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Young voters move away from GOP, many voters driven by opposition to Trump: Election takeaways
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has repeatedly encouraged voters to pretend he's on the ballot this Election Day. They appear to be taking his advice — and that's not a good thing for the … more
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After Election Day, Trump stares down the specter of Democratic probes and the race to succeed him
WASHINGTON — For Donald Trump, Tuesday's elections will chart the course for the final two years of his presidency. If his party loses control of Congress in the midterm elections, the rest of … more
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Election Day unfolds with relatively few problems. Some voters disrupted by weather, machine issues
WASHINGTON — The final day of voting in this year's midterm elections arrived Tuesday against a backdrop of uncertainty after a year in which President Donald Trump has tried to interfere in how … more
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Flights across Europe face disruption after false bomb threats
BERLIN — Several flights across Europe received alleged bomb threats on Tuesday that ultimately turned out to be hoaxes but prompted searches, diversions and, in one case, an escort by the Italian … more
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Man charged with mailing hundreds of letters containing powder to officials ahead of the election
Federal authorities charged an Oklahoma City man with sending hundreds of letters containing nonhazardous white powder to public officials ahead of the 2024 and 2026 elections. The powders … more
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Is El Niño making storms and flash floods in the Southwest worse?
NEW YORK — A chaotic climate phenomenon is intensifying heavy rains and floods in the Southwest, experts say. A natural warming cycle called El Niño is sizzling Pacific Ocean waters, leaking … more
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Midterm elections are coming to a close as voters pass judgment on Trump's second term
WASHINGTON — Voters struggling with high prices and angry over an unpopular war with Iran will decide Tuesday whether to drastically shift power in Washington in midterm elections that will serve … more
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US will halt $4B in aid to Israel as the Mideast ally shifts to buying military hardware, Trump says
WASHINGTON — The United States will stop providing $4 billion in aid each year to Israel in 2027 but will sell arms to its closest ally in the Middle East, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday. … more
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US job postings jumped sharply in September, a sign hiring could pick up
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers ramped up their job postings in September as stronger economic growth may be encouraging more hiring. Yet voters are headed to the polls Tuesday largely gloomy over an … more
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Netanyahu is pressing Trump to attack Iran after the midterms, officials tell AP
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for another wave of strikes on Iran after Tuesday's midterm elections in the United States, according to two regional officials and … more
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Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to sideline 20,000 disputed California mail ballots
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration appealed to the Supreme Court on Monday in its push to sideline thousands of disputed California mail ballots the day before the pivotal midterm … more
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In an Alaska fishing community, the Dan Sullivan episode takes an ominous turn as FBI comes knocking
PETERSBURG, Alaska — In the sleepy Alaskan fishing community of Petersburg, nobody has seen Dan J. Sullivan for weeks. His rustic home stood dark a day after FBI agents visited friends who … more
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Lindsay Clancy returns to court in a bid to dismiss charges she killed her three young children
PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Lindsay Clancy returned to court Monday in a bid to dismiss the charges that she murdered her three young children. The hearing Monday was the second time the Massachusetts … more
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Jet crashes into a South Florida neighborhood, killing all 9 on board and leaving a fiery crater
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A business jet crashed into a South Florida neighborhood and erupted into a ball of flames, killing all nine people on board and leaving a fiery crater. The cause was not … more
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Iran has a 2-day plan to reopen Strait, resume nuclear talks with US, and other Mideast news
Iran said Monday it had a two-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear talks with the United States, shortening a process originally expected to take seven days. The U.N. … more
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Voters fear the America they've known is slipping away. On that, the left and right agree
The stakes in Tuesday's elections are so high that Shane Dunn voted for the first time in his life, at age 65. After a career as a cook up and down the East Coast, Dunn moved to the Philadelphia … more
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Midterm a crossroads for both parties eyeing the beginning of the end of the Trump era
NEW YORK - The nation's major political parties are at a crossroads. A decade after he began to remake the Republican Party in his image, President Donald Trump is facing the prospect of a voter rebellion Tuesday that could force conservatives to … more
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Pike describes constant pain in first statement since her failed execution
Christa Pike said Friday she remains in constant pain, struggles to speak and has been largely isolated in a prison hospital after surviving a lethal injection in Tennessee last month. In her first public statement since, Pike said she's "deeply … more
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Justice Department issues new subpoenas over Alaska spoiler candidate controversy, AP source says
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is escalating a criminal investigation over an Alaska Senate candidate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan, issuing a raft of new grand … more
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Patrick Stewart, legendary actor of 'Star Trek' and 'X-Men' fame, dies at 86
Patrick Stewart, the classically trained actor who added Shakespearean gravitas to the "Star Trek" and "X-Men" franchises, has died. He was 86. Stewart died Wednesday in Los Angeles, following … more
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