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America's political system is under stress as voters and their leaders navigate unfamiliar terrain 09/19/2024 11:10am • FLINT, Mich. (AP) ��� The FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to elections officials in more than a dozen states. State police have begun sweeps of schools in an Ohio community where conspiracy theories have fueled bomb threats. Violent rhetoric is rippling across social media. And for th Residents of Springfield, Ohio, hunker down and pray for a political firestorm to blow over 09/19/2024 09:00am • SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) ��� In the quiet corners of Springfield, Ohio ��� out of sight of the drumbeat of politicians and journalists, troopers and newly installed security cameras ��� the people who live here are taking a breath, praying and attempting to carry on. Between the morning bomb sweeps of A 10-year-old Japanese boy stabbed near his school in China has died 09/19/2024 07:49am • BEIJING (AP) ��� A 10-year-old Japanese student who was stabbed near his school in southern China has died, officials in Tokyo said Thursday, asking Beijing to provide details of the stabbing and take preventive measures. A suspect is in custody. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa expressed con 2 killed in restive New Caledonia during a French police operation 09/19/2024 06:25am • PARIS (AP) ��� Two people have been killed in New Caledonia during a police operation to apprehend activists suspected of involvement in deadly unrest over attempts by Paris to amend the French constitution and change voting lists in the French Pacific territory, according to French media reports on First people are sentenced under Hong Kong's tough new security law 09/19/2024 05:36am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� A Hong Kong court sentenced the first two people under a tough new Hong Kong national security law on Thursday, including a man who was given 14 months in prison for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan. A second man received 10 months for writing pro-independence messages on t Musk's X skirts Brazil ban and returns to some users with change to server access 09/18/2024 10:29pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ��� Some Brazilian users regained access to X on Wednesday despite a nationwide ban put in place by the country's Supreme Court, a reunion apparently resulting from the social network changing the way its servers are accessed. But the renewed access may be short-lived. Late last Harris hits Trump's promise of mass deportations as Trump rallies on Long Island 09/18/2024 10:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday criticized Republican Donald Trump 's promise to deport millions of people who are in the United States illegally, questioning whether he would rely on massive raids and detention camps to carry it out. Harris, the Democratic presidentia The Latest: Trump to campaign in New York and Harris speaks at Hispanic leadership conference 09/18/2024 08:59pm • Donald Trump is taking his message Wednesday to a somewhat unlikely place: suburban New York. The Republican presidential nominee and former president is heading to Uniondale, on Long Island, an area that could be key to his party maintaining control of the House. His party is trying to protect 18 R Tupperware lifts the lid on its financial problems with bankruptcy filing 09/18/2024 08:41pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The company behind Tupperware, the plastic kitchenware that revolutionized food storage after World War II and became inextricably linked to the parties where women seeking a measure of financial independence and fun in midcentury America sold the colorful products, has filed for b Understanding Medicare Eligibility for Individuals Under 65 With Disabilities 09/18/2024 08:00pm • Since its inception in 1965, Medicare has helped millions of Americans stay healthy and get the medical care they need. But navigating potential health care plans and understanding Medicare eligibility can be challenging, especially if you're under age 65 and have a disability. Whether you are recen What Is Medicaid Spend Down? Everything You Need to Know 09/18/2024 08:00pm • Health care costs can be overwhelmingly expensive, and many people worry that they might lose their life savings when faced with illness or the need for long-term care as they age. As an older adult on a fixed income, it can be very challenging. One financial strategy to help cover long-term care co Do Retired Presidents Receive Social Security? 09/18/2024 08:00pm • You may have seen it while scrolling through social media: the assertion that if only Congress and the president participated in Social Security, they would take action on the program's looming fiscal shortfall. The truth is that members of Congress and the president are covered by Social Security a Diddy admits beating ex-girlfriend Cassie, says he's sorry, calls his actions 'inexcusable' 09/18/2024 07:38pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Sean ���Diddy��� Combs admitted that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 after CNN released video of the attack, saying in a video apology he was ���truly sorry��� and his actions were ���inexcusable.��� ���I take full responsibility for my actions in tha A Hungarian company is linked to the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria 09/18/2024 02:17pm • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) ��� In a duplex in a quiet neighborhood of the Hungarian capital is the headquarters of a company that is linked to the manufacture of the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria as part of an apparent Israeli operation against the Hezbollah militant group. BAC Consulting sh New program will help inmates earn high school diplomas with tablets 09/18/2024 12:03am • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ��� A top supplier of digital devices in U.S. prisons is launching a new program to help incarcerated individuals earn a high school diploma by using the company���s tablets. Advocates say the expansion in virtual education is promising, especially since many inmates lack basi