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NATIONAL
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Isaias closes in on the US Gulf Coast as a dangerous Category 3 hurricane
SUMMARY: Isaias has strengthened into a powerful Category 3 hurricane as it surges toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. The National Hurricane Center says Isaias’ maximum sustained winds have increased to 120 mph. That classifies it as a major hurricane. The first hurricane of the Atlantic season is expected to make landfall near the Alabama-Florida state line Friday night. It threatens to bring strong winds, heavy rains and potentially life-threatening storm surges to the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi. Heavy rain and flooding are possible into the weekend as far north as Tennessee and North Carolina.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSExtremeWeatherIsaiasthLdWritethru/919a46d4bd705726b4e57f18ce677ac5/text___
ICE officers shot a man in New York because they believed they were in danger, official says
SUMMARY: A senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement official says federal officers shot and wounded a Dominican man in New York because they believed their lives were in danger. Marcos Charles spoke Friday during a news conference in Washington alongside U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin. ICE officers shot the 28-year-old man in the neck on Thursday. The man, whom New York City police identified as Oscar Belgal, was driving at the time and he had his 5-year-old son with him. Mullin says ICE officers didn’t know the child was in the car.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSICEShootingNewYorkthLdWritethru/de1ef1588c0db8ae6a16702f29dbc2d4/text___
How Texas landowners are fighting back against Trump's border wall
SUMMARY: The Trump administration is pushing forward with a $46 billion border wall from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. In Texas's Big Bend region, landowners are resisting, complicating the project. They argue the wall is unnecessary in an area with rugged terrain and low border crossings. Many are refusing to give up their land, and there have been lawsuits. The administration has waived environmental protections to proceed, but local opposition is strong. Landowners are preparing for court battles, hoping to delay construction until after the midterms, when they believe scrutiny could alter plans.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSBorderWallLandownersndLdWritethru/f83ca0edb4c7df651025cff84b7efd89/text___
Man with a gun and knife is fatally shot by security at Nashville federal courthouse, police say
SUMMARY: Police say a man armed with a pistol and a knife was fatally shot by a security officer inside the federal courthouse in Nashville, Tennessee. Metro Nashville Police says the man was killed after he tried to fire his gun but failed and then pulled out a knife. He was identified as 42-year-old Jack Henson II. No hometown was released, and no information was disclosed about why he was at the courthouse. Police say a search of his car found nothing threatening. The courthouse includes the offices of federal prosecutors and Tennessee's U.S. senators.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTennesseeCourthouseShootingthLdWritethru/b89d9fca923731bf31280c980bc52d05/text___
New US indictment charges Maduro with overseeing machine of repression, torture of Americans
SUMMARY: A new U.S. indictment charges former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with torture and other crimes. The indictment was unsealed Thursday in New York. Maduro was previously charged with participating in a conspiracy to send cocaine into the U.S. He and his wife, Cilia Flores, now also face allegations of human rights abuses during his reign as president of the oil-rich South American nation. On Thursday, Flores’ lawyers unsuccessfully urged a judge to free her from jail and put her under house arrest because of heart problems. Maduro and Flores have been behind bars in New York since early January when U.S. forces seized them from their Caracas home. Both have pleaded not guilty in the drug case.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSVenezuelaMadurothLdWritethru/da82df35aab0f02e344d1c3de0ed31d7/text___
Christa Pike is walking with help and eating after failed execution attempt, her attorneys say
SUMMARY: Lawyers for Christa Pike say the Tennessee woman has begun walking and eating again at a hospital, a week after surviving the state's attempt to execute her with lethal drugs. The 50-year-old inmate survived two doses of pentobarbital on Sept. 30. She was convicted of the 1995 beating and stabbing death of a classmate. For the first few days after the failed execution, she was unconscious and on a ventilator at a hospital. Her lawyers said Thursday that she took some limited first steps at midweek and was being helped as she walked. They also said she was eating again and regaining some mobility in her arms.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTennesseeExecutionthLdWritethru/c54e906bd9f98b52991b532142b44e16/text___
The long-deployed USS Lincoln returns home to San Diego Bay
SUMMARY: The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has returned home to San Diego Bay after a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea supporting the Iran war. The carrier’s extended deployment drew the nation’s attention following reports of crew stress and poor mental health, as well as supply shortages, including food and hygiene products. The Navy initially downplayed any problems, and President Donald Trump commented that the Lincoln’s lengthy deployment was “not nearly long enough.” The carrier left San Diego in November, arrived in the Middle East in January to support Iran operations, and spent 265 days at sea, a record for uninterrupted time at sea.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSUSSLincolnReturnsHomethLdWritethru/6ddd8cc3f634f9863bd718683df21ba7/text___
Army finds systemic failures behind DC midair collision and calls for safety fixes
SUMMARY: A U.S. Army report found systemic breakdowns that led to last year’s midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C. The military has also recommended numerous steps it should take to prevent future tragedies. The Army highlighted how the air traffic controller at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport could have prevented the crash, but it also acknowledged its own failings. The report recommended that the Army look beyond Washington to study every major city where its helicopters operate to ensure similar risks aren’t present, and that is underway.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSWashingtonMidairCollisionthLdWritethru/3ae64e3517fde5596977920b3dcff36f/text___
Failed executions troubled other states before Christa Pike. Here's what happened
SUMMARY: Christa Pike, who has regained consciousness and is speaking a week Tennessee failed to execute her, is believed to be the only person to survive after receiving lethal injection drugs during an execution. But Pike is not the first inmate to survive a botched execution attempt. There have been dozens of botched executions before Pike, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, and seven cases in recent decades where executioners failed to kill someone with their intended method. Three out of the seven inmates of documented failed executions died years later in prison, due to cancer or illness like COVID-19. Two were executed after their failed execution with a different method, and two remain alive and on death row.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFailedExecutionsthLdWritethru/17f45b554af97113c5eecd31c3919a2b/text___
The FBI has seized tools used by Chinese hackers for cyber operations, officials say
SUMMARY: The FBI has seized scanning and phishing tools used by a group of hackers that officials say is associated with the Chinese government and that is responsible for disruptive cyber operations in the United States and abroad, including against the power industry, academia and critical infrastructure. The seizure of the tools, announced Thursday by the FBI and Justice Department, represents the latest law enforcement effort in recent years to go after a broad-based hacking campaign known to the private sector as Flax Typhoon. The tools at issue, called “Microscan” and “FishHub,” were used by the hackers to scan, phish and hack targets that included U.S. and foreign critical infrastructure.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSChineseHackingFBIndLdWritethru/8948c5d83180675bcf21cd98426eabf7/text___
Atlantic hurricanes starting with 'I' typically bring death and destruction. Isaias is up next
SUMMARY: Atlantic hurricanes starting with the letter ‘I’ share a long history of death and destruction. Isaias is the first hurricane of the Atlantic season and is expected to make landfall by this weekend. Ever since Atlantic hurricanes have been given names starting in 1953, 100 of those are no longer used due to their destruction or high death tolls. Fourteen Atlantic hurricanes starting with 'I' have been retired, the most of any letter. Of the 55 costliest hurricanes to hit the United States, a dozen of those began with the letter “I”, including four in the top 10.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSExtremeWeatherWhatsInANamendLdWritethru/8a36104329c8aae0fa6c7944a441e71c/text___
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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
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US hits International Criminal Court with sweeping sanctions as part of drive to dismantle tribunal
SUMMARY: The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court as part of its campaign to dismantle the tribunal that the U.S. believes has become politicized and attempted to unfairly and illegally prosecute Americans and Israelis on war crimes charges. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions on Friday. This came after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African prosecutor Navi Pillay. The court called the sanctions “an assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpICCSanctionsthLdWritethru/4ea3555403e3c695d8f81dc473515d9b/text___
FBI arrests suspect in ShinyHunters hack of the bureau's jobs portal
SUMMARY: The FBI has arrested an accused co-conspirator of the hacking group ShinyHunters. The group claimed last month that it breached the FBI’s jobs portal, obtaining sensitive data on nearly all employees. Director Kash Patel said Friday the breach occurred on a platform managed by a third-party vendor. The FBI continues its global investigation into the breach. ShinyHunters claimed responsibility, stating the hack was in response to an FBI advisory labeling them as a cybercriminal group. Experts warn the breach has alarming national security implications, potentially exposing agents and their families to extortion and harassment.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFBIHackingInvestigation/b27bad3059c9ab93d1d7006d3af13c0a/text___
The midterms stakes are high for these 2028 presidential prospects
SUMMARY: The shadow primary for the 2028 presidential contest is quietly playing out as most of the political world is focused on next month's midterms. Democratic and Republican presidential prospects have been crisscrossing the nation, raising money and tapping their political connections to help boost their parties’ midterm hopefuls — and their own White House ambitions. Some of the leading Democratic 2028 prospects whose political futures may be influenced by what happens on Nov. 3 are Gavin Newsom, Josh Shapiro, Andy Beshear and JB Pritzker. On the Republican side, JD Vance and Ted Cruz have been actively campaigning and fundraising.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionMidtermsstLdWritethru/b9526f02413afc31f53771d26fa462d8/text___
Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed
SUMMARY: The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be “public.” Hegseth, speaking to the conservative TV outlet Real America’s Voice News on Wednesday, said, “We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public.” Officials in the Pentagon clarified Thursday that the execution will be livestreamed and that more details would follow. The Army has said the execution of Hasan will take place at Fort Hood on Dec. 3. Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in a shooting at the military base in 2009.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFortHoodShootingExecutionthLdWritethru/818853afc1be5c70fe41c5b781a8d559/text___
Media attorneys ask court for help in preventing White House ban until legal case is resolved
SUMMARY: An attorney for three news organizations told a federal judge that the Trump administration must be prevented from barring their reporters from the White House. Theodore Boutrous Jr. said the ban is a classic example of “viewpoint discrimination” that is punishing people for what they say — and violating the media outlets’ First Amendment rights. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly said he intended to rule by Tuesday, possibly sooner, on whether to extend an order that preserves White House access for journalists from MS NOW, CNN and Politico. The case has been going on since last month, shortly after President Donald Trump banned the outlets from the White House grounds.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpMediandLdWritethru/6459d3612a0a845a0cf1a093acafbe6f/text___
Trump says US will not resume military strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump says the U.S. will not resume military strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Trump has hinted that was confident that an end game to the war cold come in the days before or after the election, while also suggesting he remained open to resuming full-scale military operations against Iran. But Trump in a social media post on Thursday said the U.S. “will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpIranthLdWritethru/422b1799a1a06466279ac265f560e014/text___
The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program, alleging fraud
SUMMARY: The Trump administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a program to apply for green cards for workers who come to the U.S. to live and work using H-1B visas, accusing the company of fraud. Vice President JD Vance said Thursday, “If you do the math, for every worker that Microsoft laid off, they replaced that worker with one and a half foreign indentured servants.” Vance spoke in a White House news conference announcing the decision. The H-1B program has long been a target of President Donald Trump’s supporters who say the program undercuts American workers and is rife with abuse. Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft hasn’t responded to a request for comment.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSVanceMicrosoftHBthLdWritethru/e7b3a407f822702b269ee277d21343ea/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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King Charles III paid $2 million to cover cost of ex-Prince Andrew's departure from Windsor estate
SUMMARY: King Charles III has paid 1.5 million pounds to cover costs owed by his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, after Andrew was forced to leave a crown-owned home near Windsor Castle. The payment was made to ensure the Crown Estate was paid on time. The estate manages crown properties and charged Andrew 1.8 million pounds due to the property's poor condition. Andrew moved out in February and relocated to a home on the Sandringham Estate. He has denied any wrongdoing related to his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUBritainExPrinceAndrewthLdWritethru/56d22260449d24117a0044ec07565dc6/text___
South African-born jurist Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for her work in international justice
SUMMARY: Navi Pillay, a former U.N. human rights chief, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The South Africa-born Pillay was honored for her efforts to promote peace and international law. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced her win on Friday in Oslo, Norway. The committee emphasized the importance of resolving conflicts without violence, especially as wars and conflicts increase. This year marks the 125th anniversary of the peace prize. Pillay, who is 85, received the news in Nuremberg, Germany, where the trials of Nazi war criminals helped lay the foundations of international law.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUNobelPeacethLdWritethru/f60744c07df969e50e9e69786fdb7de1/text___
Saudi authorities say 3 killed in Houthi-claimed attacks on Riyadh airport
SUMMARY: Saudi aviation authorities say three Saudi citizens including a pilot were killed and several other people wounded in two attacks Thursday that were claimed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The attacks targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and a Saudia Airlines aircraft. It marked the deadliest attack in Saudi Arabia since the kingdom and allied forces in Yemen launched a major offensive against the Iran-backed Houthis last weekend. The Houthis said they targeted the airport with a ballistic missile. The Saudi statements said activities at the airport in Riyadh have returned to normal, but some airlines have suspended flights there.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLSaudiArabiaYementhLdWritethru/5226e214e7c50ceff68915379ec3a714/text___
Hurricane Simon strengthens to a Category 2 storm, the National Hurricane Center says
SUMMARY: Hurricane Simon has strengthened to a Category 2 storm, approaching Mexico's coast as a major hurricane this weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center. On Friday, maximum sustained winds increased to nearly 100 mph, with Simon expected to strengthen rapidly. A hurricane warning was issued for parts of the central and southwest coast, with hurricane-force winds expected within 36 hours. Heavy rainfall could lead to life-threatening flooding and mudslides in southwestern Mexico. The state of Jalisco suspended classes and began evacuations in at-risk areas. Governor Pablo Lemus urged the public to stay informed due to the hurricane’s erratic behavior.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APLTExtremeWeatherPacificthLdWritethru/733c6a028547ee832c885274cf11589e/text___
A US charity plans to use AI to monitor its Gaza classrooms for 'hateful' speech
SUMMARY: A U.S. charity in Gaza is worried that teachers at its schools might stray from a curriculum it says promotes peace and tolerance. It plans to address those concerns, in part, by recording classroom conversations and using artificial intelligence to flag speech deemed “hateful” or “inciting.” The Gaza Children Village's plans have elicited ethical, safety and privacy concerns from some Palestinian and advocacy groups and at least one of the charity’s partners. There is no indication the charity intends to share its classrooms’ recordings with anybody else, but fears about the potential misuse of surveillance technology are heightened in Gaza.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLGazaCharityClassroomSurveillancestLdWritethru/7a41b3986524877b3e7ade7985853c53/text___
Strike on Ukrainian public buses leaves 30 dead as blackouts worsen in Kyiv
SUMMARY: A powerful Russian guided bomb explosion has killed 30 people and wounded at least 18 in eastern Ukraine, according to authorities. The attack happened near public buses in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, on Thursday. Public transport was suspended in the area. Oleksandr Honcharenko, head of the city's military administration, accused Russia of targeting civilians. The attack follows deadly missile strikes in Pryluky, where 22 people died the previous day. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed for more defense support from NATO countries. Kyiv faces worsening power outages, and officials are urging families to prepare for expected winter blackouts.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarthLdWritethru/7f395d215bb67082da29f9c4467ef776/text___
Houthis claim new attack against airport in Saudi capital as witness reports evacuation
SUMMARY: A witness says explosions have rocked Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, including a blast at the international airport. Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen have claimed the new attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport. The Saudis had no immediate comment Thursday about the claim. A flight monitor said King Khalid International Airport was closed, with flights halted and passengers were evacuated. On Wednesday, attacks claimed by the Houthis killed three people at two Saudi airports. The kingdom has launched a major offensive against the rebels in response to weeks of drone and missile attacks.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLSaudiArabiaExplosionsthLdWritethru/35194542a9d7ae54fca983db5f4f1adb/text___
Taliban firmly in control in Afghanistan 25 years after US-led invasion to oust them
SUMMARY: A U.S.-led coalition invaded Afghanistan 25 years ago and launched Operation Enduring Freedom to dismantle al-Qaida. The terrorist organization's leader Osama bin Laden had orchestrated the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States. The invasion was to mark the start of a 20-year-long war that cost tens of thousands of lives and whose legacy lives on today. One doctor returning home from her night shift in a Kabul hospital the morning after the invasion recalls seeing people in the street lynching Taliban members. The Taliban's harsh rule had seen public executions, limb amputations for alleged criminals and draconian restrictions on women. Now the Taliban are firmly back in control of Afghanistan five years after the U.S. withdrawal from the country.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASAfghanistanUSInvasionYearsstLdWritethru/ee2cf4ec49abcb514d53b4ced748898b/text___
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BUSINESS
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US stocks rise toward the finish of a record-breaking week
SUMMARY: U.S. stocks are rising toward the finish of their record-setting week, even as other financial markets remain indecisive. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% Friday and clawed back most of its two straight days of losses since setting its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 388 points, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.6%. The price for a barrel of Brent crude ticked higher after erasing an early-morning drop. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 5.24% following similar flips. Stock indexes rose in Europe following a more mixed finish in Asia.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/5d0f953dbf96febb0690c1aef23fa8a9/text___
Trump establishes committee to investigate Federal Reserve's Lisa Cook in latest effort to fire her
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump opened another chapter in his effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Friday by establishing a “committee of inquiry” to investigate allegations that she made false statements in mortgage applications. The extraordinary move follows a Supreme Court ruling in June that Cook could keep her job after Trump sought to fire her last year. That ruling found that Cook should have had notice and an opportunity to respond to the charges.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFederalReserveCookthLdWritethru/debef61d38fbb6a74e84a57fe8e26fc5/text___
EU and China strike interim trade deal that could cut Chinese hybrid exports, EU envoy says
SUMMARY: China and the European Union have reached a broad initial agreement to ease trade tensions. The EU trade commissioner announced Friday that the deal includes lower tariffs for some European goods and measures to stabilize rare earth supply chains. The agreement could cut up to 50% of Chinese electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle imports to the EU. The talks, which concluded Friday, aimed to address growing trade imbalances. Both sides plan to meet again in January by video and in person in March. The EU has been limiting imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles and other products, while China has launched investigations into EU imports.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASChinaEUTradethLdWritethru/54c9c71e85f92dc0003780fc53f0b250/text___
Americans 75 and older are wealthiest age group, Fed survey finds
SUMMARY: Bolstered by steady gains in the stock market, families headed by someone aged 75 or older are now America’s wealthiest, while the youngest families saw their wealth decline in the past three years, a government report released Friday said. The finding from the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances underscores how robust stock market gains have made wealthier American families even richer since the survey, conducted every three years, was last completed in 2022.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSConsumerFinances/82ddd18744c3af21ff9084b4c7eb45b2/text___
What to know about Trump Accounts and automatic enrollment
SUMMARY: Your child may be enrolled in a “Trump Account” whether you realize it or not. Rolled out earlier this year, the Trump Accounts program allows parents to claim special investment accounts for children who are 18 years old or younger. And some babies are eligible to receive a one-time $1,000 contribution from the government. Now, due to automatic enrollment, the Treasury Department says that every eligible child with a valid Social Security number has a Trump Account. But parents and legal guardians would still need to formally activate the accounts if they haven’t already.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpAccountsstLdWritethru/a74b0767faf874ee197fba832f393d36/text___
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Four astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space
SUMMARY: Four astronauts are back on Earth after an eight-month stay at the International Space Station. Their SpaceX capsule splashed into the Pacific on Thursday. The U.S., French and Russian astronauts said before leaving the orbiting lab on Wednesday that they'll miss the extraordinary views of Earth from space. But they can't wait to feel the breeze on their faces and hit the shower. They left the planet in February to replace a station crew that returned home early in a medical evacuation. The space station has welcomed 298 visitors from 26 countries since 2000.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APSCISpaceXCrewReturnthLdWritethru/3d4ca5874f95fe94afc037b2443f184c/text___
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CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT
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El Niño's storm-killer winds and climate's warming waters in fight over future of Hurricane Isaias
SUMMARY: A supersized El Niño’s decapitating winds and the Gulf of Mexico’s hot storm-fueling waters are battling for the core and future of land-approaching Hurricane Isaias and the storm’s tilt and eye show who’s winning. After an Atlantic hurricane season when El Niño dominated, smothering any wisp of a storm from strengthening, a window of moderation opened and Isaias became the latest first Atlantic hurricane to form since 1914. But the good news for residents of Alabama and Florida’s panhandle is that El Niño storm-decapitating tilt-inducing winds are forecast to return before landfall Friday night or Saturday morning and weaken Isaias a bit.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSExtremeWeatherIsaiasBattlethLdWritethru/8ab63c748db4549f6bd96fb977fe98d0/text___
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ENTERTAINMENT
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Hayden Panettiere's ex Wladimir Klitschko gets legal status to protect their daughter's inheritance
SUMMARY: A California court has granted Wladimir Klitschko legal authority to protect his daughter Kaya's inheritance following her mother Hayden Panettiere's death. Klitschko filed an urgent petition, stating that Panettiere's property was being taken by federal agents and a nonfamily member. Klitschko, a former world champion boxer, has had full custody of Kaya, who lives with him in Ukraine. The court granted him temporary guardianship of Kaya's estate. Klitschko's lawyer said items were being sold at a pawnshop, and assets were at risk. Panettiere died from an accidental overdose in August.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APENTHaydenPanettierendLdWritethru/f10bd2aef8cdde39754a80ba2b18add5/text___
Canadian author Anne Carson wins literature Nobel for 'bold and inventive' works that blend genres
SUMMARY: Anne Carson, a Canadian poet and essayist, has won the Nobel Prize in literature. The Toronto-born Carson draws on themes from classical Greek and Roman literature, modern influences and personal experience for genre-blending works. Her titles have ranged from translations of ancient Greek poets to collaborations with dancers and musicians, including Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed. The Swedish Academy that awards the prize made the announcement Thursday in Stockholm. Carson is among the more high-profile recent winners of the literature Nobel, which often honors authors little known outside of the literary world. It is sometimes criticized for valuing literary experimentation over the ability to connect with a broad readership.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUNobelLiteraturethLdWritethru/05a268ffc76827d273f9d986c5a5a65e/text___
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Mike Ditka, the quintessential Chicago Bear and a Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies at 86
SUMMARY: Mike Ditka, who personified the toughness and grit of Chicago in a Hall of Fame career as a player and coach of the Bears and the leader of arguably the most dominant team in NFL history, has died. He was 86. Nicknamed “Iron Mike” as a player, Ditka helped revolutionize the tight end position, then moved to the sidelines and took over as Chicago’s coach. His 1985 team featured one of the game’s most dominant defenses ever. After retiring as a coach, Ditka became a restaurateur and TV personality, as well as a forceful advocate for improved medical and retirement benefits for former players.
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A'ja Wilson wins her third straight WNBA MVP and record fifth overall
SUMMARY: A’ja Wilson has won the WNBA MVP for a third straight year and record fifth time overall. Besides becoming the first player to three-peat, Wilson also won the award in 2020 and 2022. The 30-year-old Wilson once again led the league in scoring at 26.2 points while shooting nearly 53% from the field. She also averaged 9.4 rebounds, a career-best 3.2 assists and 1.9 blocks. Wilson has the defending champion Aces back in the WNBA semifinals for the eighth consecutive season. No WNBA player besides Wilson has more than three MVPs, with Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie and Lauren Jackson each having a trio.
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MLB proposes shortening regular season to 154 games in 2029, expanding Division Series to best-of-7
SUMMARY: Major League Baseball proposed to shorten the regular season to 154 games from 162 games starting in 2029 and to expand the Division Series to best-of-seven in bargaining with players. Owners also proposed to allow higher-seeded teams in the first two rounds of the postseason to pick their opponents beginning next year and to make Monday a day off for most teams starting in 2029 except for those in one or two nationally broadcast games. Cutting regular-season games would reduce the opportunity for players to set season and career records.
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