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What polls show about Tim Walz and JD Vance before Tuesday’s VP debate

What polls show about Tim Walz and JD Vance before Tuesday’s VP debate

By LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential candidate, is less popular among voters than his Democratic rival, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, according to a new survey…

Israel says it killed a Hezbollah commander as the two sides exchange more strikes

Israel says it killed a Hezbollah commander as the two sides exchange more strikes

By ABBY SEWELL and NATALIE MELZER Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander Tuesday as part of a two-day bombing campaign that has left more than 560 people dead and prompted…

Man who staked out Trump at Florida golf course charged with attempting an assassination

Man who staked out Trump at Florida golf course charged with attempting an assassination

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who authorities say staked out Donald Trump for 12 hours on his golf course in Florida and wrote of his desire to kill him was indicted Tuesday on an attempted assassination charge. Ryan Wesley…

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to more records after Chinese stocks soar

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to more records after Chinese stocks soar

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted to more records Tuesday after Chinese stocks soared following a slew of moves by the Chinese central bank to prop…

Former FTX executive Caroline Ellison gets two years in prison over fraud

Former FTX executive Caroline Ellison gets two years in prison over fraud

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried ’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday after she apologized repeatedly to…

Trump calls for 100% tariffs on cars made in Mexico as part of US manufacturing plan

Trump calls for 100% tariffs on cars made in Mexico as part of US manufacturing plan

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, WILL WEISSERT and TOM KRISHER Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump on Tuesday pledged to stop U.S. businesses from shipping jobs overseas and to take other countries’ jobs and factories by…