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Inflatable costumes used to deflate tensions at rallies against Trump, in photos

By The Associated Press Protesters have taken to wearing oversized inflatable costumes to deflate tensions and draw attention at rallies against Trump administration’s policies. Crowds across the U.S. and abroad rallied Saturday during “No Kings” demonstrations against what they call a slide into authoritarianism under President Donald Trump. Republicans dismissed the gatherings as “Hate America”

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LOCALIZE IT: Over 420 anti-science bills target public health protections in statehouses across US

By MICHELLE R. SMITH and LAURA UNGAR Associated Press EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law. An Associated

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Obama will campaign with Spanberger and Sherrill in high stakes governor’s races

By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama will campaign alongside Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill in the final stretch of their statewide campaigns for governor in Virginia and New Jersey. Spanberger and Sherrill’s campaigns said in Tuesday news releases that Obama will campaign with both candidates

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Progressive groups launch $1.4 million campaign to win back Latino voters from Trump

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Progressive groups looking to reconnect with Latino voters are emphasizing economic hardship and highlighting President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda in an effort to regain support in places where the Republican leader made inroads. The $1.4 million digital ad and field campaign is led

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In Chicago, an immense show of force signals a sharp escalation in White House immigration crackdown

By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The music begins low and ominous, with the video showing searchlights skimming along a Chicago apartment building and heavily armed immigration agents storming inside. Guns are drawn. Unmarked cars fill the streets. Agents rappel from a Black Hawk helicopter. But quickly the soundtrack grows more stirring and

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NBA Glance

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 0 0 .000 — Brooklyn 0 0 .000 — New York 0 0 .000 — Philadelphia 0 0 .000 — Toronto 0 0 .000 — Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 0 0 .000 — Charlotte 0 0 .000 — Miami 0

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M. Night Shyamalan’s latest plot twist? Teaming with Nicholas Sparks on a novel and upcoming film

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Even M. Night Shyamalan — known for making darker movies like “The Sixth Sense” and “Signs” — goes looking for the light sometimes. “I just finished three really dark movies, ‘Old,’ ‘Knock at the Cabin’ and ‘Trap,’ which are really edgy movies where the characters are super, super dark and

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GM boosts full-year outlook as it foresees a smaller impact from tariffs and 3Q results top Street

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer General Motors anticipates a smaller impact from tariffs and is boosting its full-year adjusted earnings forecast as its third-quarter performance topped Wall Street’s expectations. Shares surged more than 15% in afternoon trading on Tuesday, its biggest one-day jump since May 2018. The automaker reduced its expectations for the full-year

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Valmont: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Valmont Industries Inc. (VMI) on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $99 million. The Omaha, Nebraska-based company said it had net income of $4.98 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of

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Japan’s first female leader is an ultraconservative star from a male-dominated party

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi, a star of ultraconservative Japanese politics and a rare woman to rise in its male-dominated hierarchy, has been elected the country’s first female prime minister. Takaichi, 64, is also the first woman to lead the Liberal Democratic Party that has dominated Japan’s postwar politics almost

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