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NATIONAL
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New prosecutor won't pursue charges against Trump and others in Georgia election interference case
SUMMARY: The prosecutor handling the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others has decided not to pursue it further. Pete Skandalakis, who took over the case last month, made the announcement in a court filing on Wednesday. He replaced Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who was removed due to a conflict of interest. Legal action against Trump was unlikely to proceed while he is president. However, 14 other defendants, including Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, still faced charges.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSGeorgiaElectionIndictmentrdLdWritethru/b9000b28e65fc8ebe57f6f9cca5cc3ef/text___
Wisconsin seeks to block Morgan Geyser's conditional release after escape from group home
SUMMARY: Wisconsin authorities have asked a state court to revoke the conditional release of Morgan Geyser, the woman who in 2014 almost killed her sixth grade classmate in the name of horror villain Slender Man and escaped from a group home earlier this week. A Waukesha County Circuit Court judge agreed on Wednesday to seal the petition filed by the Department of Corrections late Tuesday seeking the revocation. Authorities say Geyser cut her GPS monitoring bracelet on Saturday night and fled the group home with a 43-year-old companion. Police outside of Chicago found Geyser on Sunday night.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSGirlsStabbingPlot/dcf062944fdaaa27c08381903a701cf7/text___
Frustrated by missing mail, one American took the Postal Service to court
SUMMARY: A Texas landlord's case before the U.S. Supreme Court is challenging the U.S. Postal Service's exemption from lawsuits over lost or mishandled mail. The landlord alleges her mail was deliberately withheld for two years. The Postal Service argues that allowing such lawsuits could lead to a flood of litigation. During oral arguments last month, a government lawyer warned of numerous lawsuits if the court rules in the landlord's favor. However, the landlord's attorney claims such cases would be rare. The Supreme Court's decision could redefine the Postal Service's liability under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSUSPSMissingMail/b6008b654126a562e2b71f45d2c58e23/text___
Some families are 'adopting' turkeys for Thanksgiving instead of eating them
SUMMARY: An increasing number of farm animal sanctuaries across the country have started promoting an alternative version of Thanksgiving. Rather than dipping turkeys into gravy, families “adopt” them, donating money to their lifelong care. In return they receive photos, certificates and sometimes one-on-one visits with the birds. At Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary in Colorado, a $25 donation comes with a certificate, photo and either a virtual or in-person visit. The funds help pay for extending the turkeys’ outdoor pasture area, their feed and sometimes their pricey vet bills. The sanctuary says the program is about educating the public that turkeys are more than just centerpieces.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTurkeyAdoptionsthLdWritethru/59564d3d3b4a713a570ffdb1237da5db/text___
DACA recipients are being arrested despite deportation protection
SUMMARY: An organization is tracking the growing number of arrests among people with temporary deportation protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Although DACA was created to shield noncitizens who were brought into the country by their parents from deportation if they meet certain requirements, including keeping a clean record, the Trump administration has obfuscated the protections granted to these recipients. At least 20 cases have been documented, including the recent arrest of a Dallas area resident who was a vocal participant in political meetings and public demonstrations.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationDACAArrestsrdLdWritethru/f6b4d275e62fa888285fb65004a969c4/text___
National Parks to raise fees for millions of international tourists to popular US parks
SUMMARY: The National Park Service says it is going to start charging international tourists an extra $100 to enter some of the most popular U.S. parks. They will be left out of fee-free days that will be reserved for American residents. The announcement Tuesday declaring “America-first entry fee policies” comes as national parks deal with the strain of a major staff reduction and severe budget cuts. They're also recovering from significant lost revenue during the recent government shutdown. The change will take effect Jan. 1 and impact 11 national parks. The announcement says foreign tourists will also see their annual parks pass price jump to $250, while U.S. residents will continue to be charged $80.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSNationalParksIncreasedFeesrdLdWritethru/557f52a2e3c12540594f19cadbbc8334/text___
Americans eye Thanksgiving travel weather after Texas tornadoes, snow and rain elsewhere
SUMMARY: Some suburban Houston residents are dealing with cleanup following at least two tornadoes as heavy rain falls around the South and snow in parts of the Midwest. The Texas severe weather outbreak Monday damaged over 100 homes though no injuries were reported. It came at the start of a busy Thanksgiving travel week in which Americans are closely eyeing the weather. Heavy rain was reported in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia on Tuesday. Meanwhile, snow fell in North Dakota and was expected in parts of the Midwest, with more likely Wednesday in the Great Lakes region. New York's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was expected to be dry but cold.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSevereWeatherthLdWritethru/ff20367238823f401aba3aeca84b746f/text___
FBI seeks interviews with Democrats who urged US troops to defy illegal orders
SUMMARY: Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews. It comes a day after the Pentagon announced it is investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over potential violations of military law. Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin told reporters Tuesday that Trump “is attempting to use the FBI to scare us.” The inquiries mark an extraordinary escalation for federal law enforcement and military institutions that traditionally steer clear of partisan clashes.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APDemocratsTrumpMilitarythLdWritethru/80c1a1ffbbaa3a12e63745356f2377f3/text___
Trump spares turkeys — but not his political opponents — at annual pardoning ceremony
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump brought insults and grievances to the traditional Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony at the White House. On Tuesday, he joked about sending the turkeys to a prison in El Salvador and suggested naming them after Democratic stalwarts Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi. Trump also claimed that last year's turkey pardons by President Joe Biden were invalid. The ceremony eventually proceeded with Trump pardoning a turkey named Gobble, although its companion, Waddle, was absent. Trump also used the event to claim that Thanksgiving meal prices are dropping, though some research suggests otherwise.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpTurkeyPardonthLdWritethru/e678ffc1f819dde1b8a8c4ebfe53ebdd/text___
Judge gives Justice Department a day to detail Ghislaine Maxwell trial materials to be released
SUMMARY: A federal judge has given the Justice Department a day to say what materials it plans to make publicly available from the file it built to prosecute Ghislaine Maxwell in the sex trafficking case brought against her after financier Jeffrey Epstein died. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in Manhattan on Tuesday said the government's description of the materials must be sufficient in detail to meaningfully inform victims who do not know what investigative materials were subject to secrecy before. Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence after her 2021 conviction. Epstein's 2019 death behind bars while awaiting trial was ruled a suicide.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSJusticeDepartmentJeffreyEpstein/92a54e57ea49d682ce3a50d1f97b6299/text___
Prosecutors will retry man in death of Etan Patz, whose 1979 disappearance spotlighted missing kids
SUMMARY: A notorious 1979 missing-child case will go to trial for a third time in New York City. Manhattan prosecutors vowed in a court filing Tuesday to retry the man whose murder conviction was recently overturned in the disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz. Etan's case fueled a national focus on child disappearances and abductions, and Etan was one of the first to appear on milk cartons. A new set of prosecutors will need to bring back witnesses and try to persuade another jury that Pedro Hernandez lured and killed the boy as he walked to his New York City school bus stop. Hernandez’s lawyers insist he is innocent.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSNYCMissingBoyEtanPatzthLdWritethru/d773b414acdac401a1ef55e2393e22ef/text___
Death of Florida teenager on Carnival cruise ship ruled a homicide
SUMMARY: The death of a Florida teenager on a Carnival cruise ship earlier this month has been ruled a homicide. Anna Kepner’s cause of death was “mechanical asphyxia,” according to a copy of her death certificate obtained by ABC News. The case has drawn international attention and sparked intense speculation on social media. Mechanical asphyxia is when an object or physical force stops someone from breathing. The case remains shrouded in mystery, with authorities providing little information. Kepner's 16-year-old stepbrother has been identified as a suspect, according to court filings in a separate custody dispute.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMiamiCruiseShipDeathndLdWritethru/d5e655acb00e00a3ff7e7c5ba32e8842/text___
Slender Man attacker won't fight extradition to Wisconsin after fleeing group home
SUMMARY: A Wisconsin woman who almost killed her sixth grade classmate to please horror character Slender Man and then fled her group home won't fight extradition from Illinois. A Cook County court spokesperson says Morgan Geyser made the move Tuesday during a hearing. Wisconsin authorities now have 30 days to pick her up and bring her back to the state. Geyser nearly stabbed a 12-year-old classmate to death in 2014 to please Slender Man. Now 23 years old, she was released from a mental institution in September and placed in a group home, but ran away on Saturday. She and a 43-year-old companion were arrested in Posen, Illinois, on Sunday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSGirlsStabbingPlotstLdWritethru/10d31a9d07d175ba3e286761b8889de9/text___
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson leaves hospital after treatment for neurological disorder
SUMMARY: The Rev. Jesse Jackson's family says that the civil rights leader has been released from a hospital where he was treated for a rare neurological disorder. Yusef Jackson said Tuesday that his father was discharged from Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. The 84-year-old Jackson is an internationally known civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2013. That diagnosis was changed last spring to progressive supranuclear palsy, or PSP. While hospitalized, Jackson's visitors included former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Yusef Jackson thanked friends and supporters who are praying for the Rev. Jackson.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSJesseJackson/6c0f22cd6ea9d5d0de872e04861c29c4/text___
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Health care plan circulated by the White House runs into familiar GOP divisions
SUMMARY: A health care proposal circulated by the White House in recent days is running into Republican divisions on the issue. It's a familiar struggle for Republicans, who have been trying to scrap or overhaul the federal health care law for the past 15 years. The tentative proposal from President Donald Trump would extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies for two years while adjusting eligibility requirements for those who receive them. The proposal has so far been met with a stony silence on Capitol Hill. Republicans are debating among themselves whether to overhaul the health care law, tweak it or simply let the subsidies expire.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APCongressHealthCarestLdWritethru/97483a1f4d5e844f439c630d74d86ff2/text___
DC Mayor Bowser announces she won't seek fourth term, as Trump's federal intervention continues
SUMMARY: Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser says she will not be seeking re-election next year. Bowser announced her decision Tuesday in a video on social media, calling it an “immense privilege” to have worked alongside district residents. Bowser has served three terms, none more tumultuous than the last year, when President Donald Trump issued an emergency order that federalized the city’s police force and sent hundreds of National Guard troops there for what the administration called a crime-fighting mission. She found herself walking a fine line between staying in Trump’s good graces and responding to the concerns of constituents who said she should have pushed back more on actions taken by the president.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSDCBowserthLdWritethru/0e9f3cfc668fd70faa9820c8bfb4e7a3/text___
Dismissal of Comey, James cases won't be the final word. Here's what the path ahead may look like
SUMMARY: A federal judge’s dismissal of criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney Letitia James, two political foes of President Donald Trump, won’t be the final word on the matter. The Justice Department says it plans to immediately appeal a pair of rulings that held that Lindsey Halligan was illegally appointed. It also has the ability to try to refile the cases, though whether it can successfully secure fresh indictments through a different prosecutor is unclear, as is whether any new indictments could survive the crush of legal challenges that would invariably follow.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSJusticeDepartmentComeyWhattoKnow/ffcb0688ddf013161ec0b9b4c13681f4/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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At least 13 dead after fire engulfs Hong Kong high-rise residential buildings
SUMMARY: At least 13 people have been killed in a fire that spread across seven high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex. Authorities said nine people were declared dead at the scene on Wednesday and four others were later confirmed dead at hospital. About 700 people have been evacuated to temporary shelters. The fire sent up a column of flames and thick smoke as it spread on bamboo scaffolding and construction netting that had been set up around the exterior of the housing complex in Tai Po district in the New Territories. Multiple buildings close to each other were ablaze with bright flames and smoke shooting out of many of the apartments’ windows as night fell.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASHongKongFirethLdWritethru/cf40065101b2b6f8ac7bc43d9f228022/text___
Pushing an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, Trump looks to his Gaza ceasefire playbook
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump's approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war mirrors his tactics in the Israel-Hamas conflict. He uses bold terms favoring one side and sets deadlines for the combatants. Details like enforcement and security are secondary. Trump had issued a 28-point plan favoring Russia, alarming Europe. On Tuesday, Trump acknowledged the plan is more of a concept. Experts say Trump's focus is on proclaiming a ceasefire, not ensuring its sustainability. The plan asks Ukraine to cede land and limit its military. European leaders worry Trump is sidelining them, leaving them vulnerable to Russian aggression.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUTrumpCeasefirePlaybook/c053b2163409a87e7276c427dd493e5d/text___
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appear on state television saying they have seized power in the country
SUMMARY: Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have seized power, appearing on state television to announce their takeover. The military high command stated they have assumed full control of the state and deposed the president. The announcement follows reports of gunfire near the presidential palace on Wednesday, three days after national elections. The military claims they acted in response to a plan to destabilize the country, involving both domestic and foreign nationals. They have suspended the electoral process, media activities, and closed borders. The country has a history of coups.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFGuineaBissauUnrestrdLdWritethru/2a1371eb1ceb25596b99c4cc4062bc95/text___
Nigerian parents say they are kept in the dark over abducted schoolchildren
SUMMARY: Several parents of the over 300 schoolchildren seized by armed men in the latest mass abduction in Nigeria tell The Associated Press the government has told them nothing about rescue efforts. The stress has been so high that one parent has died of a heart attack, the local Catholic bishop said Wednesday. The rise in mass abductions from schools comes as the Trump administration pressures Nigeria to act against what it calls the persecution of Christians. Nigeria’s government denies that claim. Such abductions had decreased in the past two years. Nigeria's government says it has deployed troops to search for the latest children seized.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFNigeriaSchoolAbductions/2e7a6569bf1ff5b7d9e8f3de70ae1ca2/text___
Israel returns 15 more Palestinian bodies to Gaza as first phase of ceasefire nears end
SUMMARY: Israel has returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians, following Hamas's return of the remains of an Israeli hostage. This exchange is part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, with the first phase ending soon. The International Committee of the Red Cross helped transfer the bodies to Gaza on Wednesday. According to the ceasefire terms, Israel returns 15 Palestinian bodies for each hostage. So far, 345 Palestinian bodies have been returned. Meanwhile, Turkish, Qatari, and Egyptian mediators met in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss the next steps. The next phases of the truce include deploying an armed International Stabilization Force and developing an international body to govern Gaza.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLMideastWarsthLdWritethru/5f282ab434207591ca69523d3884ee92/text___
Kremlin confirms US envoy will visit as talks on ending war in Ukraine gain momentum
SUMMARY: A senior Kremlin official confirms that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow next week. Efforts are picking up speed to find a consensus on ending the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov said Wednesday that Kremlin officials still haven't officially received the initial U.S. peace proposal. Representatives of the United States, Russia, and Ukraine held talks in the United Arab Emirates earlier this week. Meanwhile, the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia came under a large Russian drone attack overnight with at least 19 people wounded.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarthLdWritethru/d1ebc2d6d2d873f9a397e56918937383/text___
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup attempt
SUMMARY: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has started his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled Tuesday that Bolsonaro will remain in custody after being preemptively arrested on Saturday. The far-right leader had been under house arrest since August. Bolsonaro was taken to federal police headquarters Saturday after trying to break his ankle monitor. The Supreme Court determined Bolsonaro’s defense had exhausted all appeals of his conviction. The former president and several allies were convicted for attempting to overthrow Brazil’s democracy following his 2022 election defeat. Bolsonaro has always denied wrongdoing.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APLTBrazilBolsonaroPrisonthLdWritethru/4ffc790826dd9dcd008dc666b6b9dda7/text___
France's top court upholds Sarkozy's conviction for illegal campaign financing in 2012
SUMMARY: France’s top court has upheld ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing of his reelection bid in 2012. Wednesday’s decision by the Court of Cassation makes definitive Sarkozy’s conviction to a year in prison half of it suspended for fraudulently overspending on the failed campaign. The sentence can be served at home monitored with an electronic bracelet or other requirements set by a judge. The decision comes just two weeks after Sarkozy’s release from prison pending an appeal in another campaign financing case.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUFranceSarkozyWhattoKnowrdLdWritethru/e823ed12af9adfd1600275894a66eaa3/text___
Report: US envoy coached Putin aide on how Russian leader should pitch Trump on Ukraine peace plan
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s chief interlocutor with the Russian government last month advised a senior aide to Vladimir Putin on how the Russian leader should go about pitching the U.S. president on a Ukraine peace plan. That's according to a transcript of the Oct. 14 call published Tuesday by Bloomberg News. The news agency said it reviewed a recording of the call. It said Trump envoy Steve Witkoff advised Putin’s foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov that Putin should call the U.S. leader to congratulate him and praise Trump for the Gaza peace deal. Trump described Witkoff's approach as “standard” in negotiations.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpRussiaUkrainerdLdWritethru/3844a3721d92dd9ae9681547a0814d88/text___
Taiwan puts $40 billion toward building a defense dome and buying US weapons
SUMMARY: Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has announced a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build a Taiwan Dome, an air defense system with high-level detection and interception capabilities, as the U.S. pressures the island to increase its defense spending. The budget will be allocated over eight years, from 2026 to 2033, and comes after Lai already pledged to raise defense spending to 5% of the island’s GDP. Lai had previewed the announcement in an op-ed for The Washington Post on Wednesday, saying the budget would be used to purchase arms from the U.S.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASTaiwanDefensethLdWritethru/c1f34ad69a12b9599f4a356abd3b31c4/text___
China's pressure on Japan is a familiar tactic that could last for some time
SUMMARY: China is turning to a well-used playbook to express its displeasure with Japan over a statement by its prime minister on Taiwan. Beijing is using its economic clout to pressure Tokyo while hurling a barrage of invective at its government. A Chinese advisory against travel to Japan has led to cancellations for hotels and tea ceremony classes. The Chinese release of two Japanese movies has also been called off and other sectors such as seafood exports could be next. China has employed similar economic pressure tactics before. One estimate says the travel advisory could cost Japan $11.5 billion.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASChinaJapanstLdWritethru/35660299c8662fb87402d52c44a08688/text___
24 schoolgirls abducted from Kebbi in Nigeria have been rescued, president says
SUMMARY: Nigeria's president says that all 24 schoolgirls held by assailants following a mass abduction last week from a school in Kebbi in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued. A total of 25 girls were abducted on Nov. 17 from a government school in Kebbi state’s Maga town, but one of them was able to escape the same day. The remaining 24 were all rescued, according to a statement from President Bola Tinubu. It was among a spate of recent mass abductions, including a raid on a Catholic school Friday in north-central Niger state in which more than 300 students and staff were abducted. Fifty students later escaped.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFNigeriaAbductionsrdLdWritethru/7189e12fff51f7058aa1af05d77f04ea/text___
Pakistan denies Afghanistan's claims of airstrikes killing 10 people, mostly children
SUMMARY: Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan of launching overnight strikes in three eastern provinces, killing 10 civilians. The military in Pakistan has denied the Afghan claims, saying no such strikes were carried out. The Afghan government's chief spokesperson said Tuesday that Pakistan “bombed” the home of a civilian in Khost province, killing nine children and a woman. He says additional strikes were carried out in the provinces of Kunar and Paktika, injuring four others. Pakistan’s denial of an attack comes more than a month after cross-border clashes erupted when the Afghan government claimed Pakistani drone strikes hit Kabul.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASAfghanistanPakistanthLdWritethru/2d5239006f41b3ee94c361715d792c03/text___
4 more arrested in $102M Louvre jewel heist, Paris prosecutor says
SUMMARY: The Paris prosecutor has announced four more arrests in connection with the $102 million jewel heist at the Louvre Museum. The arrests involve two men and two women from the Paris region, aged 31 to 40. The prosecutor, Laure Beccuau, did not specify their roles in the October 19 theft. French media report that one of those arrested, a 39-year-old man, is believed to be the fourth member of the team thought to have carried out the daring daylight robbery. The stolen jewels have not been recovered. Police have previously arrested other suspected members of the so-called “commando" team. Investigating magistrates have filed preliminary charges against three men and one woman arrested in October.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUFranceLouvreRobberythLdWritethru/7d151ce947c868e31b748a78b419f81d/text___
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Sellers in other countries struggle to maintain US customers as holiday shopping season starts
SUMMARY: Small businesses are struggling to adapt since the U.S. ended the "de minimis" exemption on Aug. 29, which allowed imports under $800 to be tariff-free. Eliminating the exemption was meant to curb drug trafficking and stop low quality goods from flooding the U.S. market. But small businesses have been unduly affected, and they’re facing not only skyrocketing costs but confusion and complaints from customers. Sellers abroad are reporting drastic declines in U.S. sales. Some are paying the duties themselves instead of passing them to consumers, trying to focus on their domestic customers to replace U.S. ones and adjusting product lineups.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSellersAbroadTariffsndLdWritethru/d4df6f00651eb33ea5d97fad5d7273d6/text___
Stocks climb on hopes for lower interest rates as Dow rallies 660 points
SUMMARY: Stocks climbed again on hopes for a coming cut to interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 0.9% Tuesday after breaking out of a morning lull and is back within 1.8% of its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 664 points, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.7%. Stocks got a boost from easing yields in the bond market. Lower rates can cover up many sins in financial markets, including prices going too high, and hopes are strong that the Federal Reserve will cut its main interest rate at its next meeting to juice the economy further. Small stocks had the market’s biggest gains.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/e0f5d3695f77267911406cb119115f6b/text___
Consumer confidence slides as Americans grow wary of high costs and sluggish job gains
SUMMARY: U.S. consumers were much less confident in the economy in November in the aftermath of the government shutdown and amid weak hiring and stubborn inflation. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index dropped to 88.7 in November from an upwardly revised October reading of 95.5, the lowest reading since April, when President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs that caused the stock market to plunge. The figures suggest that Americans are increasingly wary of high costs and sluggish job gains, with perceptions of the labor market worsening, the survey found.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSConsumerConfidencerdLdWritethru/55848421b5ff33ed244c8a4291f7facf/text___
US retail sales rose slightly in September, adding to months of big gains
SUMMARY: Sales at U.S. retailers and restaurants rose slightly in September as resilient consumers moderated their spending after splurging over the summer. Sales increased 0.2% last month from August, the Commerce Department said, in a report delayed more than a month because of the government shutdown. The retail sales figures suggest that Americans as a whole are still willing and able to boost their spending, a key driver of the economy, despite high prices for groceries, rent, and many imported goods hit by tariffs.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSRetailSalesrdLdWritethru/68854ba56ab37f1c3d5d2efe9656a4ae/text___
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Scientists capture the crackling sounds of what they believe is lightning on Mars
SUMMARY: Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover. A French-led team reported Wednesday that the crackling of electrical discharges was captured by a microphone on the rover. The researchers examined 28 hours of audio recordings, documenting 55 episodes of what they consider to be “mini lightning” over two Martian years. Almost all of them occurred during dust storms or dust devils. Lightning has already been confirmed at Jupiter and Saturn, and has long been suspected at Mars.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSCIMarsLightning/f1de408b9c151ef3718c515db9ead1a8/text___
ByHeart baby formula from all lots may be contaminated with botulism bacteria, tests show
SUMMARY: The makers of ByHeart infant formula say tests of products tied to a botulism outbreak show that all of the company's products may have been contaminated. Laboratory tests of 36 samples of formula from three different lots showed that five samples contained the type of bacteria that can lead to the rare and potentially deadly illness. At least 31 babies in 15 states have been sickened in the outbreak that began in August. In addition, health officials say other infants who consumed ByHeart formula were treated in earlier months, as far back as November 2024.
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Under glare of world's media, Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkey and Lebanon on first foreign trip
SUMMARY: Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip. His pilgrimage to Turkey and Lebanon would be delicate under any circumstances but is even more fraught given Mideast tensions and the media glare that will document history’s first American pope on the road. Leo is fulfilling a trip Pope Francis had planned to make. In Turkey, he'll mark an important anniversary with the Orthodox church. In Lebanon, he’ll try to boost a long-suffering Christian community and country still demanding justice from the 2020 Beirut port blast. Leo, who spent 12 years as the global superior of his Augustinian religious order and two decades as a missionary in Peru, says he loves to travel. In recent weeks he has shown diplomatic dexterity in answering questions on the fly from reporters.
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