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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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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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
Continue ReadingBy 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,
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — The fashion industry is deep in musical chairs this Paris season, and Thursday’s spotlight swung to a Mugler debut. Miguel Castro Freitas — Portuguese, Dior-honed, and a little-known name with a precise hand — took over a house built on shock and silhouette, and chose not
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In 1983, six thieves muscled their way into a warehouse near Heathrow Airport, expecting to find a large sum of foreign currency. They got much more than they bargained for — 26 million pounds worth of gold bars. What happened in the days and years
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By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong met with the city’s new U.S. Consul General this week to warn her against interfering in the territory’s internal affairs, his office said in a statement Thursday. Cui Jianchun, commissioner of the Hong Kong office of China’s foreign ministry, met
Continue ReadingBy 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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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
Continue Reading All Times EDT Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA Philadelphia 19 7 6 63 56 33 Cincinnati 18 9 5 59 48 40 New York City FC 17 10 5 56 49 41 Inter Miami CF 16 7 8 56 68 52 Charlotte FC 17 13 2 53 52 46 Nashville 16 11
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 6 6 0 0 12 23 13 Montreal 5 4 1 0 8 17 12 Detroit 7 4 3 0 8 19 16 Boston 5 3 1 1 7 16 16 Buffalo 5 3 2 0 6 16 13
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 1 0 1.000 — Philadelphia 0 1 .000 1 Boston 0 0 .000 ½ Brooklyn 0 0 .000 ½ Toronto 0 0 .000 ½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 0 0 .000 — Charlotte 0 0 .000 — Miami 0
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 4 0 0 1.000 133 90 New England 2 2 0 .500 102 81 Miami 1 3 0 .250 83 118 N.Y. Jets 0 4 0 .000 90 120 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 3 1 0 .750 123
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 6 6 0 0 12 23 13 4-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 Montreal 5 4 1 0 8 17 12 2-1-0 2-0-0 2-1-0 Detroit 7 4 3 0 8 19 16 2-1-0 2-2-0 2-1-0 Boston 5 3 1
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div Buffalo 4 0 0 1.000 133 90 3-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 New England 2 2 0 .500 102 81 1-2-0 1-0-0 1-2-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 Miami 1 3 0 .250 83 118 1-1-0 0-2-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 N.Y.
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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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By GHAYA BEN MBAREK Associated Press HAMMAM CHOTT, Tunisia (AP) — Jamel Bahrini remembers the smell of dust and blood that clung to the air when he arrived at the scene of the strike in Tunisia ‘s capital 40 years ago, among hundreds of other first responders. Israeli warplanes had just struck the Palestine Liberation
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The captain of an oil tanker that authorities in France have detained off the country’s Atlantic coast and which President Emmanuel Macron has linked to Russia will go on trial in February over the crew’s alleged refusal to cooperate, a French prosecutor said Thursday. Macron has alleged
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — A moderately strong earthquake shook Istanbul and other parts of northwestern Turkey on Thursday, Turkey’s emergency services said. The quake sent people running from buildings and forced evacuations from schools, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The temblor with a preliminary 5 magnitude was centered in the Sea
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 57 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, health officials said Thursday, as Hamas was still considering its response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal for ending the nearly two-year war. The plan requires Hamas to
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway is buying Occidental Petroleum’s chemical division for $9.7 billion in what may be the last big acquisition involving the consummate dealmaker, Warren Buffett. Buffett wasn’t mentioned anywhere in materials released by Berkshire Hathaway discussing the deal Thursday, potentially signaling a passing of the
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By IBRAHIM HAZBOUN and RENATA BRITO Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Israeli police officers were deployed Thursday to the southern port of Ashdod to process some 450 international activists detained by Israeli naval forces hours earlier in the Mediterranean Sea, Israeli authorities said. The activists, including European lawmakers, were taking part of a
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY, PAN PYLAS and IAN HODGSON Associated Press MANCHESTER, England (AP) — An assailant drove a car into people outside a synagogue Thursday in northern England and stabbed two of them to death in what police called a terrorist attack on the holiest day of the Jewish year. Officers shot and killed the
Continue ReadingBy AARON FAVILA and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press BOGO, Philippines (AP) — When firefighters brought out the body of his 4-year-old son in a bag from a budget hotel demolished by a 6.9-magnitude earthquake in the central Philippines, Isagani Gelig stooped down and gently stroked the black cadaver bag for several minutes, trying to feel
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Final Detroit 6 Cleveland 3 Final N.Y. Yankees 4 Boston 0 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Final Chicago Cubs 3 San Diego 1 ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Final New York 99 Philadelphia 84 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON Final New Jersey 3 N-Y Rangers 1 Final N-Y Islanders
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Kansas Daybook for Thursday, Oct. 02. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Thursday, Oct. 02. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Thursday, Oct. 02. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Thursday, Oct. 02. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
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By HANNA ARHIROVA and BARRY HATTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s sustained bombardment of Ukraine’s power grid is deepening concerns about the safety of the country’s nuclear facilities after a drone knocked out power for more than three hours to the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in northern Ukraine, officials said
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