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A 4-year-old broke a 3,500-year-old jar at an Israeli museum. Forgiven, he’s invited back

A 4-year-old broke a 3,500-year-old jar at an Israeli museum. Forgiven, he’s invited back

By ALEXIS TRIBOULARD and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press HAIFA, Israel (AP) — A 4-year-old boy who accidentally broke a rare 3,500-year-old jar in an Israeli museum has been forgiven and even invited back, as curators…

How Trump and Georgia’s Republican governor made peace, helped by allies anxious about the election

How Trump and Georgia’s Republican governor made peace, helped by allies anxious about the election

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The effort to make the peace between Donald Trump and Georgia’s powerful Republican governor began in a sprawling neo-Victorian mansion in the exclusive Atlanta enclave of…

ABC’s rules for the Harris-Trump debate include muted mics when candidates aren’t speaking

ABC’s rules for the Harris-Trump debate include muted mics when candidates aren’t speaking

By MEG KINNARD and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Next month’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump won’t have an audience, live microphones when candidates aren’t speaking, or written notes, according…

Trump promises universal coverage for IVF, suggests he’ll vote against Florida abortion measure

Trump promises universal coverage for IVF, suggests he’ll vote against Florida abortion measure

By JILL COLVIN, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press POTTERVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make IVF treatment free for women, but did…

In first interview of presidential campaign, Harris defends shifting from some liberal positions

In first interview of presidential campaign, Harris defends shifting from some liberal positions

By ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday defended shifting away from her some of her more liberal positions in her first major television interview of her…

Having a family is expensive. Here’s what Harris and Trump have said about easing costs

Having a family is expensive. Here’s what Harris and Trump have said about easing costs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The high cost of caring for children and the elderly has forced women out of the workforce, devastated family finances and left professional caretakers in low-wage jobs — all while slowing economic growth. That families…