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Month: October 2025

Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Immigration-Des Moines-Schools Superintendent Iowa district hired superintendent despite false Morgan State doctorate claim on his resume SUMMARY: The superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district,

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Immigration-Des Moines-Schools Superintendent Iowa district hired superintendent despite false Morgan State doctorate claim on his resume SUMMARY: The superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district,

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Trump administration cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in states that backed Harris

By MATTHEW DALY and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election. The move comes as President Donald Trump threatens deep cuts in his

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Republicans are relishing a role reversal in the shutdown fight. Can Trump keep them united?

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Gathered in the unusually quiet halls of the U.S. Capitol, Republican leaders faced the cameras for a second day and implored Democrats to reopen the government. “We want to protect hardworking federal workers,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday morning, before criticizing his counterparts.

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Federal shutdowns usually don’t do much economic damage. There are reasons to worry about this one

By PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Shutdowns of the federal government usually don’t leave much economic damage. But the one that started Wednesday looks riskier, not least because President Donald Trump is threatening to use the standoff to permanently eliminate thousands of government jobs and the state of the

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Morocco’s youth-led protests demand better schools and hospitals, prime minister resignation

By SAM METZ and AKRAM OUBACHIR Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Youth-led demonstrators in Morocco took to the streets on Thursday for a sixth straight night despite fears of more violence after police killed three people the night before. The protesters in at least a dozen cities, including Casablanca, demanded better schools and hospitals,

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European positions on Russia harden as drone incidents, cyber-attacks and sabotage mount

By LORNE COOK Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe must take a more aggressive approach with Russia by shooting down drones that enter European airspace and boarding shadow fleet ships illicitly transporting oil to deprive Moscow of war revenue, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday. Speaking at a European summit in Copenhagen, Macron

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Sports on TV for Friday, Oct. 3

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Oct. 3 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S) 5 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Essendon at Melbourne 1 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 — AFL: Sydney at North Melbourne 3 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 — AFL: Brisbane at Gold Coast 5 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 — AFL: Western

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The Latest: Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and punishment

By The Associated Press President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting “irreversible” cuts to programs important to Democrats. Rather than simply furlough employees, as is usually done during any lapse of funds, White House

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