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NATIONAL
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Meghan's estranged father arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials
SUMMARY: Thomas Markle, the 82-year-old father of Prince Harry’s wife Meghan, has been arrested by federal agents in Florida and charged with possessing child sexual abuse material in California. Thomas Markle was released after a court appearance in Tampa. Authorities say a search of storage units in the Los Angeles area turned up dozens of items. There was no immediate comment from his lawyer. Meghan Markle had recently said she's “deeply distressed” about allegations that a collection of child sexual abuse images were found at her father’s former home in the Philippines.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSBritainMeghanFatherthLdWritethru/0bf10d1c7d915b82048c04bd9cca9fc5/text___
Cornell faculty vote ‘no confidence’ in university leadership after alleged fraternity gang rape
SUMMARY: Cornell University’s Faculty Senate has voted “no confidence” in the school’s leadership over its handling of sexual assault allegations on campus. The move Friday follows a former student’s lawsuit saying she was gang raped at a fraternity house in 2024. The vote followed weeks of debate among professors over whether Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff or other administrators handled the allegations properly and have done enough to combat campus sexual misconduct. The vote of no confidence is largely symbolic, but supporters of the resolution said they hope it will pressure university trustees to address longstanding institutional failures.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCornellRapeInvestigationthLdWritethru/83afa8eb40e36f12367d7423d38d3c62/text___
Grieving father of Florida Learjet co-pilot defends his daughter's reputation after crash
SUMMARY: The father of a 20-year-old private jet co-pilot who died in a crash in Florida said has listened to his daughter’s final radio transmissions many times to try to understand what happened. In doing so, Allan Filgueiras, a pilot himself, said he has felt pride in how his daughter handled the crisis. Speaking at a news conference Friday in response to online criticism of Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, her father praised how she kept calling out updates to air traffic control even as she realized the plane’s fate was sealed. The family has defended her qualifications, noting she had over 1,300 flight hours. Investigators are still searching for clues to the crash.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFloridaSmallPlaneCrashthLdWritethru/6a0878fe45bdd2dfa396d20abdae5b13/text___
Houston will limit ICE cooperation in response to Democrats taking power in Texas, mayor says
SUMMARY: The mayor of Houston says the city will limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, heralding “a new model” of immigration enforcement after Democrats won power in Texas for the first time in decades.. Mayor John Whitmire said the city would go after immigrants “that pose a danger, not those that are going about their family business, work and education.” Details of the change were to be spelled out in an executive order, but the move by the nation’s fourth-largest city is one of the first steps to curb ICE’s powers since Tuesday’s election.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationEnforcementHoustonthLdWritethru/2a0bf7f2e33754864e8364019798db9f/text___
Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and US senator who was part of a dynasty, dies at 89
SUMMARY: Jay Rockefeller, the last member of his family’s political dynasty who served as West Virginia’s governor and later a longtime U.S. senator, has died. He was 89. Rockefeller died Thursday night at his home in Washington. Rockefeller came from one of the nation’s richest families to spend a half century in public service in one of the poorest states. He arrived in 1964 as a worker in an anti-poverty program, was elected governor a dozen years later and served two terms, then spent 30 years as a U.S. senator.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSObitJayRockefellerthLdWritethru/b5cb393af7826335b0b495b70e5b528e/text___
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Melania Trump and LSU are set to announce a scholarship program for students who were in foster care
SUMMARY: Melania Trump is set to travel to Louisiana to announce a partnership with Louisiana State University to provide scholarships for students who were once in foster care. While on campus, the first lady plans to attend Saturday's LSU-Alabama football game in Baton Rouge. The White House says Melania Trump and LSU have secured $5 million to endow scholarships that will be awarded through her “Fostering the Future” program. No details were provided on the source of the money. The first lady started working on foster care issues after President Donald Trump’s first term ended in 2021.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMelaniaTrumpFosterCarestLdWritethru/3ee1c75b28d30644375d14df1b01f9b8/text___
Nithya Raman to take charge in LA amid homeless crisis and political division
SUMMARY: In her bid for Los Angeles mayor, Nithya Raman ran as an outsider. The democratic socialist didn’t win a single endorsement from her 14 colleagues on the city council. The police union opposed her, she had friction with the Jewish community and the Democratic establishment lined up squarely behind the incumbent, Karen Bass. She now has to show she can lead. As mayor-elect following a stunning upset, Raman will need to navigate political rifts in balkanized City Hall while taking on problems that have defied her predecessors, including a long-running homeless crisis, an exodus of Hollywood jobs and miles of crumbling streets and sidewalks.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionLosAngelesMayor/ff7dc05482094fdd539d4d15b71fc4ae/text___
In his words: Miller is an immigration hardliner and a bombastic critic of Democrats
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has chosen Stephen Miller as the new White House chief of staff. Miller is behind many of the administration’s signature domestic policy initiatives and especially its sweeping crackdown on immigration. Miller is also known for his harsh language and bombast, and he attracts attention from both supporters and critics. He's described immigrants as invading the United States. He's also called the Democratic Party a "domestic extremist organization.” His record is likely to be scrutinized by Democrats in his powerful new role as he leads Trump’s White House through a difficult lame-duck period after the Republican Party lost both houses of Congress.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpMillerInHisWordsstLdWritethru/50fb9066b48fa2d31b138563b53d993d/text___
House Democrats will start their majority focused on boosting healthcare and ending the Iran war
SUMMARY: House Democratic leaders are placing an early emphasis on healthcare as they discuss their immediate priorities upon the swearing in of a new Congress on Jan. 3. Early votes in the House next year are expected to focus on boosting Medicaid and restoring an enhanced tax subsidy for Affordable Care Act health plans. Democrats are also promising early votes on legislation to stop the war with Iran and to reverse some of President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs. Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is in line to become the next House speaker and he's promising Democrats will “get out of the gate fast.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressDemocratsAgenda/0658bbfc51d2bc23331714377cddb0d2/text___
Scott Colom and Black Mississippians stand on the cusp of Senate history as vote count stretches on
SUMMARY: Democrat Scott Colom hasn't won Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race, but the local prosecutor was welcomed as a historic figure as he strolled through the Jackson business district where civil rights leaders once organized. The state is still tallying ballots that could make Colom the first Black senator from the Deep South state since post-Civil War Reconstruction. The possibility of Colom defeating Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith puts many Black voters somewhere between cautious optimism and outright celebration in a state where nearly 40% of the population is Black but the top representation for generations has been white.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionMississippiSenate/db496a9cf7157312587242048fa9efe9/text___
Trump’s grip on his party is in question as Republicans reel from the midterm wipeout
SUMMARY: Republicans are reeling from the midterm elections and facing a crisis. Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, calls it an “extinction-level event” for the party. Ted Cruz, the Texas senator, compares it to a “Watergate-level repudiation.” The party is divided on how to move forward. Some want to return to fiscal conservatism. Others suggest embracing President Donald Trump’s politics. Trump's role in shaping the party's future is a key question. GOP infighting is expected to intensify, with leadership battles and policy decisions looming. The party must also address its appeal to younger voters and minorities to regain lost ground.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionRepublicans/fd3114355fa1a4fc479e5a3ae17d1445/text___
Young voters overwhelmingly backed Democrats this year. The question is whether they'll stay
SUMMARY: Young voters voted overwhelmingly for Democrats in the midterm elections, driven by economic concerns and disillusionment with President Donald Trump’s war in Iran. Also motivating some young voters was the rise of artificial intelligence and the data centers powering the technology. The AP Voter Poll shows about 7 in 10 voters under 30 supported Democrats in local congressional races. That was a dramatic shift from 2024. Experts say many young voters aren't firmly aligned with either party and are influenced by current economic conditions. Their dissatisfaction with Republican leadership is clear, but this support could shift if Democrats fail to address key issues.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionYoungVoters/70dc21f87d633f6936faf0200922bc57/text___
Secret Service arrests man near White House after he said he heard voices telling him to kill Trump
SUMMARY: The U.S. Secret Service says a suspect has been taken into custody and charged after officers found him in a vehicle near the White House with multiple guns, claiming he heard voices in his head telling him to kill President Donald Trump. The arrest Thursday night happened after Secret Service officers approached a man “acting suspicious” in a parked car, according to a Homeland Security statement. U.S. officials say the suspect — Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos — is a migrant from Venezuela who came to the U.S. illegally in March 2024.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSecretServiceTrump/2c691258ecd24461e41d1eacdbc957a3/text___
Stephen Miller replaces Susie Wiles as Trump's White House chief of staff after GOP's midterm defeat
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump's White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, is stepping down and will be replaced by Stephen Miller, a key member of Trump’s inner circle. Wiles' departure comes after midterm elections that saw major Republican losses. She is Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff and the first woman ever to hold the position. Miller, long a key member of Trump’s inner circle, is a key architect of the administration’s hard-line immigration policies. He is one of Trump’s closest and longest-serving advisers, jumping on board during his long-shot 2016 presidential campaign as a speechwriter.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpChiefofStaffthLdWritethru/95690fe076f6bb8cfe2bf77435a1910d/text___
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy is discharged from hospital after a stroke and goes to rehab facility
SUMMARY: Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy says he has been discharged from the hospital after suffering a stroke last weekend and will miss “several weeks” of votes in the Senate as he recovers in a rehabilitation facility. The 53-year-old Murphy said in a statement Friday doctors are “encouraged by the progress” he’s made. Murphy says doctors diagnosed him with a small hemorrhagic stroke, which is a bleed in the brain. Murphy says he called 911 on Oct. 31 after feeling that “something was not right" with his body. Murphy says this has been “a scary experience” for him and his family.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSenateMurphyStrokethLdWritethru/42a870159590f0a22d7612c4e8b800c1/text___
AI data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants
SUMMARY: Opposition to artificial intelligence data centers was part of midterm races across the U.S., with campaigns featuring them in hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of TV ads and many winners pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry behemoths. A tougher regulatory environment for tech giants and data center developers is expected to follow, even if President Donald Trump — perhaps the industry’s biggest champion — stalls any federal crackdown. Data center regulation itself was not on most midterm ballots, but hard-line stances against the server warehouses were woven into the platforms of Democrats who upended longtime Republican control of the governorships in Texas, Ohio and Georgia, all data center hot spots.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionDataCentersndLdWritethru/63b33be8884d867d3ac831040d683a2c/text___
Democrats win the Arizona House, Senate and governor’s office for the first time since 1966
SUMMARY: Democrats have won control of both legislative chambers in Arizona and retained the governor’s office, giving the party its first trifecta in the state since 1966. This marks a significant Democratic victory in Tuesday’s midterm elections, which saw the biggest gains in state legislatures for either party since the nationwide wave of Republican victories in 2010. Democrats will now have a trifecta in Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The parties had previously shared power in all six states. Democrats also won control of legislative chambers in Texas, Maine, New Hampshire and North Carolina.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionArizonastLdWritethru/7b702479591f51c8b8a1d67597c6e05e/text___
Trump’s arch is blocked for now, but a glitzy new website highlights the plans
SUMMARY: A federal court has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from breaking ground for his towering memorial arch. But that hasn’t stopped his administration from pushing forward with the plans for building it, starting with a glitzy new website launched Friday. The site showcases what it's calling the "Military Triumphal Arch," a 250-foot structure planned between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. The arch is intended to have an event space, storage for munitions and areas for snipers. Trump's renovation projects face more scrutiny now as Democrats take control of Congress in January.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpArch/5e80530d7bf7173ec13286a9bac2e8f8/text___
2 Justice Department officials resign, including US attorney who oversaw 'grand conspiracy' probe
SUMMARY: The top federal prosecutor in Miami who had been tasked with overseeing an investigation into foes of President Donald Trump has resigned. Jason Reding Quiñones is the latest high-profile Justice Department official to depart in the wake of the midterm elections. Attorney General Todd Blanche said that the Justice Department’s top national security official, John Eisenberg, also resigned on Friday. Their departures follow Thursday’s announcement of the resignation of Harmeet Dhillon, who led a radical overhaul of the department’s Civil Rights Division.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSJusticeDepartmentResignations/9a10b4ffcb620edb3c2298cec066062d/text___
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Gunman opens fire in Polish city of Krakow, killing 5 people and injuring at least 12
SUMMARY: A gunman opened fire in Krakow, Poland, killing five people and injuring more than a dozen. The attack happened Saturday afternoon in the city's busy Main Square. Police say the gunman was a Polish citizen targeted random people as he drove through the area. Officers are among the wounded. The suspect was shot and wounded during a gunfight with police nearby. Authorities confirm he acted alone and the public is safe. Mass shootings are rare in Poland. The incident has drawn reactions from Polish leaders and the U.S. ambassador, who expressed solidarity with Poland during this difficult time.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUPolandShootingthLdWritethru/076b972f107df14a1f71e12a74d4d8e5/text___
Airstrikes kill more than 2 dozen people near Yemen's capital, Houthis say
SUMMARY: Houthi rebels say airstrikes have hit homes in a village near Yemen's capital, Sanaa, killing at least 27 people and wounding dozens. A spokesman for the Houthi-run Health Ministry accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the strikes on al-Shariya. The casualties were mostly women and children, the Houthis said. Footage from Houthi-run TV showed hospital staff carrying bodies of multiple young children from ambulances. The Houthis claim they attacked Saudi Arabia in response to these strikes and another deadly attack on a market in southwestern Yemen.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLYementhLdWritethru/1b5aef5b86be2e96e1cd8a18165afaf6/text___
Drone and missile attacks wound 9 as Ukraine prepares for talks with Russia and the US
SUMMARY: Drone and missile explosions wounded at least nine people across Ukraine Saturday, as Kyiv and Moscow prepared for new talks next week with the United States. Negotiators from the three countries are set to meet Tuesday in Abu Dhabi to discuss ending the war. This will be the fourth round of negotiations brokered by the Trump administration. Western governments are seeking a new formula to break the impasse, though territorial and security issues remain unresolved. The missiles also closed traffic on a Kyiv bridge and caused power and water outages. Meanwhile, recovery efforts continue in Komyshuvakha after a deadly attack there killed at least 55 people.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarthLdWritethru/b042adf1f95848f5d233da866a72e312/text___
After the US midterm rout of Trumpism, the world struggles to trust America again
SUMMARY: The U.S. midterm rout of President Donald Trump's stewardship doesn't mean the world trusts America again. Interviews by Associated Press journalists around the world revealed that the Trump administration's policies, especially his tariffs, have taken a toll on whether or when America might be considered a reliable partner. In the words of one South Korean office worker, one election doesn't restore anything. Topping the list are worries about tariffs and whether they will continue apace.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUElectionTrustingAmericaAgainrdLdWritethru/4b5932abf54c5f6dc70b1f8f2d1c5d07/text___
Conservative bloc takes a slim lead in New Zealand election that's still too close to call
SUMMARY: New Zealand's election has ended without a clear winner, with the conservative government close to a slim majority. Christopher Luxon's National party and its coalition partners are near a narrow return to power by just one seat. The leftwing bloc, led by Labour's Chris Hipkins, has fallen short of a majority. But neither leader claimed victory or conceded defeat and both acknowledged an expected wait before a governing coalition is negotiated. A centrist newcomer, Qiulae Wong, and her Opportunity party have entered Parliament, potentially influencing the outcome. Final results are expected on November 27, with coalition talks likely taking weeks.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASNewZealandElectionthLdWritethru/8c1728ae2533201f68d5a5e75fc9e907/text___
Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison
SUMMARY: The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of hundreds of people has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people. The High Court in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa issued the sentence on Friday for Pastor Paul Mackenzie. He was convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult after he ordered his followers to starve themselves to death in order to meet Jesus. Mackenzie is also facing terrorism and manslaughter charges for the more than 200 other victims as well as child abuse and torture charges in two other courts.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFKenyaCultLeaderthLdWritethru/2f99d51635e7dab0463489118119e773/text___
Trump's midterm drubbing adds to the populist right's losses. France’s Le Pen could still win
SUMMARY: From Hungary to Brazil, voters have ousted nationalist leaders or blocked far-right challengers. Now the Democrats’ capture of both chambers of Congress has strengthened hopes among the far-right’s opponents that a decade of populist advance is beginning to reverse. Setbacks in Portugal, Romania, the Netherlands and Sweden add to that argument. The next major test is France, where Marine Le Pen leads presidential polls ahead of the 2027 election. French left-wing leaders draw hope from President Donald Trump’s midterm defeat. Analysts are more cautious: economic frustration and hostility toward incumbents may explain more than an ideological shift.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUElectionPopulistRightEuroperdLdWritethru/583894626bd16d826030e9c152cb04c7/text___
The US election showed growing frustration with Israel on both sides of the aisle
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has suggested ending military aid to Israel. A staunch critic of Israel won a key Senate race. The vice president has partly blamed U.S.-Israel relations for his own party's sweeping losses. The election showed U.S. bipartisan support for Israel is in free fall in the wake of its devastating campaign in Gaza and the war with Iran. A cutoff in military aid would mark a major change after the U.S. has given Israel tens of billions of dollars across decades. Israel is likely to face similar pressure even if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's domestic opponents manage to replace him.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLElectionIsolatedIsraelstLdWritethru/e6c87d39119516cc245b4cd0cb41cb08/text___
Ousted Paraguayan president placed under house arrest after bank collapse
SUMMARY: Paraguay’s ousted president, Santiago Peña, was placed under house arrest on suspicion of breach of trust as prosecutors investigate the collapse of Ueno Bank. On Friday, the Senate removed Peña in a unanimous vote by the 44 senators present, and Vice President Pedro Alliana was sworn in to serve out the term through August 2028. Lawmakers accused Peña of using his influence to direct public funds to Ueno while regulators overlooked risky lending; he denies wrongdoing. Prosecutors also ordered the arrest of former central bank chief Carlos Carvallo, whom Peña appointed. Alliana, too, is under investigation. Public outrage over the scandal has triggered mass protests in recent days.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APLTParaguayBankFailurethLdWritethru/e84f5ada84e8c747329ec82fabb46e4d/text___
European flights and broadcasters are targeted with another wave of bomb threats
SUMMARY: European officials say more bomb threats were made against flights, following a series of hoaxes that have caused flight diversions this week. Three broadcasters also received security threats. No suspicious items have been found, but the threats have raised concern amid other recent disruptions. Denisa Hejtmánková, a spokesperson for Václav Havel Airport in Prague, says nine of the affected flights Friday were coming or going from the Czech capital. French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s office says four bomb threats targeted aircraft over French territory. Hungary's defense minister says military fighter jets escorted three passenger planes through the country's airspace. There were several other threats to flights. It's unclear who is behind the threats.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUEuropeThreatsthLdWritethru/31e26bfeb744b9ce8b81b73dbac6a4b8/text___
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Berkshire Hathaway buys back $9.6 billion of its own stock but its profits declined
SUMMARY: Berkshire Hathaway repurchased $9.6 billion worth of its own stock in the third quarter, but Geico's numbers worsened and its overall profit fell more than 28% as the value of its investments changed. But the buybacks likely came to a halt recently as Berkshire's Class A shares surged past $878,000 and finally topped where it was before Warren Buffett announced his plans to retire in May 2025. Berkshire's massive cash pile also returned to growing and topped $377 billion. Buffett gave up the Chairman title in September after handing over the CEO job to Greg Abel at the start of the year.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSEarnsBerkshireHathawaythLdWritethru/815275690be3053d772802d97415ff26/text___
From high-flying AI stocks to tariff-hit alcohol companies, the midterms shook up Wall Street
SUMMARY: The overwhelming victory by the Democrats in the midterm elections shook up Wall Street this week. The biggest tremors were felt in shares of companies tied to the boom in artificial intelligence on concerns that a Democratic Congress will put the brakes on further development of data centers. Defense and oil companies fell on expectations Democrats would push for an end to the U.S.-Iran war, which would likely lower energy prices. Hospital shares rose on the possibility that funding for several government programs could be restored or boosted. Liquor companies and others buffeted by tariffs rose on hopes for relief.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFinancialMarketsMidtermsstLdWritethru/4ac9a6a3c35aeec37374fc8083bf9395/text___
AI stocks halt their brutal, worldwide sell-off as Wall Street trims its loss for the week
SUMMARY: AI stocks bounced back and recovered some of their sell-off from earlier in the week. The rest of the U.S. stock market was mixed Friday following a whirlwind few days of Wall Street trying to sort out what this week’s U.S. midterm elections will mean for the economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% and trimmed its loss for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.1%. Wall Street's relative steadiness halted what had been a worldwide tumble for stocks. Treasury yields held firmer following a strong report on the U.S. job market.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/bba6f0bf9035a6e6b1c4fef3e8230b89/text___
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AP Exclusive: Departing UN chief calls this 'a moment of truth' in fight to curb global warming
SUMMARY: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has a powerful message at the climate talks in Turkey. The world is facing a "moment of truth." In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Guterres emphasizes the urgent need for action against climate change, highlighting worsening heat waves, storms, droughts and especially the disaster in Nepal. Guterres, whose term ends this year, reflects on his decade-long advocacy for climate action and one of his personal darkest days when scientists told him the agreed upon warming limit for Earth was no longer achievable. He urges people of the world to fight “for our own lives” and the planet.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APClimateCOPGuterresstLdWritethru/e5ae99093b025f6fdd44c425602b93d1/text___
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With an ode to mate, pope urges faithful in Uruguay to build bridges of fraternity and faith
SUMMARY: Pope Leo XIV has urged an estimated 40,000 people in Uruguay to build bridges of fraternity and faith. He used his first Mass in South America to deliver an ode to the region’s beloved mate tea and raise the profile of the Catholic Church in the region’s most secular country. Leo celebrated Mass in Paysandú, on Uruguay's western border with Argentina. His aim in Uruguay is to ask the people in this overwhelmingly secular country with a population of 3.5 million to look to the Catholic faith for strength in confronting today’s problems and challenges.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APLTRELUruguayPoperdLdWritethru/48fcfaf83f64e9fdb80e6ca6ad022e19/text___
Democratic candidates with a Christian message help flip Congress
SUMMARY: Clergy members and other Democratic candidates with a Christian message helped their party flip control of Congress. This midterm victory highlighted the religious left's strength as a counter to the steady evangelical support for President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans. Mainline Protestantism, with its moderate beliefs, took the election spotlight Tuesday with candidates in Texas, Kansas and Iowa flipping key seats in the U.S. House and Senate. Those Democratic candidates backed church-state separation and sought common ground across religions. The AP Voter Poll found that 7 in 10 religiously unaffiliated voters supported Democratic candidates. Experts say economic issues and disdain for Trump also played a role.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSRELElectionChristianLeftndLdWritethru/538f03ee115702c528d04450f01b77b3/text___
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