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(AP) ��� Florida coach Billy Napier has a path to a fifth year in Gainesville. It's one of the most perilous in school history. The now-unranked Gators (1-1), coming off an embarrassing loss to South Florida in the Swamp, have an opportunity to climb out of their latest early seaso France's finances are in turmoil. Here's how it came to this 09/10/2025 11:00am • France's finances and politics are in turmoil. President Emmanuel Macron has just appointed a new prime minister ��� the fourth person to hold the job in the past 12 months. The deficit is out of control. Borrowing costs are rising. And parliament can���t muster a majority to tackle spending. It's a This California town was ravaged by a wildfire. Seven years later, schools are still recovering 09/10/2025 08:31am • PARADISE, Calif. (AP) ��� Nearly seven years after Paradise was ravaged by wildfire, the foothill town smells like pine trees again. New homes are sprouting up on once-scorched lots. 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The Democratic US household income rose slightly last year, roughly matching 2019 level 09/09/2025 01:52pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The income for the typical U.S. household barely rose last year and essentially matched its 2019 peak, the Census Bureau said Tuesday, a stark illustration of the impact that the pandemic inflation spike had on Americans' finances. The report also showed that the highest-earning Most US adults think individual choices keep people in poverty, a new AP-NORC/Harris poll finds 09/09/2025 10:58am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Most U.S. adults think personal choices are a major driver of poverty and homelessness, according to a new poll, while fewer blame a lack of government support. However, just over half also think the government spends too little on those in need, the new poll from the University Climate tracking apps measure your carbon footprint. 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