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Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump

Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Next week’s presidential election isn’t just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris . It’s also a measure of the influence the world’s richest man wields over American democracy.
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Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump

Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Next week's presidential election isn't just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris . It's also a measure of the influence the world's richest man wields over American democracy.
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Israel is falling far short of a US ultimatum to surge aid to Gaza

Israel is falling far short of a US ultimatum to surge aid to Gaza

WASHINGTON (AP) — Halfway through the Biden administration's 30-day ultimatum for Israel to surge the level of humanitarian assistance allowed into Gaza or risk possible restrictions on U.S.
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Voters in Pennsylvania county courted by Harris, Trump, have 1 more day to cast early ballots

Voters in Pennsylvania county courted by Harris, Trump, have 1 more day to cast early ballots

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Voters in a bellwether suburban Philadelphia county courted heavily by the presidential candidates had their last chance Friday to apply for a mail-in ballot . A court set a deadline of 5 p.m.
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Americans helping Ukraine's war efforts say the US hasn't done enough

Americans helping Ukraine's war efforts say the US hasn't done enough

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Each time U.S. philanthropist Amed Khan returns to Ukraine, he begins by offering condolences for those killed in the war since his last trip.
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Hakeem Jeffries chooses calm over chaos as Democrats work to win the House majority

Hakeem Jeffries chooses calm over chaos as Democrats work to win the House majority

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — This election , he has warned, is about the economy. Freedom. Stopping Project 2025 and the MAGA extremes. And, after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol , it's about democracy.
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Creative 'I Voted' stickers branch out beyond the familiar flag design

Creative 'I Voted' stickers branch out beyond the familiar flag design

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Whether scenic or slightly sinister — angry werewolf , anyone? — the designs on the front of “I Voted” stickers are attracting a lot of attention this year.
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AP-NORC poll finds skepticism of nationwide election tallies, especially among Republicans

AP-NORC poll finds skepticism of nationwide election tallies, especially among Republicans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's deep partisan divisions extend to trust in the vote tallies for this year's election, as a new poll finds that Republicans are much more skeptical than Democrats that ballots will be counted accurately.
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Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools

Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools

NEW YORK (AP) — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen Minutes," a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting that now tops a list compiled by PEN America of the books most banned in schools.
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Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools

NEW YORK (AP) — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen Seconds," a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting that now tops a list compiled by PEN America of the books most banned in schools.
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