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Trump’s campaign crowdfunded millions online in an untraditional approach to emergency relief

Trump’s campaign crowdfunded millions online in an untraditional approach to emergency relief

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is using GoFundMe to rally its network of deep-pocketed backers and everyday donors around the survivors of his July assassination attempt and Hurricane Helene’s…

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts around its records

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts around its records

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A mixed Monday on Wall Street has U.S. stocks drifting around their all-time highs. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in early trading, coming off its…

In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad

In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX pulled off the boldest test flight yet of its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms. A jubilant Elon Musk…

Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut off aid to those left inside

Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut off aid to those left inside

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas militants, a plan that, if…

Fisher-Price recalls over 2 million ‘Snuga Swings’ following the deaths of 5 infants

Fisher-Price recalls over 2 million ‘Snuga Swings’ following the deaths of 5 infants

NEW YORK (AP) — Fisher-Price is recalling parts of over 2 million infant swings across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. That’s because of a serious suffocation risk following reports of five infant deaths. The U.S.…

At least 22 killed in airstrikes in central Beirut, with Israel also firing on UN peacekeepers

At least 22 killed in airstrikes in central Beirut, with Israel also firing on UN peacekeepers

By BILAL HUSSEIN, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on central Beirut on Thursday left two neighborhoods smoldering, killed 22 people and wounded dozens, Lebanon’s health ministry said, as…