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Vance and Walz keep it civil in a policy-heavy discussion: VP debate takeaways 10/02/2024 01:44am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Vice presidential hopefuls Tim Walz and JD Vance focused their criticism on the top of the ticket on Tuesday as they engaged in a policy-heavy discussion that may be the last debate of the 2024 presidential campaign. It was the first encounter between Minnesota���s Democratic gov Walz and Vance go in depth on policy while attacking each other���s running mates in VP debate 10/02/2024 01:14am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� In a debate that evoked a calmer era in American politics, Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday went after each other's running mates and sought to shore up their campaigns' vulnerabilities at a time of renewed fears of a regional war in the Middle East and sadness over devastation fro Middle East latest: Iran fires ballistic missiles at Israel, US calls it a severe escalation 10/01/2024 11:16pm • Iran has fired a barrage of missiles at Israel, sending Israelis diving into shelters but prompting celebrations across Iran. There was no immediate report of casualties in the attack late Tuesday. Israel said it intercepted many of the missiles, and officials in Washington said U.S. destroyers assi Christmas starts in Venezuela, but the festive mood is nowhere to be found 10/01/2024 10:41pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ��� It doesn���t feel like Christmas in Venezuela. At least not yet. Even if the president wants it to be. Residents of Caracas, the capital, woke up Tuesday to a towering Christmas tree standing in a popular public square, weeks after President Nicol��s Maduro declared the j The Latest: Kirk becomes a hurricane as North Carolina reels from Helene 10/01/2024 10:02pm • Desperate residents of the storm-battered mountains of western North Carolina lined up for water and food, hunted for cellphone signals and slogged buckets from creeks to flush toilets days after Hurricane Helene���s remnants deluged the region. Emergency workers toiled around the clock to clear roa 9 Ways Retirement Has Changed 10/01/2024 08:00pm • Retirement isn't what it was in your grandparents' or even your parents' generations. Longer life spans, the decline of traditional pensions, and the rise of 401(k)s and gig work are among the factors affecting retirement. "As exciting as the advances in health care and the prospect of living longer Never Retire: Why People Are Still Working in Their 70s and 80s 10/01/2024 08:00pm • While retirement is the dream for many people, a select few continue to work even into their 70s and 80s. And there are only a few. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, those age 70 and older made up only 5.8% of the labor force in 2023. For some people, working is a joy, but for others, it Speaker Johnson lays out agenda for Republicans as they fight to hold House majority 10/01/2024 07:31pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Speaker Mike Johnson laid out on Tuesday a policy agenda should Republicans take the majority next year that extends the tax cuts approved when Donald Trump was president, reduces the size of the federal workforce and gives parents more choice on where they can send their childre Nigeria���s independence anniversary is marked by protests and frustration over economic hardship 10/01/2024 05:45pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) ��� Nigerians on Tuesday staged protests against economic hardship as the West African nation marked its 64th independence anniversary with its president calling for patience. Police fired tear gas to disperse some of the protesters, resulting in clashes. Dozens of people in a fe The grace period for student loan payments is over. Here's what you need to know 10/01/2024 04:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The 12-month grace period for student loan borrowers ended on Sept. 30. The ���on-ramp��� period helped borrowers who are struggling to make payments avoid the risk of defaulting and hurting their credit score. ���The end of the on-ramp period means the beginning of the potentially Port strikes extend a new era of American labor activism 10/01/2024 10:43am • The U.S. dockworkers who went on strike early Tuesday are just the latest unionized group to back their demands for better contracts by walking off the job to illustrate their value to both the national economy, and their employers' bottom line. Unions representing auto workers, actors, hotel house Pete Rose, baseball���s banned hits leader, has died at 83 10/01/2024 09:06am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Pete Rose, baseball���s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83. Stephanie Wheatley, a spokesperson for Clark County in Nevada, confirmed on behalf Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu warns Iran as Israel continues strikes in Lebanon 09/30/2024 11:44pm • Israel's prime minister issued a warning to Iran Monday, just days after an airstrike south of Beirut killed the leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah group, which is backed by Tehran. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said ���there is nowhere in the Middle East Israel cannot reach.��� Later Monday, offi Humberto Ortega, Nicaragua's ex-military chief who later turned critic of his brother, dies at 77 09/30/2024 11:07pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Nicaraguan guerrilla fighter Humberto Ortega, a Sandinista defense minister who later in life became a critic of his older brother President Daniel Ortega, died Monday at 77, Nicaragua's army said. The younger Ortega became the head of the Sandinista army and the country���s def The Latest: Harris, Trump shift plans after Hurricane Helene's destruction 09/30/2024 08:55pm • Hurricane Helene is shifting the presidential candidates��� plans this week. Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is cutting short a campaign visit to Las Vegas to return to Washington for briefings. Republican candidate Donald Trump is heading to Georgia to see the storm���s impact. Hurricane Helene�