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NATIONAL
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Migrants thought they were in court for a routine hearing. Instead, it was a deportation trap
SUMMARY: The nation's immigration courts have undergone a fundamental change under the administration of President Donald Trump. He pledged to impose hardline immigration policies, an issue that was popular with his voters. In practice, the administration has resorted to unusually aggressive tactics, many of which have played out in immigration courts in the United States. Judges have churned out rulings in an assembly-line like fashion. For many immigrants, the courtrooms have also become deportation traps.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationCourtTakeover/8b9fab5475c0da4c0f13f3381de91448/text___
Fear spreads as federal immigration crackdown in North Carolina expands to Raleigh
SUMMARY: Federal agents have expanded their North Carolina immigration crackdown to the area around the state capital of Raleigh. The crackdown spread fear in at least one immigrant-heavy suburb where restaurants closed and many people stayed home. The North Carolina operation began over the weekend in the state’s largest city, Charlotte, where officials said more than 130 people have been arrested. Mayor Janet Cowell said she did not know how large the operation would be or how long agents would be present. Immigration authorities have not spoken about it.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFederalEnforcementNorthCarolinathLdWritethru/6b53bb45813edbbc28433739763aebbe/text___
Federal judges block Texas from using its new US House map in the 2026 midterms
SUMMARY: A panel of three federal judges has blocked Texas from using a new congressional map that Republicans drew in hopes of picking up five U.S. House seats. That map had touched off a nationwide redistricting battle and is a major piece of President Donald Trump’s efforts to preserve a slim Republican majority ahead of the 2026 elections. In a 2-1 ruling Tuesday, a panel of federal judges in El Paso sided with opponents who argued that Texas’ unusual summer redrawing of congressional districts would harm Black and Hispanic residents. Texas filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday evening.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionRedistrictingTexasthLdWritethru/ab4dc519717c6661c63e116c9f26d899/text___
NTSB finds 2 blackouts struck huge cargo ship before it crashed into Baltimore bridge
SUMMARY: Federal investigators say the loss of electrical power from a loose wire caused a huge cargo ship to lose propulsion and steering before crashing into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse last year and killing six construction workers. The National Transportation Safety Board voted unanimously Tuesday for the disaster's probable cause and safety recommendations during a hearing in Washington. Investigators found that a loose signal wire connection to a terminal block on the container ship called the Dali stemmed from the improper installation of a label on the wire that prevented the wire from being fully inserted.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSBaltimoreBridgeCollapsendLdWritethru/36dd3e6b3766a34a9e04c78008aa7db5/text___
As Trump expands immigration arrests into North Carolina, here's what to know
SUMMARY: U.S. Border Patrol agents carrying out immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina’s largest city have arrested more than 130 people and are expected to soon move into the state’s capital city. The immigration sweep that started in Charlotte over the past weekend now appears to be looking at Raleigh as well. It’s the latest phase of Republican President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts that have sent the military and immigration agents into Democratic-run cities. The Department of Homeland Security says it’s focusing on the southern state because of so-called sanctuary policies limiting cooperation between local authorities and immigration agents.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFederalEnforcementNorthCarolinaWhattoKnowthLdWritethru/1b8443ff94e8d79573a15a42257689f7/text___
Here's what's in the opioid settlement against OxyContin maker Purdue and the Sackler family
SUMMARY: A bankruptcy court judge has approved the settlement of thousands of lawsuits against Purdue Pharma, maker of the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin. The deal approved on Tuesday requires members of the Sackler family who own the company to contribute up to $7 billion over time, plus give up ownership of the business. Thousands of victims of the opioid epidemic could be paid thousands of dollars each. The opioid crisis has been linked to more than 900,000 deaths in the U.S. since 1999. The latest settlement follows others for drugmakers, wholesalers and pharmacies that totaled about $50 billion.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSOpioidCrisisPurduePharmathLdWritethru/e664099eb656ebc7713d8803c4f14191/text___
The LA County sheriff is investigating a new sex battery claim against Sean 'Diddy' Combs
SUMMARY: The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says it’s investigating a new sexual battery allegation against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is serving a four-year prison sentence on prostitution-related convictions. According to a police report, a male music producer and publicist said he was asked to come to a photo shoot in 2020 at a Los Angeles warehouse. The producer says Combs exposed himself and told him to perform a sex act. The accuser's name is redacted in the report. An attorney for Combs says Combs denies all claims that he sexually abused anyone.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSexualMisconductDiddyndLdWritethru/c74be04df1c5bd5cc4f1fc7574e5655f/text___
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers steps down from public commitments after Epstein emails
SUMMARY: Former U.S. Treasury Secretary and current Harvard professor Larry Summers says he'll step back from public commitments after the release of emails showing he maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein long after the financier pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl. Summers provided a statement saying he's deeply ashamed of his actions, recognizes the pain they've caused and takes full responsibility for his misguided decision to continue communicating with Epstein. Summers says he'll keep teaching. Summers served as treasury secretary from 1999 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. He was Harvard’s president for five years from 2001 to 2006.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSEpsteinSummersthLdWritethru/f6692249871db293adbbb1ebddb78037/text___
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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
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Justice Department says full grand jury in Comey case didn't review copy of final indictment
SUMMARY: The Justice Department says the grand jury that charged former FBI Director James Comey wasn't presented with a copy of the final indictment. Prosecutors made the acknowledgment under questioning Wednesday from the judge overseeing the case. Comey’s lawyers say that lapse is grounds for dismissal of the case. There's been no immediate decision from the judge.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSJusticeDepartmentComeyndLdWritethru/b14ef29e6a67876cb82d92fa065e37d3/text___
Data shows a spike in military aircraft accidents in 2024. This year doesn't look any better
SUMMARY: Internal Pentagon figures show the number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024. A series of high-profile aviation mishaps with deaths and the loss of aircraft in 2025 suggest the trend may be continuing. Across the military, the rate of severe mishaps per 100,000 flight hours rose 55% in the 2024 budget year compared with four years earlier. The Marine Corps saw the highest increase, nearly tripling its rate over the same period. The data was released by the Defense Department to Congress and provided exclusively to The Associated Press. It tracks Class A mishaps — the most serious accidents, which result in death or a permanent full disability.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMilitaryAviationMishapsstLdWritethru/2734be990a727c43e0344dd39b3f72ca/text___
Trump dismisses US intelligence that Saudi prince was likely aware of 2018 killing of journalist
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is dismissing U.S. intelligence findings that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman likely had some culpability in the the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The comments came Tuesday as Trump warmly welcomed the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia on his first White House visit in seven years. The U.S.-Saudi relationship had, for a time, been sent into a tailspin by the operation targeting Khashoggi. But now, years later, Trump has tightened his embrace of the 40-year-old crown prince, who he said is an indispensable player in shaping the Middle East in the decades to come. Prince Mohammed, for his part, denies involvement in the killing of Khashoggi.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpSaudiArabiathLdWritethru/505b32527e58d4bd49d5bc917efb4936/text___
Congress acts swiftly to force release of Epstein files, and Trump agrees to sign bill
SUMMARY: Both the House and Senate have acted decisively to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It’s a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership. Trump now says he will sign the bill. Just hours after the House passed the bill, the Senate approved a motion to pass the bill with unanimous consent once it is sent to the Senate. For survivors of Epstein’s abuse, passage of the bill was a watershed moment in a years-long quest for accountability.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressEpsteinthLdWritethru/297a66ce48bd2a67c571bc643e32ef71/text___
DHS plans to deploy 250 border agents to Louisiana in major immigration sweep, AP sources say
SUMMARY: Federal agents are set to conduct a major immigration crackdown called “Swamp Sweep” in New Orleans in the coming weeks. The operation aims to arrest around 5,000 people across southeast Louisiana and Mississippi. People familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press the deployment is expected to start in early December. This is part of a series of nationwide immigration crackdowns under the Trump administration. Republican Governor Jeff Landry has fully supported aligning state policy with federal immigration. Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol commander known for large-scale immigration crackdowns, will oversee the operation. The plan includes agents fanning out across neighborhoods and commercial hubs, with staging sites planned at the FBI field office and a nearby naval base.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFederalEnforcementNewOrleansstLdWritethru/1d30a524e80fa25912a38c3aea79832b/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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Russian attack kills 25 in Ukraine’s Ternopil as Zelenskyy meets Erdogan in Turkey
SUMMARY: A Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's western city of Ternopil has killed at least 25 people, including three children. The attack hit two apartment blocks, injuring at least 73 people. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted most of the 476 drones and 48 missiles fired overnight. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Turkey seeking diplomatic support against Russia. He met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Meanwhile, Romania and Poland scrambled fighter jets in response to the attacks. Russia claims the strikes targeted Ukrainian energy facilities and military-industrial targets in retaliation for Kyiv's actions.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarthLdWritethru/a8c310e868905ea8905334ffb3869fcb/text___
Israel's military carries out airstrikes in Lebanon after warning people to evacuate
SUMMARY: The Israeli military has carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon, targeting what it says are Hezbollah infrastructures. This follows a drone strike earlier in the day that killed one person and wounded several others, including students on a bus. Tensions between Israel and militants are escalating. An airstrike Tuesday night killed 13 people in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh. The Israeli military said it struck a Hamas training compound. Palestinian factions in Lebanon's refugee camps began handing over weapons to the Lebanese state earlier this year. The U.S. has increased pressure on Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLLebanonIsraelrdLdWritethru/84a26c919c2636e6bd8d0a86ae166b3a/text___
Nigeria's president postpones G20 trip, vowing to step up efforts to rescue abducted schoolgirls
SUMMARY: Nigeria’s president has postponed his trip to this weekend’s Group of 20 summit after promising to intensify efforts to rescue 24 schoolgirls who were abducted by gunmen earlier this week in a northwestern region of the country. Civil society leaders have accused security forces of inaction. President Bola Tinubu had been set to leave for South Africa on Wednesday. That's days before the summit of the world’s leading rich and developing nations was due to begin. But a spokesperson for Tinubu said that the Nigerian leader was suspending his departure in light of the abductions and a separate church attack in which gunmen killed two people. It wasn’t immediately clear if or when Tinubu would leave for the summit in Johannesburg.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFNigeriaSchoolAbductionthLdWritethru/c192f6e8219f6e1063fbf177892e0515/text___
Africa hosts its first G20 and urges the rich world to do more against climate disasters
SUMMARY: World leaders with the Group of 20 rich and developing nations will meet this weekend in Johannesburg for the bloc’s first summit in Africa. Host South Africa wants to prioritize issues affecting poor countries, including responses to disasters made worse by climate change. South Africa will urge rich countries and international financial institutions to help more. It's a plea also being made at global climate talks in Brazil. But climate financing has been a focus of sharp debate between rich and poor countries. And one of the world’s largest polluters, the United States, won’t even attend this weekend’s summit.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFSouthAfricaGClimatestLdWritethru/f8fd136ab610f106b232de41d6783646/text___
Student escapes as authorities search for 24 other girls abducted in Nigeria
SUMMARY: One of the 25 schoolgirls abducted from a dormitory in northwestern Nigeria’s Kebbi state has escaped and returned home. Gunmen attacked the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School before dawn Monday. A staff member was killed during the abduction. The school principal Musa Rabi Magaji says the student who escaped fled through forests and arrived home late Monday. He says another student escaped shortly after the raid and was not abducted. Hunters have joined security forces in the search for the missing students in forests close to the school.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFNigeriaSchoolAbductionthLdWritethru/73e7706ac03c8f7a97f351f47d011f86/text___
The US plan for Gaza won UN backing. Carrying it out could be far more difficult
SUMMARY: The U.N. Security Council has backed the United States’ plan for the future of the Gaza Strip. How and when it will be carried out remains largely unknown. In a twist unimaginable across the tumultuous history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the plan would mean U.S. President Donald Trump becomes the de facto ruler of Gaza. The territory remains devastated by Israel’s campaign to eliminate Hamas after its Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the war. An international body chaired by Trump is to govern Gaza and oversee reconstruction under a 2-year, renewable U.N. mandate. An armed International Stabilization Force is to keep security and ensure the disarming of Hamas. Major questions hang over nearly every part of the plan.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLMideastWarsGazaPlan/45c3a49cf3c135821a7c1722354b5b94/text___
1 Israeli killed and 3 wounded in West Bank stabbing as UN approves Trump's Gaza plan
SUMMARY: Palestinian attackers have stabbed an Israeli to death and wounded three others in the West Bank. Israeli troops shot and killed two attackers. The violence Tuesday follows recent settler attacks on Palestinians. On Monday, the U.N. Security Council backed U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, which was welcomed by Israel but rejected by Hamas. The plan includes an international force to provide security and a path to a potential Palestinian state. The European Union plans to discuss Gaza reconstruction aid on Thursday. The Trump plan aims to stabilize Gaza and eventually withdraw Israeli forces.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLMideastWarsthLdWritethru/b4cc39532d7f100299ff3aa23c2143f1/text___
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BUSINESS
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Wall Street swings through another unsettled day ahead of a crucial couple of tests
SUMMARY: The U.S. stock market is swinging through more unsettled trading. The S&P 500 added 0.2% Wednesday after veering in the morning between virtually no gain and a jump of 1.1%. The Dow dropped 118 points, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.5%. Nvidia climbed as traders made their final moves before Wall Street’s most influential stock delivers its latest profit report after trading ends for the day. Much is riding on it because of worries that AI stock prices may have shot too high. Treasury yields held relatively steady ahead of Thursday’s jobs report from the U.S. government.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/87556dbd8addfe1f2156beed6f79d20a/text___
U.S. trade deficit drops 24% in August as Trump's tariffs reduce imports
SUMMARY: The U.S. trade deficit fell by nearly 24% in August as President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs pushed imports lower. In a report delayed for more than seven weeks by the federal government shutdown, the Commerce Department said Wednesday that the the gap between what the United States buys from other countries and what it sells them fell to $59.6 billion in August from $78.2 billion in July. Imports fell 5.1% to $340.4 billion in August from July when U.S. companies were stocking up on foreign products before Trump finalized taxes on products from almost every country on earth that went into effect Aug. 7.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSEconomyTradeDeficit/57c700f3906bb10556507c3c56e7e54e/text___
Harvard reopens probe into former President Larry Summers after release of Epstein emails
SUMMARY: Harvard University has reopened an investigation into connections between former President Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein. Meanwhile, Summers’ office said Wednesday that he would resign from the board of OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT. The university did not mention Summers by name, but the decision to restart the probe follows the release of emails showing that Summers, a former treasury secretary, maintained a friendly relationship with Epstein long after the financier pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl in 2008. The university's statement was first reported by The Boston Globe and The Harvard Crimson. An earlier review found that Epstein visited Harvard’s campus more than 40 times after his 2008 sex-crimes conviction.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEpsteinSummersthLdWritethru/302a596efd87ab8e725ba8f72eeef84b/text___
Cloudflare resolves outage that impacted thousands, ChatGPT, X and more
SUMMARY: A widely used Internet infrastructure company said that it has resolved an issue that led to outages impacting users of everything from ChatGPT and the online game, “League of Legends,” to the New Jersey Transit system early Tuesday. Around 10 a.m. ET, Cloudflare said it was “continuing to monitor for errors to ensure all services are back to normal.” Others platforms that experienced outages Tuesday included the social media site X, Shopify, Dropbox, Coinbase, and the Moody’s credit ratings service. Moody’s website displayed an Error Code 500 and instructed individuals to visit Cloudflare’s website for more information.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCloudflareOutagethLdWritethru/9335e8e0da2a0027d1fbac5eb97d11ae/text___
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RELIGION
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New museum in California offers immersive experience of the Shroud of Turin
SUMMARY: A museum dedicated to the Shroud of Turin has opened at the Christ Cathedral campus in Garden Grove, California. The exhibit is called “The Shroud of Turin: An Immersive Experience” and features interactive displays and a life-size sculpture of Christ. The original Shroud of Turin is kept in Turin, Italy, and is considered a relic by many Christians. While the Vatican has called it a symbol of Christ’s suffering, it has never claimed its authenticity. The exhibit was proposed by August Accetta, a gynecologist whose fascination with the cloth led him to open the Shroud Center of Southern California in 1998. The museum will remain open through 2030.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APRELShroudofTurinCalifornia/82efdf4da0f84b394f9b266206b16b98/text___
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EDUCATION
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Trump administration takes major step toward dismantling the Education Department
SUMMARY: The U.S. Education Department is handing off some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies as the Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the department. It represents a major step forward for the administration’s dismantling of the department, which has mainly involved cutting jobs since President Donald Trump called for its elimination with an executive action in March. Six planned agreements to be signed by the Education Department will effectively move billions of dollars in grant programs to other agencies. Most notable is one that would put the Department of Labor over some of the largest federal funding streams for K-12 schools.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpEducationDepartmentrdLdWritethru/05385ab8931fd0911a44ae8343ffba74/text___
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SPORTS
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Soccer superstar Ronaldo to join Saudi crown prince during a White House visit
SUMMARY: Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is set to join Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday. Prince Mohammed is visiting U.S. President Donald Trump, who has rolled out the red carpet for the kingdom's de facto leader. Ronaldo, who hasn’t made a high-profile U.S. appearance in over a decade, recently signed a lucrative contract extension with Saudi club Al-Nassr. He is also set to play in a record sixth World Cup next year.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APSOCTrumpSaudiArabiaRonaldo/7e9fff8c6ae0d0f33662398c372bb966/text___
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