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NATIONAL
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Man pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in deadly firebomb attack on Colorado demonstrators
SUMMARY: Man pleads guilty to federal hate crimes, other charges in deadly firebomb attack on Boulder, Colorado, demonstrators
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSBoulderAttackndLdWritethru/eb743d76c83e694cedd764afc814d07f/text___
Man accused in Cornell rape lawsuit wants Letitia James removed from investigation over her posts
SUMMARY: A state judge is set to consider whether social media posts by New York’s attorney general should disqualify her from leading a criminal investigation into gang rape allegations at Cornell University. One of the accused men wants Attorney General Letitia James removed as special prosecutor, claiming bias due to her supportive posts for the accuser just days before James took over the case. James’ office argues the challenge is without merit. The former Cornell student, identified as Jane Doe, filed a lawsuit last month alleging rape at a fraternity party in October 2024, leading to the renewed criminal probe. A county prosecutor declined to bring charges in 2024.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCornellRapeInvestigation/42e99e5372f0f748160013e5eb046bcd/text___
Cornell faculty to move forward with no-confidence vote over handling of sexual assault allegations
SUMMARY: Cornell University faculty have voted against delaying a proposed no-confidence resolution in the university’s administration until an independent investigation into its handling of sexual assault allegations is completed. The discussion unfolded during a Faculty Senate meeting closed to the media, according to a recording obtained by The Associated Press. Faculty members are now moving forward with an electronic vote on the resolution. The vote would be largely symbolic, but it could send a message to the university’s trustees, who ultimately decide who leads it. The meeting came a day after 20 female faculty members called for President Michael Kotlikoff’s resignation. They have accused university leadership of failing to demonstrate accountability.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCornellRapeInvestigationthLdWritethru/04ce3714c997b15a90b738dba6b5abaf/text___
Judge orders 30-year prison sentence for key figure in Minnesota food fraud
SUMMARY: A man who played a major role in defrauding a federal food program in Minnesota has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. It's the latest punishment in a scheme to collect millions of dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic by claiming to have fed needy children. Salim Said, who operated a restaurant that received government money for claims it provided thousands of meals, expressed remorse Wednesday. President Donald Trump has blamed Minnesota's Democratic governor for failing to catch the fraud. Said was accused of vastly overstating the number of meals when seeking payment for providing food to needy children.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFoodFraudMinnesotathLdWritethru/a195ef82b798fa66d89cd4a6ba7e23aa/text___
King tides inundate streets and flood homes and businesses along both US coasts
SUMMARY: King tides have inundated parts of both U.S. coasts. The tides are flooding streets and sending sea water into homes and businesses in beach communities in California, Florida and the Carolinas. They began with the full moon earlier this week. Forecasters say they could cause flooding in some areas into the weekend. King tides are caused by the gravitational pull and alignments of the Earth, moon, and sun. They can occur several times a year and last several days. Forecasters say this week's king tides along the U.S. coasts have been exacerbated by additional factors.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSExtremeWeatherrdLdWritethru/bd3d4258b785f428fdbdb961c4355a67/text___
Lawsuit seeks to block ICE from hiding locations of detainees with final removal orders
SUMMARY: Legal groups have filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration's policy of hiding the locations of detainees with final deportation orders. The policy, introduced last month, aims to expedite deportations but makes it difficult for lawyers to locate their clients. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Boston, argues this change is "unlawful and inhumane." It challenges the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's decision to remove detainee locations from its online system. The move affects over 16,000 detainees. ICE has not publicly confirmed the change but says detainees can still make phone calls. The lawsuit claims the policy violates legal rights.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationICEFindingDetaineesstLdWritethru/789eea3202be224d82d84a82ade6c15b/text___
Alvin K. Hellerstein, a federal judge who handled Trump, Maduro and 9/11 cases, dies at 92
SUMMARY: Alvin K. Hellerstein, a Manhattan federal judge who presided over matters involving President Donald Trump, former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the 9/11 attacks, has died. He was 92. Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain said Hellerstein died Wednesday morning surrounded by his family. Just two weeks ago, Hellerstein presided over a Manhattan hearing in the ongoing narco-terrorism conspiracy prosecution of Maduro, who was captured earlier this year in a surprise raid. President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, appointed Hellerstein to the federal bench in 1998. Hellerstein's funeral is scheduled for Thursday in Manhattan.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSObitAlvinHellersteinthLdWritethru/4d263fef1ad4a368feb3a76864e62325/text___
Suspects in alleged school shooting plot in Georgia had floor plan, had chosen a date, warrants say
SUMMARY: Authorities say that the suspects in an alleged plot to carry out a shooting at a Georgia high school had a floor plan of the school and had chosen a date. Police accused 17-year-old Shane Keith Taylor and 21-year-old Michael Brandon Terry, along with an unidentified juvenile, of planning a shooting at Cherokee High School. The FBI identified threatening social media posts and notified school police, who contacted the Canton Police Department. Police arrested the juvenile suspect on October 20, and Taylor and Terry on October 23. Investigators collected guns, ammunition, and electronic devices as evidence. The investigation remains active.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSchoolShootingPlotGeorgiandLdWritethru/c6751e11c9bde87e83ddf464f392c77c/text___
Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96
SUMMARY: Legendary labor organizer Dolores Huerta has died. Her family says the United Farm Workers co-founder, civil rights icon and feminist activist died Wednesday at the age of 96. With César Chavez, she co-founded what would become the United Farm Workers union. This year, Huerta shocked the Latino community and activist circles by revealing that Chavez had sexually abused her in the 1960s, leading to the birth of two children. Huerta said she'd kept it secret because she feared coming forward would compromise her life’s work and unravel the progress made. Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Huerta a champion of working Americans.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSObitDoloresHuertathLdWritethru/255fd49a5346475dbace4a74994b2c62/text___
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Alaska's governor orders a probe into Peltola's Senate campaign over spoiler candidate controversy
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is casting doubt on whether Alaska's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate would be seated even if she won the election after accusations her campaign recruited another candidate with the same name as Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan. The New York Times reports Democrat Mary Peltola’s team may have recruited another Dan Sullivan to confuse voters. Trump said Thursday it's “hard to believe” Peltola could even be allowed to run and “you’re going to have to see what happens.” Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has ordered an investigation, saying tricking voters “strikes at the integrity of our elections.” Peltola dismisses the allegations as a distraction from key issues.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionAlaskaSenatethLdWritethru/c391cc7b546384c7adde9aebc9973620/text___
Democratic divisions linger in Michigan Senate race. Will frustration with Trump outweigh them?
SUMMARY: With Election Day approaching, Michigan Democrats remain divided over Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed after a contentious primary. Some Jewish voters and party leaders continue to criticize El-Sayed over his past remarks and positions on Israel. The fiance of his former primary opponent, Rep. Haley Stevens, said Wednesday he would vote for Republican Mike Rogers. Stevens reaffirmed her support for El-Sayed but raised concerns about his campaign. Meanwhile, El-Sayed has tried to attract disillusioned Republican voters. Rogers faces challenges of his own, including voter frustration with President Donald Trump, the war in Iran and high costs. Those competing pressures could shape the race.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionMichiganSenatestLdWritethru/bc0c09058cb388f0a64a82a5c53520a9/text___
Stolen election rhetoric from Trump isn't new. His ability to act on those claims is
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump's involvement in this year's midterm elections has moved from rhetoric to reality. The president directed his administration to intervene on behalf of his preferred candidate in Alaska's Senate race, suing to halt the certification before voters have even finished casting ballots. Trump has long told supporters that elections he or his party might lose are stolen, and this year is no exception. But the certification lawsuit in Alaska elevates Trump’s crusade beyond rhetoric. He's now using the power of the presidency to act during the midterms with his party struggling to hold its control of Congress.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionTrumpInterferencestLdWritethru/85ad12449d5900e74bece6df6d8d52d5/text___
CNN, MSNOW and Politico ask court to make Trump access order permanent
SUMMARY: Three news outlets are telling a federal court that the White House is defying a judge's orders by refusing to let them return to covering President Donald Trump. CNN, MSNOW, and Politico say the president is retaliating against them for reports he dislikes. A judge previously ordered the administration to cancel its ban on the outlets. The outlets' attorney says the White House continues to block reporters from covering Trump in key locations. The filing asks the court to make previous orders permanent. The news organizations argue that the president is practicing “viewpoint discrimination” forbidden by the First Amendment.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMediaCNNWhiteHouse/0b5492ba3a8a0914a8c4c47ccdc87f7f/text___
Senate is skeptical about making daylight saving time permanent despite Trump's pressure
SUMMARY: Get ready to fall back. The Senate is unlikely to act on a House-passed bill that would make daylight saving time permanent, despite pressure from President Donald Trump and Americans who don’t like having to change their clocks twice a year. Daylight saving time ends early Sunday, requiring much of the U.S. to move clocks back one hour. Several senators are holding up legislation that would eliminate that longtime U.S. tradition. Supporters argue that ending the time change would provide more daylight during the times Americans are most active. Opponents say commuters in some states wouldn’t see the sun until after 9 a.m.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSenateDaylightSavingTime/f9e065a6f5a3187731ea794b353c3a4f/text___
How Trump's immigration crackdown sparked a backlash that could boomerang in the midterms
SUMMARY: Donald Trump roared back into office two years ago partly on the power of immigration. Trump’s pledge to seal the border and launch “mass deportations” earned him a wide swath of support, even in many heavily immigrant communities, amid frustration with the state of the border under former President Joe Biden. Nearly two years later, the public has soured on the president’s approach. More Americans now disapprove of Trump’s approach to immigration than approve of it, a striking turnaround that followed a nationwide crackdown that has seen thousands of working people detained, violent arrests caught on video and a string of deadly encounters with immigration officers, including the Minneapolis killings of two U.S. citizens.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionImmigration/973ea68bd778fbfd7f38209f65bb351c/text___
US bans imports from 3 Chinese biotech companies over forced labor allegations
SUMMARY: The Trump administration says it's blocking shipments from Chinese biotech company BGI and its affiliates, alleging ties to forced labor. Starting Thursday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will ban goods from BGI Group, BGI Genomics and MGI Tech. The Department of Homeland Security accused the companies of involvement with forced labor of ethnic groups like Uyghurs in China’s far-west ethnic region of Xinjiang. BGI Group, known for its genetic sequencing technologies, rejected the allegations and says it hasn’t “engaged in any form of forced labor.” Adding the companies to a trade blacklist comes as biotechnology is emerging as another front in the economic and tech competition between the U.S. and China.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSChinaBiotechstLdWritethru/92531b29092332a680fd7abff55a0f27/text___
Trump in Ohio and Obama in Georgia make closing stretch appeals to midterm voters in pivotal states
SUMMARY: Former President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump have both rallied for their parties ahead of the midterm elections. Obama campaigned in Georgia with former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Sen. Jon Ossoff on Wednesday. He criticized Trump for focusing on personal wealth and White House renovations. Meanwhile, Trump spoke in Ohio, urging supporters to vote and repeating claims about the 2020 election. He also targeted Democrat Mary Peltola in Alaska, accusing her of voter fraud. Trump’s rallies are focusing on red states as he supports candidates like Ohio Sen. Jon Husted and Michigan’s Mike Rogers.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionthLdWritethru/0e435ba88ad76f75e88fdf98fa0b4a64/text___
Conservative activists O'Keefe, Higby charged with unlawful voting in Minnesota
SUMMARY: Conservative activists James O’Keefe and Cam Higby have been charged with unlawful voting and identity theft in Minnesota after a prosecutor said they gave false names to poll workers during the state's primary election. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says they wore costumes and used the names of registered state voters while starting the “vouching” process in the Aug. 11 primary. Poll workers noticed their behavior and alerted election officials, who contacted police. Moriarty says the system worked well to identify and respond to misconduct. O'Keefe says he and Higby were acting as investigative journalists and that they never intended to complete the voucher process.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionMinnesotaIdentityTheftrdLdWritethru/e32e80590b59ca50adbb6751092e7435/text___
Iran war's cost to American taxpayers grows to an estimated $47.1 billion
SUMMARY: The cost of the Iran war to American taxpayers has grown to an estimated $47.1 billion. The Pentagon has provided the figure to Congress, showing a $3.5 billion bump over six weeks. The growing cost of the unpopular 8-month-old war and its economic ripple effects could hurt Republicans in next week's midterm elections. Voters are deciding which political party will control Congress during President Donald Trump’s last two years in office. The Republican president has said new strikes on Iran are an option after the midterms and is sending more military resources to the Middle East. The war’s cost and military spending in general are already a contentious issue on Capitol Hill.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSIranUSWarCostsstLdWritethru/81d781a54149709d1ca6754d2aab78bc/text___
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Spain reckons with second deadly train crash of the year ahead of national election
SUMMARY: Spain faces fresh concerns about rail safety after a second high-speed train crash this year killed 69 people. Search teams using sniffer dogs continued to look for victims on Thursday morning a day after the collision in central Spain. One more body was found overnight. The collision Wednesday involved a RENFE train striking a stationary IRYO train in Toledo. This crash comes just weeks before a national election, adding pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's government. Spain's transport minister said human error caused the latest crash. Unions pushed back against the minister. Three days of national mourning started Thursday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUSpainTrainCrashthLdWritethru/aeb1c22ee6ddfe3733f3371bbf39ed0e/text___
Israelis await final election results as claim of foreign interference emerges
SUMMARY: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his party have amplified claims that the country's election was “stolen” by Arab-led parties. Final results are expected to confirm on Thursday that Netanyahu's bloc has lost its majority in parliament. The opposition accuses Netanyahu of demonizing the Arab population after a strong showing by Arab-led parties. If the opposition teams up with those parties in a rare and politically risky move, they could form the next government. The elections committee has asked the Shin Bet intelligence service to investigate alleged election interference by unspecified “foreign entities.” Netanyahu's Likud party targeted Arab-led parties even before the vote, despite lacking specific evidence.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIsraelElectionsthLdWritethru/9a0620a1314fdc127245ba1a7f0aa762/text___
A village chief in Congo works to overcome Ebola prejudice even as the disease kills his relatives
SUMMARY: A village chief in eastern Congo faces a tough battle against Ebola. Alphonse bin Kitobi Achou Taibo lost four family members to the virus and struggles with deep mistrust in his community. Many locals believe Ebola is poison or linked to evil spirits, making it hard to persuade them to seek medical help. The outbreak, declared in May, is caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, with no approved vaccine or treatment. Misinformation and fear have fueled violence, complicating response efforts. Survivors like Zawadi Kavira Musubao, one of Achou Taibo's cousins, face stigma and rejection from their communities, even after recovery.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFCongoEbolaMistruststLdWritethru/867dd6409c0270022b0c70ef8e567790/text___
What to know about Brazil's Bolsonaro's departure to the US after his electoral defeat
SUMMARY: Flávio Bolsonaro, who was defeated by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Sunday’s Brazilian elections, fled with his family to Miami after a secretive operation through Argentina and Ecuador.The 45-year-old ally of U.S President Donald Trump has so far refused to concede and made the stunning move after he pledged to the vote’s annulment, backtracked, and saw the country’s Supreme Court order the seizure of his Brazilian passports for considering him a flight risk amid two investigations. On Monday, the U.S. said that it would grant visas to Bolsonaro and his family. The AP explains what is there to know about Bolsonaro’s move.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APLTBrazilElectionWhattoKnowstLdWritethru/a50cc25f2611a287fa34085f4c53b0c9/text___
A US cruise ship suspends a global voyage in Asia due to fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers
SUMMARY: A U.S. cruise ship on a three-year voyage has suspended its journey in Cambodia due to high fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to disembark. The MV Odyssey, which set sail two years ago, was marketed as a floating home for long-term living. Its operator, Villa Vie Residences, cited monthly fuel expenses rising from $1,800 to as much as $8,000 in parts of Asia. The ship, carrying 203 passengers and 156 crew, is docked at Sihanoukville with no certain departure date. Passengers expressed disappointment and hope for a solution to continue their life at sea.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASCambodiaUSCruiseShipthLdWritethru/88fa620415d8e490cbe5a25ca5cb0691/text___
Defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family land in Miami after fleeing Brazil
SUMMARY: Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family have landed in Miami after fleeing Brazil. Bolsonaro fled after he refused to concede the election to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro’s father Jair Bolsonaro also fled to Florida after losing the 2022 presidential election to Lula. The United States has granted visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family and U.S. President Donald Trump has questioned Brazil's election result. Bolsonaro is under investigation by Brazil’s Supreme Court, accused of corruption, money laundering and tax evasion. He has denied those allegations. The Trump ally visited the White House in May.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APLTBrazilElectionFlavioBolsonarothLdWritethru/9fc1f409ed993403736dbae07bd74bd8/text___
Russell Brand denies all charges as he takes the stand at his rape and sex assault trial
SUMMARY: Russell Brand says allegations of sexual misconduct have had a “devastating” impact on his life. The actor and comedian testified in court Wednesday at his trial on charges of rape and sexual assault. Brand, 51, denied all charges, stating that friends and colleagues have abandoned him. He also mentioned being barred from staying with his baby son in the hospital due to the allegations. Over the past two weeks, prosecutors have presented their case, with six women accusing Brand of misconduct between 1999 and 2009. Brand insists that consent is fundamental, denying any wrongdoing.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUBritainRussellBrandrdLdWritethru/bf206b34d730e6f1d63cc96f1e25ad72/text___
Takeaways from Israel's inconclusive election
SUMMARY: Israelis are facing a murky political reality. No clear winner appears to have emerged from the recent elections. The first polls to be held since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack three years ago were seen as pivotal for the country's future. Initial results show a deeply divided electorate. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have suffered a setback but could still remain in office. His main opponents would need the politically costly support of Arab-led factions to form a government. Negotiations could drag on for weeks, and another election is possible.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APIsraelElectionTakeawaysstLdWritethru/ee0ae31d2b8f546192a03e432766dfd7/text___
UN condemns US economic embargo of Cuba though more nations sit out after Trump administration push
SUMMARY: The U.N. General Assembly has condemned the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for the 34th year. It comes even as Washington’s campaign to influence the outcome led to a number of countries voting against the resolution or sitting out the decision for the first time. The vote on Wednesday was 130-17, with 25 abstentions. The vote last year was 165-7, with 12 abstentions. Western countries like Germany, Italy and Latvia are among those that abstained for the first time in 34 years.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUNCubaUSthLdWritethru/52ab17ec75d26cd9d1893915ce18f414/text___
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Strong growth and inflation paints mixed picture of economy days before midterm elections
SUMMARY: The U.S. economy posted strong growth in the July-September quarter yet inflation remained stubbornly high last month, government reports showed Thursday, painting a mixed picture less than a week before midterm elections in which the uncomfortably high cost of living has become a central issue. Strong consumer spending and soaring investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure were the key drivers of growth in the third quarter. Whenever unemployment is low, like now, consumers often spend at a healthy clip, and wealthier consumers are increasingly spending the fruits of their stock market gains. Yet economists worry that persistently high prices are eroding Americans’ ability to keep spending.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSConsumerPricesthLdWritethru/c32cfa8b85ae53ceb7b1cc557d3b7400/text___
A potentially historic drop for Alphabet's stock drags the US market lower
SUMMARY: A potentially historic drop for Alphabet's stock is dragging the U.S. stock market lower. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Thursday and was on track for its first loss in four days, while the Nasdaq composite tumbled 1.3%. The stock price of Google's parent company was on track for its worst drop on record after reporting weaker growth for the summer than analysts expected. The report raised worries about whether huge investments in AI technology will pay off. Most of the other U.S. stocks rose, though, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped by 0.4%, or 189 points.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/1b5c71d31b4ce1e46b0db47b33141f6b/text___
DoorDash offers $17 billion for Instacart in what would be a big consolidation for grocery delivery
SUMMARY: DoorDash is offering $17 billion to buy Instacart to supercharge its grocery delivery business in what would be a big consolidation in grocery delivery. DoorDash said the Instacart brand name and app will remain, and Instacart shoppers can continue fulfilling orders for Instacart. Instacart customers will now have access to 50,000 additional stores covered by DoorDash. Instacart, founded in 2012, specializes in grocery and convenience store delivery in the U.S. and Canada. DoorDash was founded a year later as a restaurant delivery business but expanded to grocery delivery in 2020.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSDoorDashInstacartthLdWritethru/d6f30f5d18c288eeba6babcb49260e06/text___
US economy grows at brisk 3.4% pace in third quarter on strong consumer spending and AI investment
SUMMARY: The U.S. economy grew at a healthy 3.4% annual pace from July through September, accelerating from the second quarter on strong consumer spending and investment in artificial intelligence. The expansion in third-quarter gross domestic product – the nation’s output of goods and services – was faster than the 2.2% growth registered from April through June, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Consumer spending rose at a brisk 3.8% clip in the third quarter, and business investment was up sharply, reflecting the AI boom.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSEconomyGDPndLdWritethru/ca48d86b723cc52fe14d142ee033316a/text___
Federal Reserve keeps rates unchanged despite elevated inflation
SUMMARY: The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday at about 3.9% despite stubbornly high inflation, while providing little hint about its next moves. The Fed meeting took place less than a week before the midterm elections, which have focused heavily on concerns about the cost of living and affordability, but Fed Chair Kevin Warsh denied politics affected the central bank’s decision. The Fed wants to return inflation to its 2% target, which it typically does by raising its short-term interest rate. Warsh dismissed the notion that not raising rates would cause the public to lose faith in the Fed.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFederalReservethLdWritethru/c06793b0c50641444701d5d098ccc2c8/text___
Wendy's, struggling with beef prices and growing competition, gets a buyout offer
SUMMARY: Shares of Wendy’s jumped after noted investor Nelson Peltz made an offer to buy the struggling burger chain. Wendy’s shares are down 25% in the past year following a yearslong decline. The chain, founded in 1969 by Dave Thomas and named after his daughter, is known for its square burgers and Frosty desserts. But its market share has been falling as burger competitors like In-N-Out and Five Guys expand and inflation made fast-food visits less affordable. Peltz’s Trian Fund Management and several partners are offering Wendy’s $7.35 per share in cash, or a premium of nearly 19% over the stock’s closing price on Tuesday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSWendysBuyoutthLdWritethru/8f9ab7443eee801608c8058e4a77e862/text___
UK seeks to give households 'breathing space' this winter over Iran war energy price spike
SUMMARY: U.K. Treasury chief John Healey has used his first budget statement to offer households and businesses support with their energy bills this winter in the face of what he termed “global economic storms.” Healey was appointed chancellor of the exchequer in July when Andy Burnham became prime minister. Healey said that the Iran war wasn't something the U.K. government wanted and that it has upended the economic backdrop. A 100-pound one-off payment to poor- to middle-income households this winter was among the support measures announced in the early stages of Healey's speech. He also set a target date of 2030 for the U.K. to spend 3% of its gross domestic product on defense. But he didn't explain how.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUBritainBudgetthLdWritethru/c0d09bf5258f705403b85e019575f033/text___
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Smoke from LA fires exposed millions of people to high levels of toxic heavy metals, study says
SUMMARY: During the peak of the 2025 Los Angeles fires, approximately 7 million residents were exposed to airborne lead concentrations over 24 hours that exceeded 80 times the normal background level, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances. Researchers from the California Institute of Technology compared the chemical composition of the plume from the Eaton fire with smoke from a fire that mostly burned vegetation and found that the urban smoke had more lead, arsenic and other toxic metals linked to burning vehicles, building materials and electronics. The study authors say smoke exposure frameworks and emergency response protocols should be revised as more fires burn into cities due to climate change and urban expansion.
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Brewers beat the Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to win the first World Series title in franchise history
SUMMARY: The small-ball Milwaukee Brewers playing in the smallest market in the majors are World Series champions for the first time. Hey, Milwaukee: grab a brat, raise a beer and prepare for that parade. Young ace Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings of two-hit ball, rookie Cooper Pratt got two more hits and two RBIs, and Milwaukee beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to set off a long-awaited celebration among thousands of Brewers fans in attendance at Tropicana Field. Misiorowski left the game because of a right calf cramp, but a stellar Milwaukee bullpen had little trouble closing it out.
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Rays become third team to lose first three World Series, joining Brooklyn Dodgers, Detroit Tigers
SUMMARY: The Tampa Bay Rays joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and Detroit Tigers as the only teams to lose in their first three World Series appearances. The Rays were beaten by the Milwaukee Brewers, who took the title for the first time by winning Game 5 by a 4-1 score. Manager Kevin Cash said the team is "banged up and hurting." Drew Rasmussen, who started on short rest, allowed one run and two hits over four innings. The Rays led the AL East from mid-May and topped the American League with 98 wins. Closer Bryan Baker said the team should use this as motivation to keep working.
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Rays ace Drew Rasmussen starts World Series Game 5 on short rest, allows 1 run over 4 innings
SUMMARY: Drew Rasmussen started for Tampa Bay on three days’ rest in Game 5 of the World Series against the Milwaukee Brewers, leaving with a 1-0 deficit after pitching four innings. A 31-year-old right-hander, Rasmussen retired his first four batters before Brice Turang doubled to left-center on a flat cutter. Sal Frelick was hit by a pitch and rookie Cooper Pratt drove a low cutter over leaping second baseman Ben Williamson and into center field for an RBI single. Those were the only hits allowed by Rasmussen, who struck out four and walked none in a 48-pitch outing. Kevin Kelly relieved to start the fifth and allowed another run, leaving the Rays down 2-0.
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