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Takeaways from AP's reporting on how Arizona voters view the economy with the election close at hand 10/19/2024 12:07pm • MESA, Ariz. (AP) ��� The Arizona economy by many measures is flourishing, but it doesn't feel that way for a lot of voters in the presidential battleground state as they consider their choices on Nov. 5. Voters are hearing Democrats and Republicans promise to help the middle class if they win. But v American despair: In Arizona, high home prices and limited prospects shape voters' presidential pick 10/19/2024 11:57am • MESA, Ariz. (AP) ��� Karl Peterson has been living the cruel inverse of the American dream. His rent keeps getting higher, but his apartments keep getting smaller. Peterson left the Midwest nine years ago for the epicenter of an economic boom, only to gradually learn that endless sunshine and desert Md. Democratic Party will spend thousands to target 'extremist' school board candidates 10/19/2024 10:17am • The Maryland Democratic Party will spend ���tens of thousands of dollars��� targeting at least 18 school board candidates that it says are looking to bring a ���hateful��� and ���right-wing agenda��� to schools. It is a first for the party, which has never before involved itself in the nonpartisa Right-wing influencers hyped anti-Ukraine videos made by a TV producer also funded by Russian media 10/18/2024 11:47am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Kremlin could not have asked for better publicity at a better time when Ben Swann, a self-described independent journalist who promotes conspiracy theories, released a 12-part video series he promised would reveal dark truths about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Swa Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights 10/17/2024 08:42am • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Donald Trump has had a tough time finding a consistent message to questions about abortion and reproductive rights. The former president has constantly shifted his stances or offered vague, contradictory and at times nonsensical answers to questions on an issue that has become a maj A Guide to Calling in Sick 10/16/2024 08:00pm • Calling in sick can induce anxiety for workers who wonder when to call, what to say and how to say it. They may question whether they are truly sick enough to take the day off or worry that missing work will reflect poorly on them. "First, there is a worry about the work they are going to miss," say Middle East latest: Israeli jets pummel southern Lebanon and Beirut's suburbs 10/16/2024 02:25pm • Israeli jets struck southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday, killing at least 27 people including a city mayor, Lebanese officials said. Hezbollah acting leader Sheikh Naim Kassem declared Tuesday that the Lebanese militant group would ramp up attacks on Israel in response to an Moscow and Beijing announce further cooperation during international group meeting in Pakistan 10/16/2024 10:24am • ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� Leaders and top officials from an international group founded to counter Western alliances met in Pakistan's capital Wednesday, with Moscow and Beijing announcing they will boost cooperation. The 23rd meeting of the China-and Russia-founded Shanghai Cooperation Organization was he Middle East latest: Hezbollah's acting leader says the group is focused on hurting Israel 10/15/2024 11:55pm • Hezbollah���s acting leader declared Tuesday that the Lebanese militant group is focused on ���hurting the enemy��� by targeting Haifa and other parts of Israel, including Tel Aviv. Sheikh Naim Kassem, Hezbollah���s deputy chief, vowed in a televised speech to ���defeat our enemies and drive them ou Harris announces a new plan to empower Black men as she tries to energize them to vote for her 10/14/2024 08:46pm • ERIE, Pa. (AP) ��� Vice President Kamala Harris announced a plan on Monday to give Black men more economic opportunities and other chances to thrive as she works to energize a key voting bloc that has Democrats concerned about a lack of enthusiasm. Harris' plan includes providing forgivable busines The Latest: Trump and Harris make appearances in Pennsylvania, the largest battleground state 10/14/2024 08:38pm • Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump took their presidential campaigns back to Pennsylvania on Monday. About 7 million votes are up for grabs in the election's largest battleground state, where mail-in voting is well underway. Harris spoke in Erie while Trump held a town hall in suburb College Students and Natural Disasters: What to Know and Do 10/14/2024 08:00pm • Natural disasters can cause devastation and major disruptions for cities, and that sometimes includes college campuses. Hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and other natural disasters can displace college students from residence halls, force class cancelations and render university services inaccessibl Fairfax Co. police release body camera footage of shooting that left woman dead 10/14/2024 05:54pm • Fairfax County police have released body camera footage of a shooting in Reston, Virginia, last month that left a woman dead after she apparently slashed an officer in the face with a knife. On the morning of Sept. 16, the officer reported to the woman's apartment complex on Sunrise Valley Drive Trump's protests aside, his agenda has plenty of overlap with Project 2025 10/14/2024 12:19am • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Donald Trump insists that Project 2025, a nearly 1,000-page blueprint for a hard-right turn in American government and society, does not reflect his priorities for a White House encore. ���I haven���t read it. I don���t want to read it ��� purposefully,��� the Republican presidentia Obama���s callout to Black men touches a nerve among Democrats. Is election-year misogyny at play? 10/12/2024 06:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Barack Obama had frank words for Black men who may be considering sitting out the election. ���Part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren���t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you���re coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that,��� h