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US buys Argentine pesos, finalizes $20 billion currency swap 10/09/2025 05:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The United States directly purchased Argentine pesos on Thursday and finalized a $20 billion currency swap line with Argentina���s central bank, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a social media post, a rare move aimed at stabilizing turbulent financial markets in the cash- The superintendent arrested by ICE had a consulting gig. His districts repeatedly hired the firm 10/09/2025 04:48pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� Three months into his tenure leading Des Moines public schools, Ian Roberts asked the district's board for emergency approval of $116,000 in contracts. The agreements to provide training on ���culturally responsive coaching,��� the superintendent said, had to be approved wi Troops will miss paychecks next week without action on the government shutdown 10/09/2025 04:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Heather Campbell lost her job working for a food bank over the summer because of federal funding cuts. Her husband serves as an officer in the Air Force, but now he���s facing the prospect of missing his next paycheck because of the government shutdown. If lawmakers in Washington Dominance of the Las Vegas Aces threatens to make short work of WNBA's expanded finals 10/09/2025 03:50pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� The Las Vegas Aces are in position to make short work of the WNBA's expanded playoff schedule. A'ja Wilson's turnaround jumper with 0.3 seconds remaining lifted the Aces over the Phoenix Mercury for a thrilling 90-88 win on Wednesday night. It also gave Las Vegas a 3-0 lead in the f Caesars Sportsbook Promo Code WTOP20X: Double Winnings for MLB Playoffs, Eagles-Giants 10/09/2025 02:15pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Activate the Caesars Sportsbook promo code WTOP20X to be able to double your winnings for the MLB postseason and Eagles-Giants Thursd New Jersey businessman who testified against ex-Sen. Bob Menendez won't go to prison 10/09/2025 01:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A New Jersey businessman who testified against former Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife at separate bribery trials won���t go to prison, after a judge credited him at his sentencing Thursday for showing honesty on the witness stand and sincere remorse. Jose Uribe was senten Pope Leo condemns economies that marginalize the poor while the wealthy live in a bubble of luxury 10/09/2025 12:53pm • VATICAN CITY (AP) ��� Pope Leo XIV criticized how the wealthy live in a ���bubble of comfort and luxury��� while poor people suffer on the margins, confirming in his first teaching document that he is in perfect lockstep with his predecessor Pope Francis on matters of social and economic injustice. Common's journey from Bulls ball boy to NBA theme song composer 10/09/2025 12:39pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� When rapper-actor Common was a kid, he carried towels and sneakers as a Chicago Bulls ball boy who was close enough to hear the squeak of shoes and the roar inside the arena. Decades later, Common is helping set a different kind of tone for basketball: He has teamed up with his From rubble to revival, Detroiters hope new Hudson's development can help reshape the city 10/09/2025 12:07pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Before the arrival of sprawling suburban malls featuring amusement park rides and stores peddling anything from jeans to jelly beans, there was Hudson's in downtown Detroit. The towering department store mirrored the growth and opulence of the auto-manufacturing town, but its fortun 'The Last Frontier' TV series: A plane crash, a jailbreak and CIA secrets unfold in freezing Alaska 10/09/2025 10:54am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The new Apple TV+. series ���The Last Frontier��� begins with a plane crash in remote Alaska and a scramble for survivors. We learn the plane was carrying a nasty bunch of federal inmates. Then we find out that the nastiest of them is part of a vast CIA conspiracy. The action hard Trump was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize before. Experts say he's unlikely to win this year 10/09/2025 08:25am • STAVANGER, Norway (AP) ��� U.S. President Donald Trump���s bid to win the Nobel Peace Prize has drawn added attention to the annual guessing game over who its next laureate will be. Longtime Nobel watchers say Trump���s prospects remain remote despite a flurry of high-profile nominations and some no Families of Israeli hostages, mired in anguish, erupt into joy as freedom nears for the captives 10/09/2025 07:55am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ��� For the past two years, it's been Israel's ground zero of anguish, uncertainty, torment and despair. But early on Thursday, the central Tel Aviv area known as Hostages Square was a burst of unfettered jubilation. A Champagne bottle was popped open to cheers from the crowd. Blue Jays beat Yankees 5-2 in Game 4 to reach first ALCS since 2016 10/09/2025 05:56am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� After taking down the storied New York Yankees in their own ballpark, Toronto manager John Schneider was ready to revel in the triumph. ���Start spreading the news!��� Schneider exclaimed while popping a bottle of bubbly to set off the Blue Jays' jubilant celebration inside their Y DC United's Aaron Herrera embraces his Guatemala roots with his American identity 10/09/2025 04:09am • On a dark, quiet evening in Panama City, Aaron Herrera was relaxing with his teammates of the Guatemala men's soccer national team by playing cards before resting for a World Cup qualifying match. Suddenly, a large truck pulled up next to the team's hotel, blaring loud music into their bedroo Michael Busch hits another leadoff homer for the Cubs in NL Division Series against the Brewers 10/08/2025 10:38pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Michael Busch started leading off for the Chicago Cubs in July. The first baseman adjusted to his new position in the lineup by not adjusting at all. ���From the moment I was placed in that spot, they put me there, and I thought, ���why change what I do?��� ��� Busch said. ���From t