From bills to berets: Notable moments from NYC’s contentious mayoral debate
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By By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press 
October 18, 2025
New York City’s mayoral candidates duked it out in their first general election debate Thursday night, with contenders Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa sparring over everything from the I...
Peace, war and Trump
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October 17, 2025
“It’s nice to start Update with some good news for once: There’s peace in the Middle East,” Colin Jost cracked on “Saturday Night Live.” “The only downside is, there’s war in Chicago.” A laugh line, b...
Virginia AG candidates clash over violent rhetoric in feisty debate
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October 17, 2025
Jay Jones has been under fire for threatening text messages regarding a political opponent. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares and Democratic challenger Jay Jones ...
Who’s winning blame game over the shutdown?
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October 17, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight, a new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans see it as a significant problem — and all of the major players are being blamed...
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By By MEG KINNARD Associated Press 
October 16, 2025
The public release of a Young Republican group chat that included racist language, jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers prompted bipartisan calls for those involved to be removed f...
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October 16, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that he has authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela and said he was weighing carrying out land operations on the c...
Federal workers endure financial strain and fear layoffs as shutdown drags on
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October 16, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — With every passing day of the government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed or working without pay face mounting financial strain. And now they are confr...
Trump triumph is bad news for his adversaries
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October 15, 2025
If Alvin Bragg, the Democratic district attorney of Manhattan, had his way, Donald Trump would have spent Monday in a New York state correctional facility. Instead, Trump — President Donald Trump — sp...
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By By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent 
October 15, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is making this government shutdown unlike any the country has ever seen, enabling his budget office a rare authority to pick winners and losers — who gets paid...
The limits of free speech protections in American broadcasting
Politics
October 15, 2025
The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By MICHAEL J. SOCOLOW Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine The...
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October 14, 2025
THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN stretch when money is tight. That pair of shoes might have to last another month or two. Replacing the tires could wait until you get your tax return. This electric bill could ...
Lots of mass violence worldwide is ignored
Politics
October 14, 2025
Van Jones, the CNN host and commentator, recently complained that neither the global left nor the mainstream media are covering the horrific violence against Nigerian civilians by Islamic terrorists. ...
The radical hope offered by God
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October 14, 2025
Popes traditionally give a catechetical teaching on Wednesdays at the Vatican, right outside St. Peter’s Basilica and into the square when the weather is right. Most recently, they have been all about...
Supreme Court takes up Voting Rights Act in case over Black representation
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By By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press 
October 14, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed to protect racial minorities comes to the Supreme Court this week, more than a decade after the just...
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October 13, 2025
WALMART IS THE LARGEST RETAILER in the United States. You might think most of what is bought and sold in America is filtering through Jeff Bezos and his Amazon website, but you would be wrong. Accordi...