, all personnel were accounted for and a monitoring system indicated the fire did not move beyond the facility's fence line. It wasn't immediately clear what caused the fire. El Segundo is a beachside city located about a mile south of Los Angeles International Airport.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSOilRefineryFireLAthLdWritethru/64f6a91853c3080d6852359c691c4073/text___
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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
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The Oval Office meeting didn't stop a shutdown, but the Trump 2028 hats and a sombrero set a tone
SUMMARY: Halfway through Donald Trump’s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership, the red "Trump 2028" hats appeared on the president’s desk. The moment was vintage Trump –- grabbing the attention and seeking to throw negotiators off their game as they tried to stop a government shutdown. It also underscored the president’s regard for Congress and his opponents across the political aisle. What was once was considered a historic occasion –- the president of the United States convening his first “big four” meeting with leaders from the House and Senate –- was reduced to another viral souvenir of Trump trolling his opponents. And it did little to prevent a federal government closure.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSGovernmentShutdownTheMeetingstLdWritethru/cb8281193a071b812020ba5dd1c3db78/text___
Israeli bombing of Gaza City has 'significantly subsided,' hospital official says
SUMMARY: A hospital official in Gaza says Israeli bombing of Gaza City has “significantly subsided” though at least five Palestinians have been killed. Israel’s army says the country’s leaders have instructed it to prepare for the first phase of the U.S. plan to end the war. An official has told The Associated Press the army has moved to a defensive position and will not actively strike. President Donald Trump told Israel to stop bombing after Hamas accepted some elements of the plan. Trump now warns that “Hamas must move quickly, or else all bets will be off.” The plan has international support.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLMideastWarsthLdWritethru/b1519189e3f65ee76b468d064c0c4afa/text___
Legal setbacks mount for Trump’s birthright order before likely Supreme Court review
SUMMARY: Now it's five federal courts that have rejected President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end automatic citizenship for the children of people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily. The latest ruling against his move on birthright citizenship came Friday by an appeals court in Boston. The Supreme Court is almost certain to have the final word. But the string of losses in lower courts could mean an uphill fight even in front of the justices, who so far have sided with the president on many legal challenges.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationBirthrightCitizenship/6c3dd26c049d249a752f33da0259b936/text___
New Supreme Court term confronts justices with Trump's aggressive assertion of presidential power
SUMMARY: A monumental Supreme Court term is set to begin with major tests of presidential power on the agenda. There also are important cases on voting and the rights of LGBTQ people. The court’s conservative majority has far been receptive, at least in preliminary rulings, to many of President Donald Trump’s aggressive assertions of authority. They could be more skeptical when they conduct an in-depth examination of some Trump policies, including the Republican president’s imposition of tariffs and his desired restrictions on birthright citizenship. The new term gets underway Monday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSupremeCourtNewTerm/6454b491b6b232ee424fe61823866bb4/text___
Trump's 'paper tiger' jab at Russia echoes Mao's propaganda against the US
SUMMARY: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have been trading barbs using the term "paper tiger," a phrase popularized by the Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong. Trump recently mocked Russia's military power, calling it a "paper tiger," which led to a retort from Putin. The exchange has amused historians familiar with Chinese propaganda, as the term was once used by Mao to describe the U.S. during the Cold War. The phrase refers to something seemingly powerful but actually fragile. Historians find it ironic that the leaders of the U.S. and Russia are now using the term against each other.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpPaperTiger/43b356fb91ae3c323d8a0fb71a31bcaa/text___
The GOP says it's winning the shutdown. Some fear Trump's cuts may change that
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is using the federal shutdown to push deep spending cuts in states that backed Democrat Kamala Harris in 2024. His administration has slashed billions in clean energy and transit funding in places like California and Illinois. Some Republicans now fear the strategy could backfire and cost them their political advantage after Democrats voted against measures to keep the government open. The backlash could bring electoral consequences as soon as next month. In Virginia and New Jersey, Democrats are linking GOP candidates to the fallout ahead of November elections. The cuts have also stalled Senate talks and prolonged the shutdown.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSGovernmentShutdownRepublicans/0dff71ebe4f115feb8649a045646cb5c/text___
In Tennessee, a US House primary special election draws a crowd
SUMMARY: A Tennessee special election to replace a Republican congressman who stepped aside this summer has attracted crowded primaries for both major parties. The departure of former U.S. Rep. Mark Green has resulted in the contested primary Tuesday in one of three districts that GOP lawmakers drew as safe red seats in 2022 by dividing left-leaning Nashville. Eleven Republicans are running in the 14-county district, with most attention centering on state Reps. Jody Barrett and Gino Bulso and former Tennessee Department of General Services Commissioner Matt Van Epps, who has President Donald Trump's endorsement. The Democratic field features state Reps. Aftyn Behn, Vincent Dixie and Bo Mitchell, and businessman and political consultant Darden Copeland.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionTennesseeCongress/91fea191e9e1852e597173d6b0ed7f05/text___
Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas partially accepts his peace plan
SUMMARY: U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered Israel to stop bombing the Gaza Strip after Hamas said it had accepted some elements of his plan to end the nearly two-year war and return all the remaining hostages taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack. Hamas said Friday it was willing to release the hostages and hand over power to other Palestinians, but that other aspects of the plan require further consultations among Palestinians. Senior Hamas officials suggested there were still major disagreements. There was no immediate response from Israel, and Hamas’ response fell short of its demands that the group surrender and disarm.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLMideastWarsndLdWritethru/bba524e6ac9cc9877e71fefc804cb602/text___
Hegseth announces latest strike on boat near Venezuela he says was trafficking drugs
SUMMARY: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he ordered another strike on a small boat he accused of carrying drugs off Venezuela. It expands what the Trump administration has declared is an “armed conflict” with cartels. In a social media post Friday, Hegseth asserted that the “vessel was trafficking narcotics” and those aboard were “narco-terrorists.” He said the strike killed four men but offered no details on who they were or what group they belonged to. This follows the U.S. designating several cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. It’s the fourth deadly strike in the Caribbean and the latest since revelations that President Donald Trump said he was treating drug traffickers as unlawful combatants and military force was required to combat them.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpCartelsthLdWritethru/1848b02febe08acacb82979d7da47dfb/text___
Trump administration offers migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to home countries
SUMMARY: The Trump administration is offering migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to their home countries, dangling a new incentive in efforts to persuade people to self-deport. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn’t say how much migrants would get or when the offer would take effect, but The Associated Press obtained an email to migrant shelters saying children 14 years of age and older would get $2,500 each. ICE said in a statement that the offer would initially be for 17-year-olds. Advocates say the sizable sum may prevent children from making informed choices.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMigrantChildrenPaymentsstLdWritethru/b855b5a03a6be3ba62662a5999a5984f/text___
Government funding vote fails again in Senate as hopes fade for quick end to shutdown
SUMMARY: Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown are fading. Democrats have refused to budge in a Senate vote. President Donald Trump is readying plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government. On the third day of the shutdown, another Senate vote to advance a Republican bill that would reopen the government failed on a 54-44 tally. That's well short of the 60 needed to end a filibuster and pass the legislation. Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that the chamber would close for legislative business next week. It's a move meant to force the Senate to work with the government funding bill that has been passed by House Republicans.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSGovernmentShutdownthLdWritethru/138e0bd690d616f0735429890d28196f/text___
Trump pauses $2.1B for Chicago infrastructure projects, leveraging shutdown to pressure Democrats
SUMMARY: White House budget director Russ Vought says the Trump administration will withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, expanding funding fights that have targeted Democratic areas during the government shutdown. The pause affects a long-awaited plan to extend the city’s Red Line train. Vought wrote on social media Friday the money was put on hold by the Republican administration "to ensure funding is not flowing via race-based contracting.” Vought made a similar announcement earlier this week involving New York, where he said $18 billion for infrastructure would be paused, including funding for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River. President Donald Trump has embraced Vought’s tactics.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSGovernmentShutdownChicagoInfrastructurethLdWritethru/9ef6c7829fc85553bf8d3dbaa759611e/text___
Supreme Court will consider overturning Hawaii's strict ban on guns on private property
SUMMARY: The Supreme Court says it'll take up its latest gun rights case and consider striking down strict regulations on where people can carry firearms in Hawaii. President Donald Trump’s Republican administration had urged the justices to take the case, arguing the law violates the court’s 2022 ruling that found people have a right to carry firearms in public under the Second Amendment. The Hawaii law bans guns on private property unless the owner has specifically allowed them. The law also prohibits firearms in places like beaches, parks, bars and restaurants that serve alcohol, though those are not the focus of the case. Hawaii attorneys argue restrictions strike a reasonable balance between gun rights and public safety.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSupremeCourtHawaiiGunsthLdWritethru/ed5a815c9f9c3f1397a3dd710fd7e17c/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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Germany's Munich Airport reopens after second closure in less than 24 hours due to drones
SUMMARY: Germany’s Munich Airport has reopened after authorities shut it down for the second time in less than 24 hours after two confirmed drone sightings. The closures are the latest after mysterious drone overflights in the airspace of European Union member countries. The airport reopened gradually beginning at 7 a.m. Saturday. At least 6,500 passengers were impacted by the overnight closure Friday into Saturday. Delays were expected to continue throughout Saturday. Authorities were not immediately able to provide any information about who was responsible for the overflights.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUGermanyAirportDronesthLdWritethru/3188f09a96daedc2aeb86aa07d0b4073/text___
Police question 6 suspects over deadly Manchester synagogue attack
SUMMARY: Police have arrested six people on suspicion of terror offenses after an attack on a synagogue in northwest England. The incident left two men dead and shocked Britain’s Jewish community. On Thursday, Jihad Al-Shamie was shot dead by police outside the Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue in Manchester. He had rammed a car into pedestrians, attacked them with a knife, and tried to enter the building. The attack occurred on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Police say Al-Shamie may have been influenced by Islamic extremism. Detectives are questioning three men and three women as they try to determine whether the attacker acted alone.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUBritainSynagogueAttackthLdWritethru/0ca1a38b07c508cb9f0f6821712ab610/text___
Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become first female PM
SUMMARY: Japan’s governing party has elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, making her likely to become the country’s first female prime minister. Takaichi beat Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, the son of popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, in a runoff in an intraparty vote by the Liberal Democratic Party. Takaichi is likely to be Japan’s next prime minister because the party remains by far the largest in the lower house, which determines the national leader, and because opposition groups are highly splintered.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASJapanPoliticsthLdWritethru/787216c7c780cbc39bc76bb3fb0e17ef/text___
Gen Z protests are shaking Morocco. Here's what to know
SUMMARY: Protests have erupted in Morocco, driven by young people demanding change. For a week, demonstrations have taken place in over a dozen cities, highlighting issues like corruption and lack of opportunity. Similar movements have occurred in countries like Madagascar, Kenya, Peru, and Nepal. In Morocco, the protests are fueled by dissatisfaction with government spending on stadiums for the 2030 FIFA World Cup while the health system struggles. The leaderless group Gen Z 212, using platforms like Discord, is behind these protests. They demand government accountability and reforms, reflecting widespread frustration with living conditions. Authorities have initially responded with both crackdowns followed by offers of dialogue.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFMoroccoProtestsExplainer/106e99e49835fca17da9d1ee411b78f5/text___
Dozens injured in 'savage' Russian drone strike on Ukrainian railway station
SUMMARY: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Russian drone strike on a railway station in Shostka injured dozens on Saturday. The city is northeast of Kyiv and relatively close to the Russian border. A train bound for Kyiv was hit and emergency services are on the scene. Russian drones and missiles also targeted Ukraine’s power grid overnight, causing blackouts for about 50,000 households near Chernihiv. This follows Russia's largest attack on Ukrainian natural gas facilities. Ukrainian officials say these attacks aim to damage infrastructure and lower public support as winter approaches.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarstLdWritethru/0222d7fbdc62784d6846de73ef46fd06/text___
Many Syrians are unaware of the first parliamentary election since Assad's fall
SUMMARY: The streets of Damascus show little sign a parliamentary election is set to take place. Residents are unaware of the vote, the first since Islamic insurgents ousted former President Bashar Assad. Under Assad, the outcome was predictable, with his Ba’ath party dominating. Now, two-thirds of the People’s Assembly seats will be voted on by electoral colleges on Sunday, while interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa will appoint one-third. Some activists criticize the process, citing a lack of transparency and inclusivity. Many Syrians remain focused on daily struggles, waiting to see the impact of the election.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLSyriaElectionstLdWritethru/83c26fecbfde8eb0d05eff35d974cadf/text___
Iran executes 6 death-row inmates it alleges carried out attacks on behalf of Israel
SUMMARY: Iran has executed six inmates accused of carrying out attacks in the oil-rich southwest on behalf of Israel. The executions follow a 12-day Iran-Israel war in June. Activists warn that Iran often relies on coerced confessions and closed-door trials, especially in cases involving Israel. The men were accused of killing police officers and orchestrating bombings in Khuzestan province. The region has a history of unrest and discrimination against its Arab population. Iran also executed another inmate accused of killing a Sunni cleric in 2009. Human rights groups report over 1,000 executions in 2025, criticizing the lack of transparency.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranrdLdWritethru/d7be7a4b2e1d18c9abb897a0f30fdc71/text___
Manchester's Jewish community feels let down by Britain after deadly synagogue attack
SUMMARY: Hundreds of mourners gathered in wind and rain for a vigil that combined grief and defiance in the remembrance of two men who were killed when a knife-wielding assailant attacked their synagogue in the English city of Manchester. The mourners stood Friday behind a police cordon that still surrounds the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in the city’s Crumpsall neighborhood. They said they felt forgotten by a society that has allowed antisemitism in the U.K. to grow unchallenged over the last two years. The mourners complained that politicians and other leaders have failed to reject anti-Jewish speech or protect Jews from hate crimes.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUBritainSynagogueAttackCommunitystLdWritethru/2be286c3ea69c919bba07feb05dac347/text___
One of 2 victims in Manchester synagogue attack apparently shot accidentally by police
SUMMARY: British police say one of the two men killed in a car and knife attack on a synagogue in the city of Manchester may have been killed by a bullet fired by a police officer. Greater Manchester Police chief Stephen Watson said on Friday that a forensic examination has provisionally determined that the victim had “a wound consistent with a gunshot injury.” He said the attacker did not have a gun and that the only shots fired were by police. PThree other people are hospitalized in serious condition. Police shot the attacker dead. He has been identified as Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent. Police say he may have been influenced by Islamic extremism.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUBritainSynagogueAttackthLdWritethru/e3d93d116c0334d5c51c1d7c3c933172/text___
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BUSINESS
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Lack of jobs data due to government shutdown muddies view of hiring and the US economy
SUMMARY: From Wall Street trading floors to the Federal Reserve to economists sipping coffee in their home offices, the first Friday morning of the month typically brings a quiet hush around 8:30 a.m. eastern, as everyone awaits the Labor Department’s monthly jobs report. But this Friday, with the government shut down, no jobs report covering September was released. The interruption in the data has occurred at a particularly uncertain time, when policymakers at the Federal Reserve and Wall Street investors would likely prefer more data on the economy, rather than less.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSEconomyNoJobsReportndLdWritethru/77afb7e7a6ef75c564f81cd611664271/text___
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HEALTH/SCIENCE
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How to grow a giant pumpkin, with help from science
SUMMARY: Every year, growers raise giant pumpkins and compete in annual weigh-offs against other colossal fruits. They choose seeds that have yielded large pumpkins in the past or test new ones. After that, it comes down to the right combination of water, nutrients and care. As the leafy patch expands, growers remove smaller pumpkins that sprout. Because of gravity, giant pumpkins grow wide but not tall. Pumpkins aren’t the only crops that can get massive. Other members of the gourd family like squashes, cucumbers and watermelons also can get huge.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APSCIGiantPumpkinsndLdWritethru/de85e03c3f91813cc550210eb5114d24/text___
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First female Archbishop of Canterbury still an outlier among world's top religious leaders
SUMMARY: For the first time, a woman will serve as the Archbishop of Canterbury, following the 105 men who have held the role since St. Augustine took that position in the year 597. This means Bishop of London Sarah Mullally has broken through the Church of England’s highest stained-glass ceiling. But for many of the world’s religions, that barrier to women in top leadership remains firmly intact. Indeed, several major faiths don't let women minister to individual congregations, let alone take a position of broader leadership.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APRELWorldReligionsWomensRoles/07312cf971666afbae792b14c411b306/text___
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ENTERTAINMENT
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers plan to appeal as convicted hop-hop star faces more years behind bars
SUMMARY: Sean “Diddy” Combs life of luxury atop the world of hip-hop vanished with his criminal conviction. He now faces the grim prospect of more years behind bars as his attorneys make plans to appeal. Combs’ cultivated reputation as an affable celebrity entrepreneur and A-list party host came crashing down Friday. The Grammy-winning artist and music executive was sentenced to four years and two months in prison for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters. It's a public reckoning for the music star. He made a plea for leniency and wept as his lawyers played a video portraying his family life, career and philanthropy.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSexualMisconductDiddyWhattoKnow/b0717306a88214efcaef8a2aee0cd04e/text___
From tequila cocktails to themed pop-ups, Taylor Swift fans celebrate 'The Life of a Showgirl'
SUMMARY: Taylor Swift fans around the world are celebrating her latest album release, “The Life of a Showgirl.” The album, her 12th studio offering, dropped Friday. Fans, known as Swifties, gathered in cities like Mexico City and Los Angeles, many dressed in orange to mark the occasion. In Mexico City, a watch party featured Swift-themed cocktails. In Los Angeles, fans lined up at midnight to buy the album on vinyl and CD. Special screenings of “The Official Release Party of a Showgirl” in select theaters allowed fans to sing and dance. Swift's new album is described as experimental and upbeat.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APENTTaylorSwiftFansCelebratethLdWritethru/0888e03cf8f7d9bcd360c455b816ae1f/text___
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LIFESTYLE
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Couples should never go to bed angry, right? It might be time to rethink that
SUMMARY: Couples should never go to bed angry, right? Well, many therapists will tell you that piece of conventional wisdom isn’t good advice. Samantha Whiten is a clinical psychologist in Maryland. She called it a “fairy tale” to expect that all conflicts could be wrapped up quickly and lovingly before drifting off to sleep. She says couples shouldn’t fight when they are tired. Instead, take a pause and set a time to discuss the issue during the day. The key is to follow through. An anxious partner might see a pause as rejection. But they need the confidence to understand that a pause doesn’t mean the other will avoid the topic.
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