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NATIONAL
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CNN, MS NOW and Politico back at the White House, hours after judge ordered Trump to lift ban
SUMMARY: Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico returned to the White House hours after a federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban of the three news outlets. The judge said early Thursday that the news outlets must have their access restored. But reporters from all three outlets said they were still blocked early Thursday. The news outlets soon asked in a new court filing for an immediate hearing to address their continued ban from White House grounds. The back-and-forth was the latest in an extraordinary showdown between Trump and media outlets whose coverage he dislikes. Trump announced he was banning the outlets Friday, assailing what he called “fake news.” The outlets argued they were singled out over the content of their coverage.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpMediathLdWritethru/21605e397fe48f178a4afa037e732c6d/text___
Deaths of students at the University of Mississippi cast spotlight on kratom
SUMMARY: A drug task force in Mississippi is urging people to avoid kratom after authorities found packages of the substance while investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students. Lafayette County Metro Narcotics issued the warning Tuesday, though it said it had no “confirmed information” that kratom contributed to either death. Kratom has come under increasing scrutiny over the past decade from U.S. health officials and states. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends against using it. An industry group says the FDA and states that have banned kratom are conflating the natural product with synthetic and chemically manipulated ones.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSKratomStudentDeaths/5c4d6429e65b573b2667119a8f860ddb/text___
New lawsuits allege Six Flags Magic Mountain's X2 roller coaster caused traumatic brain injuries
SUMMARY: Three people have filed lawsuits against Six Flags Magic Mountain, claiming they suffered traumatic brain injuries from the park's famous X2 roller coaster. The lawsuits, filed Monday, follow a recent settlement over a wrongful death case involving the same ride. The plaintiffs' attorney, Gary Dordick, says more than 100 clients have reported brain injuries from the ride in the past two years. One of his clients remains in the hospital in a vegetative state. Six Flags has not commented on the pending litigation but said the ride has been closed since July 12.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSixFlagsLawsuitsstLdWritethru/d5607d6286c1173216bb565f2e8646b3/text___
Iowa judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against Des Moines Register and pollster
SUMMARY: A judge in Iowa has dismissed President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against The Des Moines Register and its former pollster. Trump sued in December 2024, accusing pollster J. Ann Selzer and the Iowa newspaper of publishing a survey that misrepresented the state of the presidential race that year. District Judge Scott J. Beattie on Wednesday rejected the president’s claim that the poll violated Iowa’s consumer fraud law by deliberately misleading consumers. Selzer and the Register said the lawsuit promotes a conspiracy theory.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpLawsuitIowaPollthLdWritethru/de7d37ffc006ae35a69753f8456ff078/text___
Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sexual assault
SUMMARY: Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in New York in 2006. Weinstein’s sentencing Wednesday for sexually assaulting one-time TV production assistant Miriam Haley followed a legal odyssey spanning more than six years after he was first convicted and sentenced in 2020. In 2024, New York’s highest court erased the disgraced movie producer’s conviction and ordered a new trial. Tried for a second time last year, Weinstein was again convicted of a first-degree criminal sex act involving Haley. Weinstein apologized in court Wednesday, but he maintains he never sexually assaulted anyone. He is expected to appeal.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSexualMisconductWeinsteinthLdWritethru/e8c07e74d64220ca5cbd16bb833be206/text___
Lawyer: Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown to avoid prison with reduced charge in attempted murder case
SUMMARY: An attorney for former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown says he plans to accept a plea deal for a reduced charge in an attempted murder case in Miami that avoids prison. Brown is scheduled to appear in court next Wednesday to make the deal final. He could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted of the current attempted murder charge. Brown is accused of grabbing a handgun from a security staffer after a celebrity boxing match in Miami in May 2025 and firing two shots at a man he had gotten into a fistfight with earlier, according to an arrest warrant. Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu told investigators that one of the bullets grazed his neck.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSAntonioBrownShootingthLdWritethru/0a6cb26675bb5f81c59395101753b6d6/text___
Mississippi police make 2nd arrest in death of Black woman found hanging from tree, seek 3rd suspect
SUMMARY: Police in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a Black woman found hanging from a tree and have issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect. Jackson police said in a statement late Tuesday that they arrested 25-year-old Earnest Lloyd Jr. in the death of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune, whose body was found hanging behind an abandoned home on Aug. 3. Like Fortune and the first man arrested, 51-year-old Jarques Ratliff, Lloyd is Black. Lloyd appeared at a court hearing Wednesday and was denied bond. Ratliff was arrested this month on murder charges and pleaded not guilty. Police say they issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect, but gave no details about that person.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMississippiWomanHangingthLdWritethru/5f55f92ac90efab2abcf7443e7f0c59d/text___
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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
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Trump hails 'truly great friendship' with Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader begins his state visit
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is hailing the “truly great friendship” he's forged with Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader began his highly anticipated state visit. Trump has many thorny issues to discuss with the president of America’s biggest economic rival. But Trump is focusing on his long relationship with Xi as the two gathered with aides for opening remarks before formal talks Thursday. Xi said in his remarks upon arriving at the White House that the competition between the countries "should be a healthy one and should be kept within bounds. Xi also said China and the U.S. had a responsibility to ensure that humans always operate AI.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpXithLdWritethru/e21305f04e21bae2c083282a8bfc8321/text___
Senate to vote on resolution to halt the Iran war as gas prices upend midterms
SUMMARY: Increasingly anxious about the Iran war, senators are set to vote on a war powers resolution. Thursday's vote is the 14th time the Senate would seek to halt President Donald Trump’s military action. More Republicans are breaking with the president over the war, which has been largely blamed for the spike in fuel prices and become a flashpoint in the midterm election. As resolutions, the measures do not go to the president’s desk for his signature, but largely stand as a statement from the Congress. The Senate vote is likely to be the last chance for lawmakers to go on record about the war ahead of November. It comes after the House has three times voted to end the war.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSIranUSCongressWarPowersstLdWritethru/a3f88638b0b3a77ec7ac318f85e55887/text___
8 sailors in USS Lincoln group attempted suicide on extended deployment, Navy leader says
SUMMARY: The Navy's top civilian leader says eight sailors part of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group attempted suicide during an extended deployment to support the U.S. war against Iran. The group spent an uninterrupted time at sea that set a record. Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao provided the information to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in a letter this week. The New York Democrat had inquired about the strike group’s crew of thousands. The Lincoln’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.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpIranCarrier/7bb8316aa4fd67e6d2c8b34c029eebda/text___
Trump welcomes China's Xi to Washington with planeside ceremony and extension of trade truce
SUMMARY: Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Washington, where he was met with a rare planeside greeting from President Donald Trump, who was there to welcome his counterpart on the tarmac instead of waiting for him to drive up to the White House. As Xi arrives, Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the two leaders would extend a trade truce to January. It had been set to expire in November. Trump is pulling out the stops to honor China’s leader as he makes his first state visit to the U.S. capital in more than a decade.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpXiArrivalthLdWritethru/baea8dbdb8c832ae1b295579709dc967/text___
FBI investigates hackers' claim to have stolen sensitive employee data, compromised jobs website
SUMMARY: The FBI says it is investigating a criminal hacking group’s claims that it had stolen “very sensitive data” belonging to thousands of agents and applicants and that it had compromised the bureau’s jobs website. The bureau said in a statement Wednesday that it was aware of the claims, but didn't know the “point of breach.” The jobs website remains down. A message that circulated online from a hacking group known as ShinyHunters claims responsibility. The message says the group had “compromised very sensitive data on almost ALL FBI Agents and individuals who filed an application with the FBI for a job.” The claims couldn't immediately be verified.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFBIHackingInvestigationndLdWritethru/d627cbc6811344e7ad41e9f164cdf1c9/text___
FACT FOCUS: No, Biden did not revoke the White House press passes of more than 400 journalists
SUMMARY: Social media users are claiming that the Biden administration revoked the White House press passes of more than 400 journalists. This is false. In 2023, the White House revised its policy for long-term press passes. This meant that all journalists holding those passes were required to apply for renewal. Politico reported at the time that the number of hard pass holders dropped by more than 400 in the three months following the announcement of the new policy, but only one person was denied under the updated rules.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSBidenMediaBanFactFocus/776a6619b5a1363c164522495ed638d0/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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Netanyahu arrives in New York to address the UN, and other Mideast developments
SUMMARY: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in New York to address the United Nations General Assembly. He plans to meet with several world leaders but not U.S. President Donald Trump. Netanyahu's visit is brief due to the upcoming Jewish holiday of Sukkot, which begins Friday. Meanwhile, a top European Union official says only a small fraction of the funds needed to rebuild Gaza have been collected. Authorities have gathered just 1 billion of the 71 billion euros required. In other developments, a moderate earthquake shook southeast Turkey and parts of Syria on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLMideastthLdWritethru/8d8f9e371ad3772420f534ed86fc3eac/text___
Palestinian president, again denied a visa to speak at UN, addresses leaders on prerecorded video
SUMMARY: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is addressing the U.N. General Assembly. He's delivering prerecorded remarks from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied him and other top Palestinian officials visas to attend the gathering for the second year in a row. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to speak in person early in the afternoon. Since 2005, the now-90-year-old Abbas has led the Palestinian Authority, which is the internationally recognized representative of the Palestinian people. But his support among Palestinians has withered during years of corruption and the sometimes violent advance of Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUNUNGeneralAssemblyIsraelPalestiniansthLdWritethru/848e9bb0bb2c7a2a05f04be2dc4cb845/text___
Saudi-led coalition says 6 ballistic missiles are intercepted and blames Houthi rebels
SUMMARY: Saudi Arabia's military says it has intercepted six ballistic missiles targeting the country's Red Sea port of Yanbu and the city of Taif. The spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi rebels announced it on Thursday. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility from the Iran-backed Houthis, who have been blamed for recent attempted attacks, including on the Saudi capital of Riyadh. The Associated Press is not immediately able to verify the claim made by Saudi military spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki. His statement followed alerts by Saudi civil defense authorities, who later noted the danger had passed.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLYemenrdLdWritethru/d19776cf1a68b45d28b1402f3a47b8cd/text___
Powerful Hurricane Polo drenches Mexico's coast from offshore as Nolo nears Hawaii
SUMMARY: Powerful Hurricane Polo is sending bands of heavy rain across Mexico’s Pacific coast as Tropical Storm Nolo approaches Hawaii with the potential for catastrophic flooding. Polo is forecast to maintain Category 5 strength as it skirts Mexico’s coast. Rain and strong winds are hitting the coast Thursday. While the strongest winds are expected to remain at sea, forecasters warn the heavy rains could cause flooding and landslides. Farther west, Tropical Storm Nolo is forecast to become a hurricane by Thursday night and approach the Big Island as early as Friday. A hurricane watch was issued for Hawaii County. Nolo may drop up to 35 inches of rain in the Big Island and 20 inches in Maui, raising the possibility of flooding and mudslides.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APTropicalWeatherrdLdWritethru/a036e08f59c3f3842aaba2ee69bd9d37/text___
Russian strikes kill 8 in Ukraine as the UN debates how to end the war
SUMMARY: Officials say that Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine have killed at least eight civilians. The strikes hit the Kharkiv and Odesa regions and the capital Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged countries to impose sanctions and trade bans on Russia to cut off its revenue. Despite ongoing diplomatic efforts, there is no sign of an end to the conflict. Russian strikes continue to target civilian areas, keeping residents on edge. Meanwhile, Ukrainian drones have struck targets in western Russia. The conflict has severely impacted global food and energy supplies and strained Russia's relations with Western countries.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarstLdWritethru/81b243e8493f4de852da4497e211dadd/text___
A (permanent) seat at the table of power: African leaders press UN for Security Council reform
SUMMARY: African leaders at the United Nations General Assembly are demanding reform of the Security Council to include permanent seats for African countries. Many African heads of state have expressed frustration over the continent's lack of permanent representation as they navigate global security issues. These include conflicts like the war between Russia and Ukraine and the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. They argue that the current global conflicts make it urgent for the body to be more inclusive. Leaders have highlighted Africa's large population and the high number of African U.N. member states. They also want a say in decisions about artificial intelligence and critical resources.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUNUNGeneralAssemblyAfricaSecurityCouncil/9d29a10a8caf40a4876e2738446d2ee8/text___
Venezuela's acting leader, at UN for first address, promises elections at the 'right moment'
SUMMARY: Venezuela’s acting president has delivered her first address to the U.N. General Assembly since coming to power. She's promising elections and says the nation’s people will determine the “right moment.” Delcy Rodriguez says her government has started a “political dialogue with opposition sectors” to secure a “process based on equal conditions for all.” Rodríguez said that when the time comes, the country’s institutions “will be prepared to guarantee an inclusive and transparent process.” Rodríguez took over in Venezuela after a surprise U.S. military raid in January that captured then-leader Nicolás Maduro and brought him to the United States to face drug trafficking charges.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUNUNGeneralAssemblyVenezuelathLdWritethru/e71c81d9e152375a0c425025ea2e15ae/text___
OpenAI's breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke from Albanese
SUMMARY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is extremely concerned about OpenAI's security breach of a government website, and that the artificial intelligence company took too long to reveal the incident. Albanese made the breach public Thursday following a telephone conversation with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman. Both are in New York City to address the United Nations. An OpenAI agent had infiltrated an Australian health department website on June 18. It notified Australia about the breach by sending an email to a generic government address on Sept. 10. Albanese said an inquiry looking into the security breach would examine whether OpenAI could be criminally charged.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASAustraliaOpenAIBreachthLdWritethru/177e7eaf16cf743930a09445299d7735/text___
Gulf nations have found ways to keep oil flowing through the Iran war, but the costs are mounting
SUMMARY: When Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz at the start of the war, many feared that prices would skyrocket, cratering the world economy. Instead, nearly seven months on, oil is expensive but not exorbitant. Analysts say there’s enough oil available to meet current global needs, even as the higher prices cause political problems for U.S. President Donald Trump and others. That’s because Saudi Arabia and other Gulf producers quickly found alternative routes and reached for unused pipeline capacity. When Iran and its militant allies targeted those, the oil exporters and the U.S. military found still other ways in an often clandestine game of whack-a-mole. But the workarounds are expensive and may not be sustainable.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSOilWorkaroundsstLdWritethru/3aa72ed92a4e38ffd1dd4003e0c3ed49/text___
Zelenskyy, at UN, urges leaders to keep choking Russia's revenues and impede its war efforts
SUMMARY: Ukrainian President President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging world’s leaders to keep choking Russia’s revenues and impede its war efforts. He's telling the U.N. General Assembly that “Russia’s revenues must remain a target.” He says that trade, and the money it brings in, gives more time to the war. That, he says, is "why we insist on limiting trade with the aggressor. Russia gets its turn Saturday to address the assembly. President Vladimir Putin hasn’t traveled to the gathering in years, sending Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov instead.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUNUNGeneralAssemblyUkrainethLdWritethru/eae6556129152914081b48774236d397/text___
US will make up to $7 billion in loans to help Trump ally Milei tap Argentina’s oil and minerals
SUMMARY: The Trump administration wants to put billions of dollars into Argentina’s energy and mining industries. It announced plans Wednesday to make up to $7 billion available for loans to projects through next year. The money would help companies buy American equipment and hire U.S. contractors to build railways, pipelines and ports. Washington wants energy and critical minerals closer to home and less reliance on China, while Argentine President Javier Milei, a close Trump ally, is counting on exports to revive the economy and bring in dollars. The plan would help connect Argentina’s mineral deposits and shale fields to ports on its Atlantic coast.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APLTArgentinaUS/66f724b8d76915d75ae75df41b976049/text___
Tech leaders to UN: For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we created
SUMMARY: The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world — or at least its people. Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic, said AI could be of risk to humanity. His competitor, Sam Altman of OpenAI, said we could, as he put it, “lose control of the future to AI.” Both said the countries of the world, through the U.N. Security Council, where they testified Wednesday, have to set safeguards of some kind, which would be actual controls to prevent the technology from getting too powerful to rein in.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUNUNGeneralAssemblyAIrdLdWritethru/64519ea66b38e2600026f4481ad7f211/text___
A knock at the door, then gunshots: Mass shooting at a house party in South Africa kills 11
SUMMARY: Police and local authorities in South Africa say three gunmen opened fire at a house party and killed 11 people including a pregnant woman. Authorities said Wednesday that three other people were wounded. The shooting happened Tuesday night in the KwaMakhutha township south of the city of Durban on the east coast. The people had gathered at the house for a party when three suspects entered and opened fire. Police said they were searching for the suspects.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFSouthAfricaMassShootingthLdWritethru/91416626e0cf789bf2f801061bb8b46a/text___
In defiant speech, Pezeshkian calls out Trump and says Iran will fight 'until our last breath'
SUMMARY: Iran’s president said Wednesday that his people have been ‘victims of terrorism’ by the United States. He is delivering a rare wartime speech at U.N. General Assembly a day after President Donald Trump said he could “annihilate” the Islamic republic. President Masoud Pezeshkian held up photos of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the more than 150 school children killed on the first days of the war. He said that Iran's people “have only defended themselves.” Iran’s president delivers wartime address at UN: We have been ‘victims of terrorism’
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUNUNGeneralAssemblyIranthLdWritethru/210d432587bb8dc2d7303ca4c8ea67b6/text___
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Mortgage rates climb for 5th straight week, pushing average rate on a 30-year home loan above 7%
SUMMARY: The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week above 7% for the first time since January 2025, the latest affordability setback for prospective homebuyers following a five-week run of rate increases. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the weekly average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate home loan rose to 7.03% from 6.95% last week. One year ago, the average rate was 6.30%. The average rate on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, often sought by borrowers refinancing a home loan, also rose. Expectations of higher inflation amid surging oil prices have pushed up the long-term bond yields that influence mortgage rates.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMortgageRatesstLdWritethru/fb5f426270e80a7fd64264d489efeeec/text___
US stocks slip after the bond market keeps up the pressure and oil prices rise
SUMMARY: Pressure continues to bear down on Wall Street from the bond market, and U.S. stocks are falling again. The S&P 500 slipped 0.5% Thursday and is on track for a third straight decline after rallying to the brink of its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 334 points, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.7%. Oil prices climbed again, which pushed Treasury yields higher. They're at their highest levels in years, and high yields make borrowing money more expensive for everyone, slow the economy and undercut prices for investments.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/caeb42b84b9f36294b1c6f6eea5b18ba/text___
Claims for unemployment benefits drop to 197,000, the lowest since mid-July as layoffs remain rare
SUMMARY: Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, as U.S. jobless claims remain at historically low levels and most Americans enjoy job security. The Labor Department said Thursday that 197,000 people applied for unemployment checks last week, fewest since mid-July and down from a revised 198,000 the week before. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week ups and downs, fell to 202,250 last week from 204,000. Claims for jobless benefits are a proxy for layoffs, and economists watch them because they can be a sign of where the job market is headed. So far this year, claims have mostly stayed below 220,000 — historically low.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSUnemploymentBenefitsrdLdWritethru/91d99d8ff50cd5aea33a858c677976d5/text___
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Senators question FDA nominee Overton about her views on the abortion pill and vaccines
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Food and Drug Administration is facing questions from Senate lawmakers considering her nomination. Thursday’s hearing is expected to focus on Dr. Heidi Overton’s views on vaccines and abortion drugs. Both have come under new scrutiny at the FDA under Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Overton is a physician and top White House aide with longstanding ties to Trump and his Republican administration. Overton is an outspoken abortion critic and would oversee an ongoing FDA review of the nation's leading abortion pill. Committee chairman Sen. Bill Cassidy says the committee needs to know if Overton would use her authority to “stand up for sound science.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMEDFDACommissionerthLdWritethru/fd4ddb8923d3c2653e0c89e73cc2ac02/text___
Hayden Panettiere's death highlights risk of overdose death after stopping and resuming drug use
SUMMARY: A coroner’s report notes that actor Hayden Panettiere had been in rehabilitation just weeks before she died from an accidental drug overdose. Although the details of her care are unknown, people addicted to drugs face a high risk of fatal overdose immediately after a period of sobriety. Experts say they may not realize their tolerance has dropped after stopping the drugs. And if they take the same amount of drugs they took before, it could overwhelm the body. Preliminary government data released in May showed about 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, down about 14% from the previous year.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMEDHaydenPanettiereOverdoseExplainer/50f528cdf436f0cab0e06966554e4b7b/text___
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Pope Leo heads to Lourdes: What to know about one of Catholicism’s most famous pilgrimage sites
SUMMARY: Pope Leo XIV plans to visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France on Sunday. This marks the first official papal state visit to France in 18 years. Lourdes is a major pilgrimage site, attracting around 3 million visitors annually, including many seeking healing from its famed spring waters. The site became significant after Bernadette Soubirous reported visions of the Virgin Mary in 1858. The Catholic Church later recognized these visions, leading to the site's development. The Pope's visit is expected to draw large crowds, significantly increasing accommodation prices in the area.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUPopeLourdesWhatToKnow/b8a0ab56e12baa731029b0e038acb742/text___
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Dolly Parton's estate granted temporary restraining order against singer's nephew
SUMMARY: A Tennessee judge has granted Dolly Parton’s estate a temporary restraining order against the late singer’s nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company. She’s Alive, the entity founded to manage Parton’s estate, had filed the complaint against Seaver and Squadron Augmented Protection Services. The estate accused Seaver of threatening to commit violence and destroy his aunt’s legacy and business empire in court filings. As part of the order, Seaver and SAPS must refrain from talking with or being within 1,000 feet of She’s Alive employees. The order is also meant to keep him from interfering with its business relationships. Seaver and SAPS representatives did not respond to an email Wednesday seeking comment.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSDollyPartonEstateRestrainingOrderthLdWritethru/2df4e43253cda36a91ce9ec3cbc86211/text___
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Inspired by this year's lowly AL West, here are the weakest teams to make MLB's postseason
SUMMARY: With just a few days left in the regular season, the AL West might make a particularly mediocre kind of history. After Tuesday night’s games, the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros were tied for first place at 78-79. No full-season division champion has ever had a losing record. The 2005 Padres won the NL West at 82-80, and the 1973 Mets won the NL East at 82-79. Plus, the 1987 Twins had a minus-20 run differential and won the World Series. So don’t count out the Rangers or Astros just yet.
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