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North Carolina voter ID and tax cap amendments are enforceable, judges rule 09/08/2025 09:07pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� Two North Carolina constitutional amendments approved by voters ��� including a photo voter identification mandate ��� are enforceable, a trial court panel ruled three years after appeals judges declared they could be nullified because state lawmakers who helped put them on 20 Bears president all but shuts door on team staying in city, says 'future home' in Arlington Heights 09/08/2025 08:32pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� The Chicago Bears all but slammed the door on building an enclosed stadium in the city, with team president Kevin Warren writing in a letter to fans on Monday that the team's ���future home��� is in suburban Arlington Heights. ���Moving outside of the city of Chicago is not a decisi 5 Best S&P 500 Index Funds to Buy Now 09/08/2025 08:00pm • The S&P 500 is getting a refresh: Robinhood Markets Inc. (ticker: HOOD), AppLovin Corp. (APP) and Emcor Group Inc. (EME) are set to join the large-cap index before the market opens on Sept. 22. The S&P 500 rebalances quarterly, adding or removing companies and adjusting weightings, to ensure Winning $893.5 million lottery ticket was bought at St. Louis gas station 09/08/2025 07:58pm • One of two unnamed lottery winners bought a ticket worth $893.5 million from a QuikTrip gas station in north St. Louis County, Missouri, lottery officials announced Monday. The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61 and 62 with a Powerball number of 17. The Missouri ticket holder was one of two w African leaders push for climate investment at Ethiopia summit 09/08/2025 07:06pm • ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) ��� African leaders met Monday in the Ethiopian capital for the second Africa Climate Summit, where they proposed a new way of thinking about climate adaptation funding and called for the continent to be viewed not as a victim, but as an investment opportunity. With a popu Norway's Labor Party claims victory in general election 09/08/2025 06:59pm • OSLO, Norway (AP) ��� Norway���s Labor Party of Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St��re has claimed victory in Monday���s general election with most votes now counted and with a narrow but clear win by the center-left block over the right-wing parties. Rapturous cheering erupted in Oslo on Monday night as Editorial Roundup: United States 09/08/2025 04:39pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Sept. 5 The New York Times says Trump's trade policies are damaging U.S. economy and it's global leadership When the United States pushed to reduce tariffs and other trade barriers in the wake of World War II, much of the world fol Samoa's first woman leader is ousted in an election following the collapse of her government 09/08/2025 06:54am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ��� Samoa's incumbent ruling party will return to power with a new leader at the helm after the first woman prime minister was toppled in elections that followed months of political turmoil. FAST, the former political party of ousted leader Fiam�� Naomi Mata���afa, will Trump seeking ways to take over 9/11 memorial in NYC 09/08/2025 06:15am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� President Donald Trump���s administration said Friday that it is exploring whether the federal government can take control of the 9/11 memorial and museum in New York City. The site in lower Manhattan, where the World Trade Center's twin towers were destroyed by hijacked jetline China's export growth slows in August as US tariffs and trade tensions bite 09/08/2025 03:56am • BEIJING (AP) ��� China's exports grew last month but at a slower pace than in recent months, the country's customs agency said Monday. Exports reached $321.8 billion in August, a 4.4% increase compared to the same month last year. That was down from a 7.2% jump in July. Meanwhile, imports totaled $2 Powerball lottery players in Missouri and Texas to split nearly $1.8 billion jackpot 09/08/2025 03:45am • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� Powerball players in Missouri and Texas won the nearly $1.8 billion jackpot on Saturday, overcoming astronomical odds to end the lottery game���s three-month drought without a big winner. The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, and 62, with the Powerball number being 17 Mexico says it's cracking down on fuel theft and critics say it underscores the depth of the problem 09/07/2025 08:48pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Mexico's top prosecutor said Sunday the government planned to order the arrests of ���many more��� people ��� including potentially government officials ��� involved in fuel theft networks between Mexico and the United States. On Saturday, the Mexican government announced the ar What Are Payday Alternative Loans? 09/07/2025 08:00pm • When an emergency pops up and funds are tight, many people turn to payday loans to cover the gap. According to research by Pew Charitable Trusts, some 12 million borrowers take out payday loans every year. Payday loans can help in a crunch, but with average annual percentage rates nearing 400%, they A longstanding tax on wealth is a central issue as prosperous Norway votes in a close election 09/07/2025 02:55pm • STAVANGER, Norway (AP) ��� Prosperous Norway is holding an election with inequality high on the list of concerns and the future of a wealth tax that has endured for over a century in doubt. There is expected to be a close outcome between the center-left bloc led by the Labor Party of Prime Minister 'Never seen anything like it' ��� what Trump's favorite phrase says about his presidency 09/07/2025 10:42am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� As President Donald Trump tells it, never-before-seen things are happening with stunning regularity. The United States is going to build a new missile defense system ���the likes of which nobody���s ever seen before.��� His aggressive use of the military in Washington has reduced