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NATIONAL
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NBA head coach and player charged in sprawling sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes
SUMMARY: The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat have been arrested along with more than 30 other people in two criminal cases alleging sprawling schemes to rake in millions by rigging sports bets and poker games involving Mafia families. Authorities said Thursday that Portland coach Chauncey Billups is charged in an indictment alleging a wide-ranging scheme to rig underground poker games that were backed by La Cosa Nostra crime families. Heat guard Terry Rozier is accused in a separate case of participating in an illegal sports betting scheme using private insider NBA information. Both men face money laundering and wire fraud conspiracy charges.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSportsBettingArreststhLdWritethru/de98ecb76bb8f13b85f4c5ac62f66221/text___
Protesters gather as federal agents arrive in the San Francisco area
SUMMARY: Protesters have gathered outside a U.S. Coast Guard base in the San Francisco Bay Area, where U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are arriving to support federal efforts to track down immigrants in the country illegally. A few hundred people, many carrying signs saying “No ICE or troops in the Bay,” referring to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, gathered shortly after dawn outside Coast Guard Island in Alameda. Police used at least one flash-bang grenade to clear a handful of demonstrators from the entrance as CBP vehicles drove through. Coast Guard Island is an artificial island formed in 1913, and the Coast Guard first established a base there in 1926.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFederalEnforcementCitiesrdLdWritethru/e6729ae2d696cdc881003efa1966a3d2/text___
With Supreme Court decision still pending, judge extends block on Guard in Chicago indefinitely
SUMMARY: National Guard troops won’t be deploying in the Chicago area anytime soon unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes. A judge in the case extended her temporary restraining order indefinitely. In Portland, Oregon, it will be at least days. And federal appeals judges are weighing whether hundreds of California National Guard members should remain under federal control. President Donald Trump’s push to send the military into Democratic-run cities — despite fierce resistance from mayors and governors — has unleashed a whirlwind of lawsuits and overlapping court rulings.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFederalEnforcementWhattoKnowthLdWritethru/62cbf8f7424ec5f585f1d9177757f654/text___
Federal agents sent to San Francisco area, which mayor says is meant to incite ‘chaos and violence’
SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard has announced it is providing a base for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in the San Francisco area. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that 100 federal agents are expected to arrive at the base in Alameda starting Thursday. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and California Gov. Gavin Newsom have condemned the move, saying it is meant to provoke protests. President Donald Trump has repeatedly mentioned deploying National Guard troops to the city over crime concerns, as he has in other Democratic cities. Local and state leaders say crime in San Francisco is at record lows, and they have vowed legal action.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFederalEnforcementSanFranciscothLdWritethru/904c9e47637ef9e9ed6241acd03dd998/text___
Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa clash bitterly during final NYC mayoral debate
SUMMARY: Frontrunner Zohran Mamdani was attacked over his thin resume. Republican Curtis Sliwa strove to prove his seriousness as a candidate. And former Gov. Andrew Cuomo was pressed on the sexual harassment allegations that drove him from office in a contentious final debate in New York City’s mayoral race. They candidates met just days before early voting begins in the country's largest city. While Mamdani began the debate accusing his rivals of being too consumed by fighting, he quickly joined the fray, including inviting one of Cuomo’s accusers to appear in the studio audience. Cuomo is now running as an independent after losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionNYCMayorDebatethLdWritethru/982e44969868d8a7a3c69cf4023f9533/text___
What to know about redistricting efforts across US at Trump's prodding
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump's desire to secure the Republican majority in Congress has led to a mid-decade redistricting battle among states. North Carolina's Republican-led legislature is the latest to approve revised U.S. House maps intended to help Republicans win in next year's election. Texas Republicans were the first to answer Trump's call. California Democrats countered by asking voters to approve new districts. Then Missouri's Republican-led Legislature approved a new U.S. House map. Other states also are considering redistricting. The process of drawing U.S. House districts normally occurs once a decade after each census. But Trump urged it now to try to help Republicans hold onto their slim House majority through the midterm elections.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionRedistrictingWhattoKnow/d3a30328bec161d50a7ab52ac48f23d5/text___
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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
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What to know about the tumultuous Maine Senate primary
SUMMARY: Maine Democrat Graham Platner remains committed to his U.S. Senate campaign despite a growing list of controversies. Platner, an oyster farmer and first-time candidate, aims to unseat Republican Susan Collins. He must first win a competitive primary against Democratic Gov. Janet Mills. Platner has faced backlash over old Reddit posts and a tattoo linked to a Nazi symbol. He has since apologized and covered the tattoo. Supporters like Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna stand by him. Maine's primary election is in June 2026.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionSenateMaineWhattoKnow/4c3b0da7c72debcbdb4c88041fa639ff/text___
Trump mulls asking Israel to free Palestinian leader Barghouti as US looks to Gaza's post-Hamas rule
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is suggesting he could call on Israel to release imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, the most popular and potentially unifying Palestinian leader. Trump's comment in a Time magazine interview comes as the United States aims to fill a leadership vacuum in postwar Gaza. The president's acknowledgment of internal discussions on the issue underscores the difficult task ahead of finding credible political figures to oversee governance in Gaza. The U.S. and Israel say they're committed to preventing Hamas from continuing to rule the territory. Barghouti was convicted in 2004 in connection with attacks in Israel that killed five people.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpGazastLdWritethru/909aabb7b905f95e3890280cf72df5bd/text___
Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who created the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Zhao served prison time after failing to stop criminals from using the platform to move money connected to child sex abuse, drug trafficking and terrorism. Zhao had asked Trump for a pardon previously. Zhao has deep ties to World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture that the Republican president and his sons Eric and Donald Jr. launched in September.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpPardonChangpengZhaostLdWritethru/e1cb3fe516bc42b4c7ce5c107a280dc7/text___
Trump allies, undeterred by setbacks in courts and Congress, push anew for citizenship proof to vote
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s attempts to impose a proof-of-citizenship requirement to vote in the U.S. have stalled in Congress and been blocked by the courts. Now Trump's allies are trying through a little-known independent federal commission that's typically worked with states to set election and voting machine standards. The independent Washington-based U.S. Election Assistance Commission received 380,000 public comments reacting to a petition to add the requirement to the federal voter registration form. The proof-of-citizenship effort is being pushed by America First Legal, a conservative group co-founded by the Republican president's deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller. Voting rights groups say it's unnecessary and a potential tool for voter disenfranchisement.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpElectionsCitizenship/32ea9adfa724dd9cdc68d9481033f015/text___
Health care compromise appears far off as the government shutdown stalemate persists
SUMMARY: The government shutdown has reopened debate on the future of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Tax credits for people who get health insurance through the law expire at the end of the year. Democrats say they won’t vote to reopen the government until Republicans negotiate an extension of the subsidies. Republicans say they won't negotiate that issue until the government reopens. As lawmakers debate, a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds about 6 in 10 Americans are “extremely” or “very” concerned about their health costs going up in the next year.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSGovernmentShutdownHealthCare/da06fcbc940e661234fac2ea9ee717a0/text___
Maine Senate candidate Platner says tattoo recognized as Nazi symbol has been covered
SUMMARY: Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, tells The Associated Press that he's covered a tattoo on his chest to no longer reflect an image widely recognized as a Nazi symbol that he got nearly 20 years ago. He says he was unaware until recently that the image has been associated with Nazi police. Questions about the tattoo come after the recent discovery of Platner’s now-deleted online statements that included dismissing military sexual assaults, questioning Black patrons’ gratuity habits and criticizing police officers and rural Americans. He's among the Democrats trying to oust Republican Susan Collins, who's held the Senate seat for 30 years.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionSenateMainethLdWritethru/fa8328a3c8aa5d5e0f34adb379e977b8/text___
US strikes two more alleged drug-carrying boats, this time in the Pacific Ocean
SUMMARY: The U.S. military has launched its ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing three people in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the strike on social media Wednesday night. It further expands the Trump administration’s campaign against drug trafficking in South America. Wednesday’s strike followed a strike Tuesday night, also in the eastern Pacific, that killed two people. The attacks were departures from the seven previous U.S. strikes that had targeted vessels in the Caribbean. They bring the death toll to at least 37 from attacks that began last month.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpCartelsthLdWritethru/ffb1b720fa018336316238463924b78a/text___
University of Virginia strikes deal to pause Trump administration investigations
SUMMARY: The U.S. Justice Department has announced an agreement with the University of Virginia to pause civil rights investigations. The Charlottesville campus became a target of President Donald Trump’s administration in April when the Justice Department began reviewing the university’s admissions and financial aid processes. Officials accused its president of failing to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices Trump has called unlawful. Under the agreement, the university will abide by department guidance for not engaging in “unlawful racial discrimination” and will provide relevant information and data to the department on a quarterly basis through 2028, the department said. Unlike some deals with the Trump administration, the Virginia deal does not involve a fine.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpEducationVirginiardLdWritethru/b61f24c918f801a292c85bcba5f17079/text___
After others departed, Pentagon announces 'new' press corps filled with conservative news outlets
SUMMARY: The Pentagon says a “new press corps” of 60 journalists who had agreed to follow a new media policy will be welcomed into the building to cover the U.S. military. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth's staff wouldn't say who the reporters were, although several smaller conservative outlets like Gateway Pundit and the National Pulse were among them. Podcaster Tim Pool will also join. Virtually all mainstream journalism outlets last week refused to sign Hegseth's new policy, which they said would restrict them to only soliciting news he had approved. They turned in their access badges.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMediaPentagonRules/b14b8cef6ba63cdac17c8ffac375e615/text___
North Carolina adopts new Trump-backed US House districts aimed at gaining a Republican seat
SUMMARY: North Carolina lawmakers have given final approval to a new U.S. House map backed by President Donald Trump. The map adopted Wednesday could help Republicans win an additional seat by reshaping a swing district currently held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Don Davis. The previous map already helped the GOP win 10 of the 14 House districts in North Carolina, which Trump won with 51% of the vote last year. North Carolina is the latest state to join Trump’s mid-decade redistricting push to avoid losing control of Congress. Texas and Missouri lawmakers already redrew their maps, and California lawmakers countered by asking voters to approve a map to help Democrats.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionRedistrictingNorthCarolinathLdWritethru/5dccfdf94253efb56c59bbb3d3e3a6d8/text___
Trump is expected to host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month, AP sources say
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump's administration is preparing for a visit to the United States by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month. That's according to several people familiar with the planning who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the trip before it has been announced. U.S. officials familiar with the plans for the trip say work is underway to prepare a package of agreements Trump and the crown prince could sign or witness during the visit. Two people familiar with the planning say the trip is tentatively scheduled for Nov. 17-19 but that the timing could change.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpSaudiArabiandLdWritethru/0482a4bdcf5a40f5e7a9effe53f2a1d9/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean, killing an elderly man in Haiti
SUMMARY: Tropical Storm Melissa is lumbering through the Caribbean Sea and bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and the southern part of the island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Officials urged residents of flood-prone areas to seek higher ground. The storm was blamed for downing a large tree that killed an elderly man in southern Haiti, while five others were injured in flooding in the central Artibonite area. Schools and offices were closed in the Dominican Republic and Jamaica and storm shelters were opening. Melissa could be a hurricane by Friday and a major hurricane by the late weekend.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APCBTropicalWeatherthLdWritethru/f7babba822aed380e634334f2701fc5a/text___
Vance calls Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation an 'insult'
SUMMARY: U.S. Vice President JD Vance has criticized Israel’s parliament vote on West Bank annexation, saying the move was an “insult.” Vance said that if the vote was a “political stunt, then it is a very stupid political stunt” and that he takes “some insult to it.” He also said the Trump administration's policy is that ”the West Bank will not be annexed by Israel.” Vance’s harsh words at the end of his trip to Israel on Thursday came a day after the Israeli parliament passed a symbolic preliminary vote in support of annexation. The bill is unlikely to pass the final vote but was an embarrassment to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while Vance was still in the country.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLMideastWarsthLdWritethru/26c272b2182c3d0accdfc5e1e3339a34/text___
EU joins US in heaping more sanctions on Russia to push Putin into Ukraine peace talks
SUMMARY: The European Union has imposed more economic sanctions on Russia. The new penalties announced on Thursday add to measures by U.S. President Donald Trump against the Russian oil industry. The sanctions aim to cut off revenue and supplies fueling Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed the sanctions. He urged more nations to join. The EU measures target Russian oil and gas, banning imports of liquefied natural gas and adding port bans on ships. Russian officials have dismissed the sanctions as ineffective. The war shows no sign of ending despite these efforts with ongoing drone strikes and other military actions.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarrdLdWritethru/f9d98cd011533b6f1c071ea2cef9f2d9/text___
Youth who led Madagascar protests hope coup leader will continue to hear them as president
SUMMARY: Last week’s military coup in Madagascar followed weeks of protests by youth angry about a lack of opportunity, poverty, and regular power and water cutoffs in the sprawling African island nation. Col. Michael Randrianirina’s ousting of the democratically elected president and decision to install himself as the country’s new leader followed a playbook that Madagascans are all too familiar with and one that has been used in several other African countries in recent years. The young protesters whose anger and sacrifices made conditions ripe for Madagascar’s coup can now only hope their lives will improve under the new leader and that he’ll make good on his promise to eventually cede power to a civilian government.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFMadagascarYouthFuturestLdWritethru/6f44acb5372f5d93b5187dc2d57b8cb5/text___
European Union agrees on new sanctions against Russia targeting its shadow oil fleet and LNG imports
SUMMARY: The European Union has agreed on a new raft of sanctions against Russia targeting its shadow fleet of oil tankers and banning imports of its liquefied natural gas. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said Thursday as EU leaders were gathering for a summit in Brussels that the new sanctions “will introduce new and comprehensive measures on oil and gas, the shadow fleet and Russia’s financial sector.” The move comes a day after the Trump administration announced new sanctions against Russia’s oil industry. The EU leaders will also discuss ways to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine, and the war in Gaza.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUEuropeSummitndLdWritethru/30a4a1ed77e8e59d0692d18c1252838b/text___
Tropical Storm Melissa dumps heavy rain on Haiti and the Dominican Republic
SUMMARY: Tropical Storm Melissa is dumping heavy rain on parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Forecasters warn of a significant flood risk in the northern Caribbean, and officials urged residents of flood-prone areas to seek higher ground. Several inches of rain were forecast to fall in Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic through Saturday. Melissa’s slow movement made its track uncertain, and higher rainfall was possible. The storm was barely moving Wednesday and was centered south-southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and south-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica. It had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. Schools were closing and shelters were being prepared in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APTropicalWeatherthLdWritethru/530ee68b7a5fd0fb96605b5ff12b8289/text___
Louvre director acknowledges failure after jewel heist and says she offered to resign
SUMMARY: The Louvre's director has acknowledged a ″terrible failure″ at the Paris tourist attraction after a daylight crown jewel heist over the weekend. She said Wednesday that she offered to resign but it was refused. Louvre director Laurence des Cars said in testimony to the French Senate that the world's most-visited museum had a shortage of security cameras outside the monument and other ″weaknesses″ exposed by Sunday’s heist. The theft was valued at more than $100 million. The culprits are still at large.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUFranceLouvrethLdWritethru/b1fb405f231e190a4fc0c272a819186f/text___
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Plan to sell golf course built on slaves' graves sparks outrage in Florida's capital city
SUMMARY: A proposal to sell a city-owned golf course built on top of the burial grounds for enslaved people is sparking public outcry in Tallahassee. The dark history long buried under the manicured lawns of the Capital City Country Club is reviving painful memories of the community's segregated past and fueling some residents’ calls for a public reckoning. Across the country, many thousands of unmarked and forgotten cemeteries of enslaved people are at risk of being lost, as descendants and volunteers fight development and indifference.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFloridaGolfCourseGravesstLdWritethru/e9089d3caf2c06c882f084c222e178f2/text___
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BUSINESS
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US home sales accelerated in September to their fastest pace since February as mortgage rates eased
SUMMARY: Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes accelerated in September as declining mortgage rates and a pickup in available properties on the market encouraged home shoppers. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that existing home sales rose 1.5% last month from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.06 million units. That’s the fastest sales pace since February. Sales jumped 4.1% compared with September last year. The national median sales price climbed 2.1% in September from a year earlier to $415,200. The housing market has been in a slump since 2022, when mortgage rates climbed from historic lows. Affordability remains a daunting challenge for most aspiring homeowners following years of skyrocketing home prices.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APHomeSalesrdLdWritethru/c8830628bfcf6cc690f37fabca209dd1/text___
Where the jewels stolen from the Louvre Museum might end up
SUMMARY: Just days after a stunning heist at the Louvre Museum, speculation is growing around where the lavish, stolen jewels that once adorned France’s royals might end up. Some warn the artifacts, valued at over $100 million, could be melted or broken into parts — and later sold as pieces of new jewelry. Still, such pieces are often sold for a fraction of the value of what was fully stolen. And it isn't a simple process. Others believe the characteristics of the historical jewels might make them difficult to sell. Museums have increasingly faced a rash of similar thefts over the years.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFranceLouvreJewelMarketndLdWritethru/f4175e9635faa926582912352b801f71/text___
US stocks and gold sink, while meme stocks swerve, as momentum reverses on Wall Street
SUMMARY: U.S. stocks and the price of gold fell, as momentum on Wall Street reverses. The S&P 500 sank 0.5% Wednesday, though it’s still not far below the all-time high it set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.7%, from its record set the day before, while the Nasdaq composite fell 0.9%. Netflix helped drag the market lower after reporting a profit that fell short of forecasts. Beyond Meat added more wild swings to its meme-stock run, and the price of gold sank for a second straight day from its record. Stock indexes were mixed across Europe and Asia.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/8a3d97757ed14ef0445c56a6e2fa2dba/text___
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COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors
SUMMARY: The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients by boosting their immune systems to help fight tumors. Research reported Wednesday in the journal Nature found that people with advanced lung or skin cancer lived longer if they received a Pfizer or Moderna shot within 100 days of starting a type of immunotherapy. The mRNA in these vaccines appears to enhance the immune system's response. Now the research team is preparing a more rigorous study of the potential connection, to see if mRNA vaccines should be deliberately paired with cancer drugs called checkpoint inhibitors.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMEDVaccinesCancerBenefitndLdWritethru/c632dacabb9208050b399da90630318f/text___
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Takeaways from AP's report on the growing dangers of heat on pregnant agriculture workers
SUMMARY: Agricultural workers are already among the most vulnerable to extreme heat. For pregnant workers, those risks are higher because the body must work harder to cool down and requires more liquids, making it more easily dehydrated. While protections exist, experts say they need better enforcement and more are needed. Compounding these risks is the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Here are takeaways from The Associated Press’ report on the dangers of heat on pregnant farmworkers. As global temperatures rise, advocates say more protections are needed to ensure the health and well-being of pregnant agricultural workers and their babies.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSClimateHeatFarmworkersPregnancyTakeawaysstLdWritethru/426c2d75b7597ec33b0b3eabf33aa7da/text___
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ENTERTAINMENT
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Misty Copeland hangs up her pointe shoes after performing for adoring crowd at retirement show
SUMMARY: Ballerina Misty Copeland has taken one last passionate spin on the ballet stage before saying goodbye. American Ballet Theatre feted the trailblazing dancer Wednesday evening with a grand farewell gala. It included performances and speeches by the likes of Oprah Winfrey, who said Copeland hadn't just performed ballet — she had changed it. Copeland was the first Black female principal dancer in the company's 75-year history, and helped bring diverse audiences to the ABT stage. The 43-year-old told The Associated Press in a June interview that she felt it was time to “move to a different stage” and work toward diversity in the dance world through her Misty Copeland Foundation and also her books for young readers.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APENTMistyCopelandRetirementthLdWritethru/db8d54ecb894e6084fdd37075a27b72c/text___
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Giants name Tennessee's Vitello manager, gambling on a college coach with no professional experience
SUMMARY: The San Francisco Giants are hiring University of Tennessee coach Tony Vitello as their manager for his first professional coaching job. It’s a bold gamble by San Francisco executive Buster Posey on a coach with no previous experience in the pros. The 47-year-old Vitello is making the jump after spending his entire career at the college level. He guided the Vols to their first NCAA title last year. The Giants went 81-81 this season under Bob Melvin. Posey calls Vitello “one of the brightest, most innovative and most respected coaches in college baseball today.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APBBOGiantsManagerthLdWritethru/c6dc9add3e3f8ecb551f80946aa06939/text___
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