Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Biden undeterred by rival Warren’s ascendancy

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MEG KINNARD Associated Press FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — Joe Biden said Saturday he is undeterred by the ascendancy of Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren, noting that...

‘It’s a fine target’: Census bureau to fight misinformation

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AMANDA SEITZ and RACHEL LERMAN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Worried about internet trolls and foreign powers spreading false news, census officials are preparing to...

Kamala Harris skipping South Carolina forum over Trump award

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MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris is pulling out of a South Carolina criminal justice forum over organizers'...

Pentagon hands Microsoft $10B ‘war cloud’ deal, snubs Amazon

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RACHEL LERMAN AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pentagon has awarded Microsoft a $10 billion cloud computing contract , snubbing the early front-runner...

Huffman released with 2 days left on 2-week prison term

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Actress Felicity Huffman was released Friday morning from a federal prison in California two days before the end of a...

House investigators subpoena 3 more administration officials

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ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Impeachment investigators issued subpoenas Friday to three more Trump administration officials, demanding their testimony in the probe of...

GM workers ratify contract, 40-day strike to end

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TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — General Motors workers voted 57.2% in favor of a new contract with the company, bringing an...

Trump: Probe of Russia probe will reveal ‘really bad things’

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MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigating the investigators, the Justice Department is now scrutinizing the government's Russia probe as a criminal matter, raising...

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

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ARIJETA LAJKA and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None...

US budget deficit hits $984 billion, highest in 7 years

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MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal deficit for the 2019 budget year surged to $984.4 billion, its highest point in seven...