By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he “won’t be extorted” by Democrats to reopen the government, making clear that he has no plans to negotiate as the government shutdown will soon enter its sixth week. In an interview on CBS’s “60 Minutes” that aired on Sunday, Trump said
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The Associated Press The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 1, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Ohio St. (54) 8-0 1633 1 2. Indiana
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By RENATA BRITO Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Sunday announced that the remains of three hostages had been handed over from Gaza and would be examined by forensic experts, as a fragile month-old ceasefire held. A Hamas statement earlier said the remains were found Sunday in a tunnel in southern Gaza. Since the
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The movie exhibition business is closing out one of its slowest Octobers in over 25 years with a sluggish Halloween weekend. Studios avoided opening any major new films with the holiday falling on a Friday. Instead, there were several re-releases including “Back to the Future,” which is celebrating its
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By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Only a few thousand Sudanese have reached the nearest camp for displaced people in the days since Sudan’s paramilitary forces seized el-Fasher city, raising fears over tens of thousands who might still be trapped as survivors described killings and other atrocities, an aid group said Sunday. The
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By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump says that Chinese President Xi Jinping has given him assurances that Beijing would take no action toward its long-stated goal of unifying Taiwan with mainland China while the Republican leader is in office. Trump said that the long-contentious issue of Taiwan
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Sunday, Nov. 2 SOUTH Lubbock Christian 96, Augusta State 69 Virginia’s-Wise 93, Florida Southern 91 MIDWEST Michigan Tech 66, Lenoir-Rhyne 65, OT Missouri Western State 71, Missouri St Louis 63 Pittsburg State 75, Minnesota State 53 Washburn 89, Dallas Baptist 77 Western Washington 69, Central Oklahoma 63 SOUTHWEST St Edwards 68, Central Washington 47 FAR
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Nov. 3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6:30 p.m. BTN — Coppin St. at Maryland FS1 — Quinnipiac at St. John’s 7 p.m. ACCN — Cent. Arkansas at North Carolina ESPNU — Boston College at FAU TNT — Arizona vs. Florida, Las Vegas
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Montreal 12 9 3 0 18 44 36 4-1-0 5-2-0 3-1-0 Detroit 13 9 4 0 18 44 41 5-1-0 4-3-0 4-2-0 Tampa Bay 12 6 4 2 14 35 33 3-3-0 3-1-2 1-1-1 Ottawa 13 6 5
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 12 9 3 0 18 44 36 Detroit 12 8 4 0 16 41 39 Tampa Bay 12 6 4 2 14 35 33 Ottawa 13 6 5 2 14 48 51 Boston 14 7 7 0 14 45 48
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div New Jersey 12 9 3 0 18 45 36 5-0-0 4-3-0 1-1-0 Montreal 12 9 3 0 18 44 36 4-1-0 5-2-0 3-1-0 Pittsburgh 13 8 3 2 18 46 36 3-1-1 5-2-1 2-1-2 Detroit 12 8 4 0 16
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Philadelphia 5 1 .833 — 5-1 W-1 2-1 3-0 5-1 Chicago 5 1 .833 — 5-1 L-1 4-0 1-1 4-1 Milwaukee 4 2 .667 1 4-2 L-1 3-1 1-1 3-1 Detroit 4 2 .667 1 4-2 W-2 2-1 1-1 2-2 Miami
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 5 1 .833 — New York 3 3 .500 2 Boston 3 4 .429 2½ Toronto 3 4 .429 2½ Brooklyn 0 6 .000 5 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 3 2 .600 — Atlanta 3 4 .429 1 Orlando 3
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Philadelphia 5 1 .833 — 5-1 W-1 2-1 3-0 5-1 New York 3 3 .500 2 3-3 W-1 3-0 0-3 3-3 Boston 3 4 .429 2½ 3-4 L-1 1-2 2-2 2-3 Toronto 3 4 .429 2½ 3-4 W-2 1-2
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By MATT O’BRIEN and KELVIN CHAN AP Technology Writers Artificial intelligence song generation platform Udio said it would give its frustrated users 48 hours starting Monday to download their songs before the company shifts to a new business model to comply with a legal settlement. The short reprieve comes after Udio on Wednesday said it
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer President Donald Trump’s razing of the White House’s East Wing to build a ballroom has put some news organizations following the story in an awkward position, with corporate owners among the contributors to the project — and their reporters covering it vigorously. Comcast, which owns NBC News and MSNBC,
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer President Donald Trump’s razing of the White House’s East Wing to build a ballroom has put some news organizations following the story in an awkward position, with corporate owners among the contributors to the project — and their reporters covering it vigorously. Comcast, which owns NBC News and MSNBC,
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By MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Will Zohran Mamdani be elected New York City mayor? Who will be the next governor of New Jersey? Will California adopt a new congressional map? Those are among the questions The Associated Press will answer when the news organization tabulates votes and declares winners in hundreds of
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump sees tariffs — or the threat of them — as a powerful tool to bend nations to his will. He has used them in an unprecedented way, not only as the underpinning of his economic agenda, but also as the cornerstone of his
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By SUSAN HAIGH and MARC LEVY Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Jacqueline Chapman is a retired school aide who relies on a $630 monthly Social Security check to get by. She was navigating the loss of her federal food aid benefits when she learned the assistance she receives for heating her Philadelphia apartment may
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police said Sunday that one of two men arrested in connection with a mass stabbing attack that spread fear and panic on a London-bound train a day earlier has been released without charge, and that one person, a “heroic” member of the railway
Continue Reading Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Sunday, Nov. 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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Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Sunday, Nov. 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
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By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor said Sunday that two of the suspects in the Louvre jewels heist had previously been convicted in a theft case together 10 years ago, as three alleged members of the team of four are now in custody. Laure Beccuau said the DNA of a
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Oklahoma City 137 New Orleans 106 Final Toronto 117 Memphis 104 Final Philadelphia 129 Brooklyn 105 Final Charlotte 126 Utah 103 Final Cleveland 117 Atlanta 109 Final New York 128 Chicago 116 Final Phoenix 130 San Antonio 118 Final L.A. Lakers 130 Miami 120 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY
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By VOLODYMYR YURCHUK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least two people were killed in a drone attack in Ukraine’s southwestern Odesa region, Ukrainian authorities said Sunday. Meanwhile, Russia and Ukraine continued to pummel each other’s infrastructure. Russian drones attacked a car park in the Odesa region on Ukraine’s Black Sea coast in the
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By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Associated Press The updates sent by friends and neighbors on WhatsApp confirmed what fisher Prince Davis already feared: Hurricane Melissa put a hole in the stern of his 50-foot (15-meter) fishing boat, and damaged the cabin and back deck. His father’s boat was nowhere to be found. The roof of the
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By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A remote and private estate of King Charles III will soon become the new home of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the British monarch’s younger brother disgraced over his friendship with the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The move to Sandringham in the east of England will keep Andrew,
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