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Pope slams Harris and Trump on anti-life stances, urges Catholics to vote for ‘lesser evil’

Pope slams Harris and Trump on anti-life stances, urges Catholics to vote for ‘lesser evil’

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday slammed both U.S. presidential candidates for what he called anti-life policies on abortion and migration, and he advised American Catholics to choose…

After just a few hours, U.S. election bets put on hold by appeals court ruling

After just a few hours, U.S. election bets put on hold by appeals court ruling

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Just hours after it began, legal betting on the outcome of U.S. Congressional elections has been put on hold by a federal appeals court. The…

Stuck-in-space astronauts make first public comments since Boeing capsule left without them

Stuck-in-space astronauts make first public comments since Boeing capsule left without them

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Stuck-in-space astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday it was hard to watch their Boeing capsule return to Earth without them. It was their first…

Harris supported the Green New Deal. Now, she’s promoting domestic oil drilling

Harris supported the Green New Deal. Now, she’s promoting domestic oil drilling

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as she promoted her efforts to boost clean energy, Vice President Kamala Harris said in Tuesday’s debate that the Biden-Harris administration has overseen “the largest increase…

Gulf Coast residents still reeling from Hurricane Ida clean up mess left by Francine

Gulf Coast residents still reeling from Hurricane Ida clean up mess left by Francine

By JACK BROOK and SARA CLINE Associated Press DULAC, La. (AP) — Shortly after Hurricane Francine’s storm surge flooded a cemetery in the Louisiana bayou town of Dulac, Lori-Ann Bergeron arrived to check on three generations of…

Stock market today: Wall Street rises closer to records as it closes a big week

Stock market today: Wall Street rises closer to records as it closes a big week

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising closer to their record levels Friday as they finish out their fourth winning week in the last five. The S&P 500…