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Month: October 2025

4 family members of Illinois governor candidate killed in Montana helicopter crash, campaign says

By JOHN SEEWER and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Four family members of a Republican running for governor in Illinois were killed in a Montana helicopter crash, his campaign said Thursday. The son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren of former state lawmaker Darren Bailey, who lost the 2022 gubernatorial election in Illinois and is

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Takeaways from AP’s report on the growing dangers of heat on pregnant agriculture workers

By DORANY PINEDA, MELINA WALLING and ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG Associated Press 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

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Trump allies, undeterred by setbacks in courts and Congress, push anew for citizenship proof to vote

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement for voting in U.S. elections hasn’t been able to pass Congress and has been blocked by the courts, so allies of President Donald Trump’s administration are pursuing another avenue to try to impose the idea — asking a little-known federal agency

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Cass: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

ST. LOUIS (AP) — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cass Information Systems Inc. (CASS) on Thursday reported profit of $9.1 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the St. Louis-based company said it had net income of 68 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 69 cents per share. The invoice and

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Broadway musicians reach tentative labor deal, averting a strike

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The union representing Broadway’s musicians reached a tentative labor agreement with commercial producers on Thursday, averting a potentially crippling strike that would have silenced nearly two dozen musicals. The American Federation of Musicians Local 802 — which represents 1,200 musicians — had threatened to strike

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Union Pacific: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $1.79 billion. On a per-share basis, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said it had profit of $3.01. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions, were $3.08 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average

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A selection of beef cuts and sausages is displayed at Deep Cuts Butcher Shop

Trump’s Argentina beef deal angers America’s struggling farmers: ‘You’re selling us out’

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said this week he “loved” America’s cattle ranchers. But those farmers, who overwhelmingly supported the president in the 2024 election, say they aren’t feeling the love right now. Trump is facing criticism from many US cattle ranchers after signaling support for increasing low-tariff beef imports from

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Former cyclist Emma Pooley wrote the book "Oat to Joy

Former cyclist Emma Pooley witnessed ‘unscientific bullying’ around food amid the sport’s high prevalence of eating disorders

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Emma Pooley may have retired from professional cycling around a decade ago, but she believes that the effects of under-fueling – what she describes as her “weird” relationship with food – are still with her. Those scars, Pooley says, are “permanent” and include having a bone density which is

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Hundreds of thousands of Hungarians attend rival rallies in Budapest as Orbán faces election test

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Hungarians filled the streets of Budapest on Thursday in competing demonstrations as supporters of the country’s two main political movements staged mutual shows of strength before next spring’s national election. The rival rallies were a standoff between nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán

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