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Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A candidate in Sao Paulo’s mayoral race has been treated and released from a hospital after one of his five rivals in a televised debate slammed him with a metal chair following references to allegations of sexual misconduct. Pablo Marçal, a personal development influencer turned right-wing politician, referred

Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — When the legendary businessman and leader of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, eventually passes away, the next generation of Buffetts — Howard, Susie and Peter — are poised to become one of the most powerful forces in philanthropy. But it wasn’t always going to be that way. Buffett announced in

Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s adult children — Susie, Howard and Peter Buffett — have long track records as philanthropists, giving away more than $15 billion of their dad’s money through their foundations since 2006. But because they don’t habitually seek publicity about their donations, they’ve flown under the radar as a

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two former New York City Fire Department chiefs have pleaded not guilty to charges that they solicited tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to provide preferential treatment in the department’s fire prevention bureau. Authorities announced bribery, corruption and false statements charges on Monday against Anthony Saccavino and Brian

DETROIT (AP) — A second person has died from a shooting at a popular tailgating site after a Detroit Lions game, police said Monday. A fight broke out around 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Eastern Market, an open-air gathering spot, police Chief James White said. Tampa Bay had just defeated the Lions nearby at Ford Field,

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. State Department says a Christian pastor from California has been freed from China after nearly 20 years behind bars and is back home in the U.S. Advocacy groups say 68-year-old David Lin was detained after he entered China in 2006, was convicted of contract fraud and sentenced to

Associated Press KAAAWA, Hawaii (AP) — Ryan Wesley Routh portrayed himself online as a man who built housing for homeless people in Hawaii, tried to recruit fighters for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia, and described his support and then disdain for Donald Trump — even urging Iran to kill him. “You are free to

AP Science Writer Hot flashes and night sweats are among the most infamous menopause maladies. But you might want to pay attention to your teeth and gums, too. “I’m not sure that people are aware of this,” said Dr. Thomas Sollecito, chief of oral medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Hormonal changes — mainly a

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is blaming rhetoric from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for the apparent assassination attempt on him in Florida despite his own history of going after rivals. This year’s presidential campaign was among the most turbulent in American history even before Sunday’s incident

Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Joe Wiederien was an unlikely candidate to challenge a Republican congressman in one of the nation’s most competitive districts. A fervent supporter of former President Donald Trump, Wiederien was registered as a Republican until months earlier. A debilitating stroke had left him unable to drive. For a time,

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities say 281 inmates escaped after devastating floods brought down a prison’s walls in the country’s northeast. A major dam collapsed on Sept. 10, unleashing severe flooding that left 30 people dead and over a million displaced, and prompted evacuations across the state of Borno. Officers attempted to

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000 to a total of 1.5 million, as Moscow’s military action in Ukraine drags on for more than 2 ½ years. Putin’s decree, published Monday on the official government website, takes effect Dec. 1. It sets

Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Joe Wiederien was an unlikely candidate to challenge a Republican congressman in one of the nation’s most competitive House districts. A fervent supporter of former President Donald Trump, Wiederien was registered as a Republican until months earlier. A debilitating stroke had left him unable to drive. He had

Associated Press KENYON, Minnesota (AP) — Serving coffee after Sunday worship outside Holden Lutheran Church, Jeff Davidson said he remains anchored in the congregation his Norwegian ancestors helped found in 1857 among cornfields because it’s “very full of very supportive people.” An hour’s drive north in a tough Minneapolis neighborhood, Lizete Vega shared the same

MIAMI (AP) — Heavy winds and rains from a storm in the Atlantic that wasn’t quite organized enough to get a name hit a stretch of the southeastern U.S. coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm system reached the South Carolina coast Monday afternoon and was moving inland across the Carolinas. The system

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Authorities say Moroccan security forces stopped groups of people who sought to force their way across the border into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta. Calls recently circulated on social networks for a mass migration attempt. Some people attempted to breach a border fence that has long been a flashpoint for

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Greek-flagged oil tanker ablaze for weeks after attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has been “successfully towed to a safe area without any oil spill.” That’s according to a statement from a European Union naval mission on Monday. Operation Aspides issued the statement regarding the oil tanker

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.N. says the Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan. It’s a devastating setback for polio eradication. Afghanistan is one of two countries in which the spread of the potentially fatal, paralyzing disease has never been stopped. The other is Pakistan. News of the suspension

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Maria Lettini already knew about the backlash going on in the United States against ESG investing, which takes the environment, social issues and corporate governance into account, when she took over as chief executive of US SIF last year. Lettini was returning to the United States after several

AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some public figures are honored with namesake buildings or monuments. Veteran broadcaster Connie Chung has a strain of marijuana and hundreds of Asian American women as legacies. Chung was contacted five years ago by a fellow journalist, Connie Wang, whose Chinese immigrant parents gave her the chance as

Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — An influential French member of the European Union’s powerful executive branch has resigned. Thierry Breton posted his resignation letter on social media on Monday. He called into question the leadership of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Breton’s resignation comes just as von der Leyen is trying to assemble

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan erupted with joy Monday as the samurai series “Shogun” won a record 18 Emmys for its first season. It took home prizes including Outstanding Drama Series, as star and co-producer Hiroyuki Sanada became the first Japanese actor to win the Emmy for best lead actor in a dramatic series.

Associated Press KEHL, Germany (AP) — Germany has begun random checks at its borders with five Western European nations, expanding a system of controls already in place at its four other borders. The police controls began at the borders with France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Denmark on Monday morning and are due to continue

Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea has left between 20 and 50 people dead, a United Nations official said Monday. The fighting started days ago and is continuing in the Porgera Valley, near the site of a landslide in May estimated to have killed more than 2,000

Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian union leader freed from prison after serving time for her part in a strike against the country’s biggest casino has vowed to continue the labor action until justice is done. Chhim Sithar was sentenced in connection with the strike against the NagaWorld casino, the longest such

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the weekend bombing that killed two police officials in restive southwestern Pakistan. Analysts said Monday the latest violence is a sign of increasing coordination between Islamic militants and separatists who for years have been targeting security forces and civilians in the oil- and

AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers and home buyers, business people and political leaders have been waiting for months for what the Federal Reserve is poised to announce this week: That it’s cutting its key interest rate from a two-decade peak. It’s likely to be just the first in a series of rate

Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Trade unions and thousands of disgruntled workers are demonstrating in the Belgian capital to protest the threat of massive layoffs in a state-of-the-art Brussels car factory and other key industries. The trigger for Monday’s protest was the announcement by the German carmaker Audi that it would phase out production at

Associated Press ROME (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has met with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome. The center-left British leader says he wants to learn how her nationalist conservative government has achieved “dramatic declines” in the number of migrants reaching Italy’s shores by boat. The visit on Monday came after at least

Associated Press Tito Jackson, one of the brothers who made up the beloved pop group the Jackson 5, has died. He was 70. Jackson was the third of nine children, including global superstars Michael and Janet, and was part of a music-making family whose songs have sold hundreds of millions of copies. “It’s with heavy

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sunday was to be a day of relative rest for Donald Trump, a rare breather this deep into a presidential campaign. Aside from sounding off on social media, golf was on the agenda. Then the Secret Service spotted the muzzle of a rifle sticking out of a fence in bushes

Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Donald Trump is leaning on a pair of former Democrats whose idiosyncratic views left them ostracized from their party to help him connect with voters who feel disillusioned with politics and distrustful of politicians. Three weeks after dropping his own independent presidential campaign, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has become

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats are pumping $25 million into expanded voter outreach across 10 states as part of their effort to protect their narrow Senate majority. The new spending from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, first shared with The Associated Press, comes less than two months until the Nov. 5 election. It also

AP National Writers BLUFFTON, South Carolina (AP) — On the first day of his American National Government class, Prof. Kevin Dopf asks how many of his students are United States citizens. Every hand shoots up. “So, how did all you people become citizens?” he asks. “Did you pass a test?” “No,” one young woman says

Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Libertarian President Javier Milei of Argentina has presented the 2025 budget to Congress, outlining policy priorities that reflected his key pledge to kill the country’s chronic fiscal deficit and signaled a new phase of confrontation with lawmakers. In an unprecedented move, Milei personally pitched the budget to Congress

AP Business Writer Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average set a record as Wall Street geared up for Federal Reserve’s most anticipated meeting in years. Tokyo’s Nikkei index fell 2% to 35,828.54 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong advanced 1.4% to 17,661.70. Markets in mainland China and

AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — At the end of her new memoir, Hillary Clinton offers up what sounds like a far-off wish: “I hope I’m alive to see the United States elect a female president.” Turns out her book went to the printers a tad too soon. Clinton wrote that sentence before Kamala

Associated Press The lead engineer for an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreck of the Titanic says he felt pressured to get the vessel ready to dive and refused to pilot it for a journey several years earlier. Tony Nissen is the former engineering director for OceanGate, the company that owned the

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An apparent attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump as he played golf in Florida has rocked a presidential campaign already marred by violence and raised questions about how such a thing could have happened for the second time in as many months. U.S. Secret Service agents opened fire

AP Entertainment Writer The last Emmys — in January, the 75th edition — went reunion crazy on such a big birthday, with cast reunions of such classic series as “Cheers,” “The Sopranos,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “All in the Family.” The latest Emmys said: “Hold my applause.” “Shogun,” “Baby Reindeer” and “The Bear”

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Four people were wounded at a Brooklyn train station Sunday when police officers shot at a man threatening them with a knife. Authorities said the injured included the man with the blade, one of the officers and two innocent bystanders. The confrontation began when two officers confronted a man

Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump wasn’t harmed in Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt as he golfed near his Florida club. But the second attack on his life in barely two months is likely to further unsettle an election cycle already marked by upheaval. The man suspected in the incident

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Two earthquakes have struck off the northern coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia Sunday but there were no immediate reports of damage. The United States Geological Survey said the first earthquake, measuring magnitude 6.5, happened around 3:20 p.m. local time.  It was located off the tip of Haida

Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — Practitioners of various religions have marched down Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach. They gathered Sunday to support religious freedom in Brazil. Over the past six years, cases of intolerance have doubled. Men, women and children from over a dozen faiths participated in the March for the Defense

Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It’s noisy, smelly, shy — and New Zealand’s bird of the year. The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, won the country’s fiercely fought avian election on Monday, offering hope to supporters of the endangered bird that recognition from its victory might prompt a revival of the species. It followed

DALLAS (AP) — Police in Dallas say four people are dead after a vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic on an interstate and collided with two other vehicles. Dallas police spokesperson Michael Dennis says the multi-vehicle accident happened Saturday afternoon on Interstate 45 in southeast Dallas. A preliminary investigation determined a vehicle was northbound on I-45

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Taylor Swift capped a headline-grabbing week that included her endorsement of Kamala Harris for president and seven trophies from the MTV Video Music Awards by showing up at Arrowhead Stadium to watch the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Swift arrived about 90 minutes before kickoff to see

Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump was the target of what the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former president said he was

AP College Football Writer Texas is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in 16 years, replacing Georgia after the Bulldogs struggled to remain unbeaten against Kentucky. The Longhorns moved up a spot from No. 2 and received 35 first-place votes and 1,540 points. The Bulldogs, who have been

MIAMI (AP) — A relative of the King of Jordan and three other men in Miami face charges of conspiring to make insider stock trades on a business acquired by one of South Florida’s major publicly held companies, MasTec. The Miami Herald reports Federico Nannini, his father, Mauro Nannini, and two of his friends, Alejandro

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s King Abdullah II has tapped a longtime aide to serve as the kingdom’s new prime minister. The Royal Court said the king has asked Jafar Hassan to form a new government. Hassan is a former planning minister and the current head of Abdullah’s office. The Harvard-educated Hassan is to replace

Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — For many Haitian immigrants, Sunday mornings in Springfield, Ohio, are spent joyfully worshipping God as they sing and pray in their native Creole. This Sunday, they needed that uplifting balm more than ever. Their community is reeling — confused, frustrated, hurt — from false accusations that they are eating

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain defender Nuno Mendes was the target of abusive and racist comments on social media after a French league game. PSG condemned the abuse and expressed its “full support” Sunday for the Portugal left back, who was targeted following PSG’s 3-1 win against Brest on Saturday. Mendes, who is Black, shared

AP Film Writer The Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award has gone to “The Life of Chuck.” The prize hands Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King adaptation one of the most-watched prizes of the fall film festival circuit. The festival’s People’s Choice Award is regarded as a reliable harbinger for the Oscars. Since 2012, every winner

AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — England and English soccer teams could be removed from UEFA competitions if a new regulator is considered to be “Government interference” in the sport. In a letter sent by UEFA to the U.K.’s new culture secretary Lisa Nandy, European soccer’s governing body raised concerns about a proposed independent

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A boat has capsized in northwest Nigeria drowning at least 40 people. President Bola Tinubu shared the news on Sunday. The accident happened in Zamfara state as farmers were heading to their land. Tinubu promised support for the victims and directed emergency agencies to assess the situation. A police

AP Film Writer Moviegoers said yes to more “ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice ” this weekend. After its monster opening, the Tim Burton sequel easily topped the domestic box office charts again with $51.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Down only 54% from a week earlier, the North American gross for the Warner

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance isn’t backing away from the false claims he and Donald Trump have been making that Haitians living in an Ohio community are abducting and eating pets. Vance and Trump are promoting the claims even Ohio’s Republican governor and other officials insist there’s no evidence

YORK, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man has entered no contest pleas to charges that he killed his father and stepmother with a sword in their Pennsylvania home almost five years ago. Court documents indicate that 43-year-old Levar Fountain entered the pleas to third-degree murder charges in York County Court earlier this month, avoiding a

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kameale Terry saw it coming before almost anyone else did. She realized the expanding network of electric vehicle charging stations across the U.S. would need a workforce to maintain it. The realization came as she found herself back in South Central Los Angeles — where she grew up —

Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Top military leaders for the U.S. and China have met in Beijing for routine talks that only resumed in January. They were suspended for two years as ties between the two countries soured. The U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for China, Taiwan and Mongolia led a delegation to engage

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A jury has convicted a man of trying to arrange the murder of a federal prosecutor in Alabama. Jurors on Thursday convicted 32-year-old Michael Roman Black of threatening to murder a federal official, solicitation to commit murder, and making false statements to a federal agent. Federal prosecutors wrote in a news

Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Dhaka says a delegation has met with the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, to affirm “dedication to fostering inclusive economic growth.” Yunus took over after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country last month amid a mass uprising. She was

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was almost time for the presidential debate, but Kamala Harris’ staff thought there was one more thing she needed to know. So less than an hour before the vice president left her Philadelphia hotel, two communications aides got her on the phone for one of the strangest briefings of

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — A report shows that a fire suppression system at a Brunswick Executive Airport hangar in Maine showed deficiencies about a year before it discharged gallons of firefighting foam containing harmful chemicals. The Aug. 19 discharge is Maine’s biggest accidental spill of the fire suppressant on record. It’s not known, however, if

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury who dedicated much of his writings to the Palestinian cause and taught at universities around the world, making him one of Lebanon’s most prominent intellectuals, has died. He was 76. Khoury, a leading voice of Arab literature, had been ill for months and admitted and discharged

AP Medical Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — On his first day of school at Newcomer Academy, Maikel Tejeda was whisked to the school library. The 7th grader didn’t know why. He soon got the point: He was being given make-up vaccinations. Five of them. “I don’t have a problem with that,” said the 12-year-old, who

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s royal social media accounts have posted 40th birthday wishes for Prince Harry, marking the milestone celebration despite longstanding strains following the publication of his explosive memoir, “Spare.’’ The Royal Family site Sunday shared an image of a beaming Harry with a birthday cake emoji and the caption “Wishing The Duke of

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two decades ago, when a Democratic presidential nominee wouldn’t dream of endorsing gay marriage, a newly elected district attorney named Kamala Harris was performing one of the first same-sex unions in the United States. It was the so-called Winter of Love in San Francisco. The mayor at the time, Gavin

Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Shanghai’s airports are canceling hundreds of flights as they brace for impact from Typhoon Bebinca. The storm is due to make landfall in the early hours of Monday morning. The airport authorities said flights past 8 p.m. local time Sunday will be canceled at Hongqiao and Pudong airports in the

Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Heavy rains have caused severe flooding in Central Europe and the death toll has risen. The floods have claimed lives in Romania, Austria and Poland. In the Czech Republic, four people were missing. The situation was particularly dire in northeastern Czech regions, with mass evacuations underway. Prime Minister Petr Fiala

NEW DELHI (AP) — One of India’s main opposition figures and New Delhi’s chief minister says he will resign from office, two days after he was granted bail in a bribery case. Arvind Kejriwal, a fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was arrested nearly six months ago ahead of national elections on charges of

Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — Authorities say at least eight people have died during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France. The tragedy occurred Saturday just before midnight when authorities spotted a boat in distress. The vessel was carrying dozens of people near a beach in the northern town of

AP Technology Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Being a venture capitalist carries a lot of prestige in Silicon Valley. Those who choose which startups to fund see themselves as fostering the next big waves of technology. So when some of the industry’s biggest names endorsed former President Donald Trump and the onetime VC he picked

ROME (AP) — Italian prosecutors have requested a six-year prison sentence for right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini for his decision to prevent more than 100 migrants from landing in Italy when he was interior minister in 2019. Palermo prosecutors have accused Salvini, who’s currently deputy premier and transport minister in the right-wing government led by

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two people died in a missile attack on the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, local officials said, as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged drone and missile attacks. The Ukrainian air force said Sunday it shot down 10 of the 14 drones and one of the three missiles Russia launched overnight.

Several people died early Sunday during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French authorities said. A rescue operation is underway, and survivors of the tragedy have been taken to the sports hall in the northern town of Ambleteuse, according to a statement from the prefecture of Pas-de-Calais region. The incident