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Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include:

• FBI finds violent crime declined in 2023. Here's what to know about the report.
• Here's how to avoid getting pressured into signing up for store credit cards.
• Almost all small businesses are using a software tool that is enabled by AI.
• Severe obesity is on the rise in the US.
• How colorful, personalized patches bring joy to young cancer patients.
• It's time to roll up sleeves for new COVID, flu shots.
• Funds are cutting aid for women seeking abortions as costs rise.
• Brewing a cold beer on a warming planet is hard. Germany uses education to fight climate change.
• Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players.
• Harris owns a gun Trump wants to cap credit card rates Party lines blur in campaign's last stretch.
• Harris is more popular than Trump among AAPI voters, a new APIA VoteAAPI Data survey finds.
• Are Trump and Harris particularly Christian That's not what most Americans would say AP-NORC poll.
• Americans are more likely to see Harris' gender as a hurdle than they were for Clinton AP-NORC poll.
• A new mystery firm enters Trump's orbit, rekindling criticism of his presidential campaign spending.
• A Pennsylvania bakery known for its election cookie poll is swamped with orders.
• Takeaways from an AP and Texas Tribune report on 24 hours along the US-Mexico border.
• Tyreek Hill's traffic stop can be a reminder for drivers' constitutional rights.
• The number of rhinos is slightly up but poaching has increased too.

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• Congress passes temporary bill to avoid shutdown as lawmakers punt spending decisions to December.
• Biden says all-out war is still possible as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah escalates.
• Trump says Ukraine is 'dead' and dismisses its defense against Russia's invasion.
• Ukraine urges world leaders not to seek 'an out' from Russia's war instead of true peace.
• Intelligence officials have briefed the Trump campaign on Iranian threats. A look at what's known.
• Harris plans to campaign on Arizona's border with Mexico to show strength on immigration.
• 10th death reported in Boar's Head deli meat listeria outbreak.
• NTSB engineer says carbon fiber hull from submersible showed signs of flaws.
• Judge approves $600 million settlement in fiery Ohio derailment.
• Suspect is detained after an explosion at a California courthouse injures 5 people.
• Former Houston officer convicted of murder in deaths of couple during drug raid.
• Union workers at Hawaii's largest hotel go on strike.
• The Orioles play spoiler to the Yankees again, a National League playoff race is postponed by Hurricane Helene, the Tigers and Royals keep pace in the American League postseason hunt, Caitlin Clark’s first WNBA Playoff come to an end and more.
• Parkinson's diagnosis came after Favre began struggling with his right arm, he tells TMZ Sports.
• UNLV QB to sit out season after agent says $100,000 promised for transfer has not been paid.
• Hong Kong welcomes new giant pandas gifted by Beijing, raising hopes for tourism boost.
• Thailand approves same-sex marriage.

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Forecasters say they expect Tropical Storm Helene in the Caribbean Sea to strengthen rapidly and become a hurricane as it moves north across the Gulf of Mexico toward the United States. The National Hurricane Center has issued hurricane warnings for northwestern Florida's coastline and part of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Helene is forecast to be “near hurricane strength” when it passes near the Yucatan Peninsula before becoming a hurricane Wednesday. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Multiple Secret Service failures ahead of the July rally for former President Donald Trump where a gunman opened fire were “foreseeable, preventable, and directly related to the events resulting in the assassination attempt that day." That's according to a bipartisan Senate investigation released Wednesday. 

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hezbollah hurled dozens of projectiles into Israel, including a missile aimed at Tel Aviv that was the militant group’s deepest strike yet. The missile firing early Wednesday marked a further escalation after Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed hundreds of people. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre told a congressional committee Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Favre made the announcement as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi.

In other news:

• What polls show about Tim Walz and JD Vance before Tuesday's VP debate.
• Man who staked out Trump at Florida golf course charged with attempting an assassination.
• FBI: Son of suspect in Trump assassination attempt arrested on child sexual abuse images charges.
• Biden in farewell U.N. address says says peace still possible in conflicts in Mideast and Ukraine.
• Head of United Nations calls global situation 'unsustainable' as annual meeting of leaders opens.
• Congress moving swiftly to fund government and avert shutdown before heading home to campaign.
• Johnny Cash statue unveiled at U.S. Capitol.
• Department of Justice sues Visa, alleges the card issuer monopolizes debit card markets.
• US to send $375 million in military aid to Ukraine, including medium-range cluster bombs.
• American consumers are feeling less confident as concerns about jobs take center stage.
• Kmart's blue light fades to black with the shuttering of its last full-scale US store.
• Tearful Caroline Ellison gets two years in prison over her role in FTX fraud.
• Capitol rioter mistakenly released from prison after appeals court ruling, prosecutors say.
• Haitian group in Springfield, Ohio, files citizen criminal charges against Trump and Vance.
• OceanGate employee pushes back against idea of 'desperation' to complete missions.
• Another woman sues Sean 'Diddy' Combs over sexual misconduct allegations.
• Texas man who waived his right to appeal death sentence is executed for killing infant son.
• Missouri executes a man for the 1998 killing of a woman despite her family’s calls to spare his life.
• California governor signs bills to bolster gun control.
• Dangerous chemical leak spurs evacuation order in Ohio town.
• Invitation Homes agrees to pay $48 million to settle claims it saddled tenants with hidden fees.
• The Astros clinch the AL West title while the Yankees fail to do the same in the AL East, the Tigers and Royals move closer to AL Wild Card berths and the Braves tighten the race for an NL wild-card spot, Brett Favre reveals a concerning medical condition and last year’s WNBA finalists advance to the second round of this year’s playoffs. 
• Pac-12 files a federal lawsuit against Mountain West over $43 million in 'poaching' penalties.
• Home address of Detroit Lions head coach posted online following team's playoff loss.

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Lebanese health authorities have raised the death toll from two days of Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah militants in Lebanon to 558. Palestinian officials in Gaza, meanwhile, said new Israeli strikes on Tuesday killed at least seven people in the southern city of Khan Younis. 

PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm John has struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast with life-threatening flood potential. John rapidly grew from a tropical storm to a major hurricane before coming ashore near Punta Maldonado late Monday night. It has since weakened back to tropical storm status and is expected to weaken rapidly.

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man with a history of mental illness who has repeatedly sought to waive his right to appeal his death sentence is facing execution for killing his 3-month-old son. Travis Mullis is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Tuesday evening at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. 

MUNICH (AP) — Alcohol-free beer has been gaining popularity in recent years as beer consumption shrinks. At Weihenstephan, the world's oldest brewery in Germany, non-alcoholic wheat beer and lager now make up 10% of volume. The increase over the last few years, since they started making alcohol-free drinks in the 1990s, mirrors the statistics for the rest of Germany’s beer industry. At Oktoberfest this year, all but two of the 18 large tents at the festival offer the drink.

The lines that have long defined each party’s policy priorities are blurring as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump seek to expand their coalitions in the final weeks of a fiercely competitive presidential election. The contest may well hinge on how many disaffected suburban Republicans vote for Harris and how much of Democrats’ traditional base — African Americans, Latinos, young people and labor union members — migrates to Trump. 

In other news:

• Texas jury clears most 'Trump Train’ drivers in civil trial over 2020 Biden-Harris bus encounter.
• Man accused in apparent assassination attempt left note indicating he intended to kill Trump.
• Biden administration seeks to ban Chinese, Russian tech in US autonomous vehicles.
• The Fed sees its inflation fight as a success. Will the public eventually agree.
• US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah.
• California sues ExxonMobil and says it lied about plastics recycling.
• Gunman in Colorado supermarket shooting is the latest to fail with insanity defense.
• Boeing makes a 'best and final offer' to striking union workers.
• OceanGate co-founder says he hopes submersible tragedy yields renewed interest in exploration.
• AP senior NFL writer Rob Maadi reports there are no more winless teams in the NFL.
• The Bills and the Commanders get big performances from their quarterback while scoring Monday Night wins, the Phillies clinch their first NL East title in more than a decade, while the tight American League Wild Card race gets tighter.
• Reggie Bush sues USC, Pac-12 and NCAA to seek NIL compensation from football career 2 decades ago.
• Iran's President accuses Israel of seeking wider Mideast war and laying 'traps' to lead Iran into it.
• Lebanon sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 as Israeli strikes kill more than 270.

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Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes in southern Lebanon, killing at least 100 people. The Israeli military called on residents to immediately evacuate places where it claimed the Hezbollah militant group stores weapons.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has confirmed that plans remain in place for Pope Francis to go to Belgium and Luxembourg. That follows the cancellation of all of his audiences on Monday because of a “slight flu-like state.”

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in Alabama are investigating whether the shooting of three more people in Birmingham on Sunday night is connected to the mass shooting a day earlier that killed four and injured more than a dozen. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have a deal on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months. The agreement announced Sunday averts a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1 and pushes final decisions until after the November election. 

MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan, ending a record-breaking stay for the Russian pair. 

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In other news:

• Trump's goal of mass deportations fell short. But he has new plans for a second term.
• Harris raises $27 million in New York fundraiser, promises economic speech this week.
• The head of Boeing's defense and space business is out as company tries to fix troubled contracts.
• High insulin prices spur a federal lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managers.
• Court rules nearly 98,000 Arizonans whose citizenship hadn't been confirmed can vote the full ballot.
• New York City interim police commissioner says federal authorities searched his homes.
• Jury awards $116M to the family of a passenger killed in a New York no-door helicopter crash.
• California governor signs law to protect children from social media addiction.
• More shelter beds and a crackdown on tents mean fewer homeless encampments in San Francisco.
• ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ scares off 'Transformers' for third week as box office No. 1.
• Alec Baldwin urges judge to stand by dismissal of involuntary manslaughter case in 'Rust' shooting.
• Kathryn Crosby, actor and widow of famed singer and Oscar-winning actor Bing Crosby, dies at 90.
• Mercury Morris, part of Dolphins' two Super Bowl wins and their perfect season, dies at 77.
• Backup quarterbacks with big days in the NFL, a full slate of MLB action and the Chicago White Sox reach another record low.
• Kate, the Princess of Wales, makes first public appearance after cancer treatment.
• Britain's Labour Party gathers after a rocky start in government and a scandal over clothes.
• Secret Service’s next challenge Keeping scores of world leaders safe at the UN General Assembly.
• Birds, bees and ballots Swiss voters to decide on plan to bolster country's fragile biodiversity.
• Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president.

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Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include:

• Voters split on whether Harris or Trump would do a better job on the economy AP-NORC poll.
• Tourists can finally visit the Oval Office. A replica is opening near the White House on Monday.
• Navy will use lessons from Ukraine and the Red Sea battles to prepare for future conflict with China.
• How small businesses can recover from break-ins and theft.
• Railroads and regulators must address the dangers of long trains, report says.
• Refugees in New Hampshire turn to farming for an income and a taste of home.
• Haitians in Ohio find solidarity at church after chaotic week of false pet-eating claims.
• Americans can now renew passports online and bypass cumbersome paper applications.
• Feds rarely punish hospitals for turning away pregnant patients.
• Scientists show how pregnancy changes the brain in innumerable ways.
• Dogs bring loads of joy but also perils on a leash.
• A union leader freed from prison vows to continue a strike against Cambodia's biggest casino.
• Balloons, trampoline and Apples to Apples are finalists for the Toy Hall of Fame.
• A bewildered seal found itself in the mouth of a humpback whale.
• Rampant adoption fraud separated generations of South Korean children from their families, AP finds.

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets. The strikes came a day after the militant group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed to retaliate against Israel for a mass bombing attack. Israel’s military said the rockets came in three waves Friday afternoon targeting sites along the ravaged border. 

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a judge in a rural Kentucky county was fatally shot at the local courthouse. The local sheriff has been charged with murder in the killing. The governor says the judge was fatally shot Thursday in his chambers. Police say the sheriff opened fire following an argument.

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris made campaign stops on Thursday with time before November's election winding down.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has vowed to remain in his race despite a CNN media report about inflammatory comments it says he made online. Robinson is the sitting lieutenant governor. He decisively won his GOP gubernatorial primary in March.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 138,000 platform beds sold at major retailers including Amazon and Walmart are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada. That's because they can collapse, posing fall and injury risks. 

In other news:

• In-person voting for the US presidential contest is about to start as Election Day closes in.
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being investigated for collecting dead whale.
• Hunter Biden's sentencing on federal firearms charges delayed until December.
• Justice Department opens civil rights probe into sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men.
• Titan submersible's scientific director says the sub malfunctioned just prior to the Titanic dive.
• Average rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.09%, lowest level since early February 2023.
• US home sales fell in August despite easing mortgage rates, more homes on the market.
• Weekly applications for US jobless benefits fall to the lowest level in 4 months.
• A couple found the Kentucky highway shooter's remains by being bounty hunters for a week, they say.
• Human remains are found inside an SUV that officials say caused pipeline fire in suburban Houston.
• Families of Oxford shooting victims lose appeal over school's liability for tragedy.
• Herb Alpert releases his 50th album, '50.'
• Shohei Ohtani has an incredible performance leading the Dodgers into the post season, the Guardians punch their ticket into the playoffs, the Mets keep winning and Aaron Rodgers leads the Jets. 
• LIV golfers still set to play in Ryder Cup if they're eligible or picked.
• Mexican president blames the US for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges.
• Zelenskyy to meet Biden, Harris as Ukraine pushes US to loosen restrictions on long-range weapons.
• The EU's chief is trying to help Ukraine prepare for winter. Half its energy network is destroyed.
• Malaysian police detain CEO and other leaders of Islamic group as probe into child sex abuse widens.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's bill to temporarily fund the government. The legislation that failed Wednesday would have linked temporary government funding with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when people register to vote.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are set to make appearances that are meant to fire up core supporters. Harris is participating in a livestream Thursday night with Oprah Winfrey in Michigan. Trump is scheduled to attend an evening event in Washington with prominent Jewish donors before addressing a gathering of the Israeli-American Council. 

Israel’s defense minister has declared the start of a “new phase” of the war as Israel turns its focus toward the northern front against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. Two waves of explosive attacks hit Syria and Lebanon: an apparent Israeli attack targeting pagers used by Hezbollah that killed at least 12 and wounded nearly 3,000 on Tuesday, and exploding walkie-talkies and other electronics Wednesday across Lebanon that killed at least 20 people and injured 450 others.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say they believe the body of a man suspected of shooting and wounding five people on a Kentucky interstate highway has been found. Col. Phillip “PJ” Burnett said that the body found Wednesday is believed to be Joseph Couch, of Woodbine, Kentucky. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — A longtime CIA officer who drugged, photographed and sexually assaulted more than two dozen women in postings around the world has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. Brian Jeffrey Raymond’s sentencing Wednesday came after an emotional hearing in Washington in which victims described being deceived by a man who "is supposed to protect the world from evil.”

In other news:

• Voters view Harris more favorably as she settles into role atop Democratic ticket AP-NORC poll.
• Iranian hackers tried but failed to interest Biden's campaign in stolen Trump info, FBI says.
• Teamsters union declines to endorse Trump or Harris for president.
• Officials say online reports of explosives found in a car near a Trump rally are false.
• Residents of Springfield, Ohio, hunker down and pray for a political firestorm to blow over.
• Federal Reserve cuts key rate by sizable half-point, signaling end to its inflation fight.
• 'Hidden Figures' of the space race receive Congress' highest honor at medal ceremony.
• Justice Department sues over Baltimore bridge collapse and seeks $100M in cleanup costs.
• Lack of citizenship documents might keep many from voting in Arizona state and local races.
• California laws cracking down on election deepfakes by AI face legal challenges.
• Iconic Tupperware Brands seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
• Vermont town official, his wife and her son found shot to death in their home.
• JD Souther, a singer-songwriter who penned hits for the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, dies at 78.
• Second judge refuses to grant home release to Sean 'Diddy' Combs.
• Harvey Weinstein hit with new sex crime charge in New York.
• MrBeast and Amazon sued by competitors from his $5M reality show over alleged 'unsafe' conditions.
• There's no taming the Tigers these days, the Guardians get a wild, walk-off win, the Brewers clinch before beating the Phillies, the four NL wild-card contenders all win, the Rams keep their top wideout off IR, the Packers practice with their top QB and the Bruins await their No. 1 netminder.
• Eli Manning leads the list of candidates for this year's Pro Football Hall Fame election.
• Adrian Wojnarowski is leaving ESPN for alma mater to become GM of St. Bonaventure men's basketball team.
• Rogers Communications buys out Bell stake in Maple Leafs Sports for $3.5 billion.
• Google wins legal bid to overturn 1.5 billion euro antitrust fine in EU digital ad case.
• Australian police infiltrate encrypted messaging app Ghost and arrest dozens.
• Vatican gives green light to devotion at Bosnia site in Medjugorje where Madonna reportedly appeared.

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Palestinian officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed 16 people in the Gaza Strip, including five women and four children. 

“Shogun” won best drama series in a record-setting year, while “Hacks” was the surprise winner of best comedy series at the Emmy Awards. “Shogun” took best actor and best actress Sunday, as stars Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada became the first Japanese actors to win Emmys. Overall the show won 18 Emmys, a record for a single season. “The Bear” won four including best actor for Jeremy Allen White. But it was upset for best comedy by “Hacks,” which also won best comedy actress for Jean Smart. “Baby Reindeer” won four times including two Emmys for creator and star Richard Gadd.

In other news:

• A 'Trump Train' convoy surrounded a Biden-Harris bus. Was it political violence.
• Vice President Kamala Harris is courting Black voters without making her identity as a woman of color a central part of her pitch.
• Clock is ticking for local governments to use billions of dollars of federal pandemic aid.
• TikTok heads to court over US law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform.
• Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk.
• Stuck-in-space astronauts reflect on being left behind and adjusting to life in orbit.
• Striking Boeing factory workers say they are ready to hold out for a better contract.
• Tito Jackson, member of the Jackson 5, has died at 70, family says.
• ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ is No. 1 again; conservative doc ‘Am I Racist’ cracks box office top 5.
• Funerals to be held for teen boy and math teacher killed in Georgia high school shooting.
• 4 wounded at Brooklyn train station when officers shoot man wielding knife.
• Top legal adviser to New York City mayor quits as investigations swell.
• Walgreens to pay $106M to settle allegations it submitted false payment claims for prescriptions.
• Boar's Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak.
• Hawaii wildfire victims made it just blocks before becoming trapped by flames, report says.
• US consumer sentiment ticks higher for second month but remains subdued.
• The Chiefs use a last-second field goal to beat the Bengals, the Seahawks need overtime to beat the Patriots, the Buccaneers avenge last season's playoff loss to the Lions, a new team is atop the latest college football rankings, the Yankees and Guardians edge closer to postseason berths in baseball, and NASCAR sees a wild finish at Watkins Glen.
• Dodgers manager raises possibility of Shohei Ohtani pitching in playoffs.
• Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges.
• Drugged and raped, Gisèle Pélicot has become France's symbol of fight against sexual violence.
• Ugandan athlete who died after her partner set her on fire gets a military funeral.
• WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa.
• On this week's AP Religion Roundup, Pope Francis opens up on both parties in the US presidential election.

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Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include:

• Cars talking to one another could help reduce fatal crashes on US roads.
• Americans lost $5.6 billion last year in cryptocurrency fraud scams, the FBI says.
• Tube-tying rose most steeply in states that ban abortion after Roe was overturned.
• AP-NORCUSA Facts poll: Republicans are more likely to trust Trump than official election results.
• School districts race to invest in cooling solutions as classrooms and playgrounds heat up.
• Labor costs remain high for small businesses, but a report shows wage growth is slowing for some.
• Just how rare is a rare-colored lobster Scientists say answer could be under the shell.
• Apple embraces the AI craze with its newly unleashed iPhone 16 lineup.
• A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play?
• US halts plan to remove iconic stray cats from a historic area in Puerto Rico's capital.
• A rare 1787 copy of the US Constitution is up for auction and it could be worth millions.
• USPS' long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers.
• Share of foreign-born in the U.S. at highest rate in more than a century, says survey.
• Joy in Mud Bowl: Football tournament celebrates 50 years of messy fun.
• A wish at Rome's Trevi Fountain could soon cost more than the coin you toss.
• This Brazilian dog is a footvolley star. He teaches beachgoers how to play their own game.

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SEATTLE (AP) — Aircraft assembly workers have walked off the job at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere after union members voted overwhelmingly to reject a tentative contract that would have increased wages by 25% over four years. The strike started at 12:01 a.m. PDT Friday, less than three hours after the local branch of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers announced 96% of voting workers rejected the proposed contract and 96% approved the work stoppage. The labor action involves 33,000 Boeing machinists, most of them in Washington state. It's expected to shut down production of Boeing’s best-selling airline planes but not affect commercial flights.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine’s push to ease restrictions on the use of weapons from the United States and Britain are on the agenda in White House talks between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The leaders are meeting Friday afternoon. Ukraine wants to use some weapons to strike deeper into Russia, and there are signs the White House might shift its policy in response.

NEW YORK (AP) — It can get to be too much. That's the response from many Americans in a new AP-NORC/USAFacts poll, which found that about 6 in 10 Americans need to limit how much political news they get to avoid feeling information overload. 

NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — A pro-Israel rally in the Boston suburb of Newton turned violent when a passerby was shot during a scuffle after confronting the group of demonstrators. Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan says words were exchanged before the passerby rapidly crossed the street and tackled one of the demonstrators Thursday evening. Ryan says the person who crossed the street was shot by one of the demonstrators and is being treated for life-threatening injuries. 

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban has resigned. He made the announcement Thursday, just over a week after his phone was seized as part of a federal investigation. People familiar with the matter say Caban was one of several high-ranking city officials whose electronic devices were seized last week by federal investigators. 

In other news:

• With the debate behind them, Harris and Trump jockey for swing states.
• Trump plans to launch his sons’ crypto business on Monday, 50 days before Election Day.
• Justice Department, FBI preparing criminal charges in Iran hack targeting Trump campaign.
• Garland denounces 'dangerous falsehoods' and conspiracy theories targeting the Justice Department.
• US House clears a largely bipartisan package of bills to counter China.
• Congressional Democrats push resolution that says hospitals must provide emergency abortions.
• Most Americans don't trust AI-powered election information AP-NORCUSAFacts survey.
• Smartmatic's suit against Newsmax over 2020 election reporting appears headed for trial.
• Faith leaders gather in Ohio town to condemn immigrant rumors and advocate for peace for all.
• Judge tosses some counts in Georgia election case against Trump and others.
• Money rolls in on US election bets after judge clears way, but appeal looms.
• Brothers charged with assaulting New York Times photographer during Capitol riot.
• Federal review of Uvalde shooting finds Border Patrol missteps but does not recommend discipline.
• US filings for unemployment benefits inch up slightly but remain historically low.
• North Dakota judge strikes down the state's abortion ban.
• Harvey Weinstein indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of New York retrial.
• Billionaire's spacewalk with SpaceX delayed several hours hundreds of miles above Earth.
• Loose electrical cable found on ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse.
• A 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattles the Los Angeles area.
• Week 2 of the NFL season kicks off, four schools are leaving the Mountain West, the Yankees extend their AL East lead and the Liberty continue their dominance in the WNBA.
• A linebacker at West Virginia State is fatally shot on the eve of a game against his old school.
• North Korea discloses a uranium enrichment facility as Kim calls for more nuclear weapons.
• Russia to expel 6 British diplomats it accuses of spying and 'subversive activities.'
• Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found in areas hit by landslides and floods.

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MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Francine has weakened to a tropical depression after slamming into Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane, causing widespread power outages and sending a dangerous storm surge rushing into coastal communities. The National Hurricane Center predicted the sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season would continue weakening.

WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling three major wildfires in the mountains east of Los Angeles are taking advantage of cooler weather as they slowly gain the upper hand against blazes that have destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate.

SEATTLE (AP) — Hundreds of people turned out at a beach in Washington for a vigil remembering Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, the 26-year-old human rights activist from Seattle killed by the Israeli military during a protest in the occupied West Bank. 

An estimated 67.1 million people watched the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. That's a sharp increase from the June debate that eventually led to President Joe Biden dropping out of the race. The debate was run by ABC News but the Nielsen company said it was shown on 17 different networks. The Trump-Biden debate in June was seen by 51.3 million people. 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jon Bon Jovi and a video production assistant have talked down a woman standing on the ledge of a pedestrian bridge in Nashville. Police say the encounter happened Tuesday on the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge. 

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has won the biggest award at the MTV Video Music Awards — the trophy for video of the year for “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone. Swift took home seven awards, bringing her to a career total of 30. 

In other news: 

• Speaker Johnson calls off a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown.
• US commemorates 9/11 attacks with victims in focus and politics in view.
• Trump falsely accuses immigrants in Ohio of abducting and eating pets.
• Trump insists Russia's war should end. But he won't say if he wants Ukraine to win.
• Campbell wants to say goodbye to the 'soup' in its name. It isn't the first to make such a change.
• US inflation reaches a 3-year low as Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates.
• Norfolk Southern fires CEO Alan Shaw for an inappropriate relationship with an employee.
• North Carolina's public universities cut 59 positions as part of a massive DEI overhaul this summer.
• Justin Timberlake reaches plea deal to resolve drunken driving case, AP source says.
• Maze singer Frankie Beverly dies.
• The marriage of television and the NFL outdoes itself in the 2024 season's opening week, the Mets and Yankees come through with late-game dramatics, and the WNBA has a new single-season scoring record. 
• Rays pitcher Edwin Uceta suspended 3 games for intentionally throwing at Phillies' Nick Castellanos.
• Deshaun Watson denies sexual assault allegations, says lawsuit was a surprise. Plans to play Sunday.
• Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted for human rights abuses, dies at 86.
• Australia strips medals from military commanders over Afghanistan war crime allegations.
• Mexico’s Senate approves contentious judicial overhaul after protesters storm chamber.
• North Korea launches multiple ballistic missiles after Kim vowed to bolster war readiness.
• The UK will hold an inquiry into a notorious slaying during Northern Ireland's Troubles.
• Vietnam death toll climbs to 197 as typhoon's aftermath brings flash floods and landslides.

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Kamala Harris pressed a forceful case against Donald Trump on Tuesday in their first and perhaps only debate before the presidential election, repeatedly goading him in an event that showcased their starkly different visions for the country on abortion, immigration and American democracy. Less than two months from Election Day and hours before the first early ballots will begin to be mailed Wednesday in Alabama, the debate offered the clearest look yet at a presidential race that has been repeatedly upended.

MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Hurricane Francine is barreling toward Louisiana and Mississippi amid forecasts of a potentially deadly storm surge, destructive winds and widespread flooding.

Wildfires continue to rage in several western states.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy are in Kyiv on a joint visit as Ukraine presses the West to allow it to use long-range missiles against Russia.

In other news:

• The 911 Memorial & Museum prepares to host the annual remembrance ceremony.
• Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president after debate ends.
• Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on funding bill with proof of citizenship mandate despite dim prospects.
• Americans' inflation-adjusted incomes rebounded to pre-pandemic levels last year.
• Jon Stewart takes on a 'Lazy Susan' of bureaucracy keeping the very first 911 troops from full care.
• Two Delta planes collide on an Atlanta taxiway, knocking the tail off one.
• Abortion-rights measure will be on Missouri's November ballot, court rules.
• Suspect in custody after teen is critically hurt in shooting at Nebraska high school.
• Cuomo defends COVID-19 nursing home decisions in combative House committee hearing.
• NYC Mayor tries to reassure New Yorkers amid a swirling federal investigation.
• NYPD officer lands $175K settlement over 'courtesy cards' that help drivers get out of traffic stops.
• The NFL is looking into civil lawsuit against Browns' Watson, the NBA expands coaches challenges, Kyle Schwarber sets an MLB record and gamblers come at an Auburn quarterback.  
• Biden honors NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and celebrates surging interest in women's sports.
• Denard Robinson and Braylon Edwards are among former Michigan players suing NCAA and Big Ten Network.
• Dolphins star Tyreek Hill had an altercation with police. Here's what we know.
• Israel releases video of a Gaza tunnel where it says Hamas militants killed 6 hostages.

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HIGHLAND, Calif. (AP) — More than 35,000 structures are being threatened by a wildfire in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles. The so-called Line Fire burned uncontrolled Sunday along the edge of the San Bernardino National Forest, about 65 miles east of LA. As of Sunday afternoon, the blaze had charred about 27 square miles of grass and chaparral. The cause is under investigation. 

LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A grueling manhunt stretches into a third day Monday for a suspect in an interstate shooting that struck 12 vehicles and wounded five people in Kentucky. Authorities are vowing to keep up a relentless search as the stress level remains high in a rural area where some schools canceled classes. Authorities have searched a rugged area of southeastern Kentucky since Saturday evening.

ATLANTA (AP) — The mother of a student at the Georgia high school where a teen allegedly killed four people says information indicating staff were warned he was having a crisis shows the shooting could have been prevented. Rabecca Sayarath says administrators at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, didn't do enough to protect students.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have unveiled legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month. Their bill would fund the government into late March, when a new president and Congress would have final say on spending for the coming fiscal year. But Republicans are also adding a hot-button immigration issue to the measure by requiring states to obtain proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, when someone registers to vote.

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” drummed up $110 million in its premiere weekend, becoming the second biggest September opening of all time. The sequel to the 1988 classic reunites Michael Keaton, Catherine O’Hara and Winona Ryder as they reprise their roles and welcomes newcomers Jenna Ortega, Willem Dafoe, Monica Bellucci and Justin Theroux to the cast.

Boeing has a tentative agreement with its largest union on a new contract for factory workers that could avoid a threatened strike. The company and the International Association of Machinists said Sunday the agreement will raise pay 25% over four years. 

In other news:

• Donald Trump threatens to jail adversaries in escalating rhetoric ahead of pivotal debate.
• Kamala Harris turns to her favorite foods in effort show a more private side and connect with voters.
• Dick Cheney will back Kamala Harris, his daughter says.
• Supreme Court Justice Alito reports German princess gave him $900 concert tickets.
• Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing's troubled capsule returns to Earth empty.
• Judge gives US regulators until December to propose penalties for Google's illegal search monopoly.
• Law enforcement leans on 3D-printer industry to help thwart machine gun conversion devices.
• Georgia school shooting suspect was troubled by a broken family, taunting at school, his father said.
• Wisconsin health officials recall eggs after a multistate outbreak of salmonella infections.
• Kendrick Lamar to headline Super Bowl halftime show, Ryan Seacrest begins hosting 'Wheel of Fortune' this week and some Emmy Awards are handed out early.
• The first Sunday of the NFL season had all kinds of news both on and off the field, Shohei Ohtani tied one of his persinal records with a home run while another player had three in his game and the man from Italy won tennis's U.S. Open.
• Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula in two sets to win the US Open for her second Grand Slam title.
• Florida high school football player dies after collapsing during game.
• Tennis attire is everywhere. Credit the pandemic, social media and pickleball.
• NCAA President Charlie Baker tells membership hearing on $2.78B settlement 'did not go as we hoped.'
• UN rights chief urges voters to beware 'strongman' politicians who 'throw glitter in our eyes.'
• Opposition presidential candidate González flees Venezuela for asylum in Spain.
• US and UK spy chiefs praise Ukraine's 'audacious' Russia incursion and call for a Gaza cease-fire.
• Proposed resolution asks UN to plan for UN peacekeepers to replace Kenya-led police mission in Haiti.
• In this week's religion roundup, Pope Francis begins his trip to Southeast Asia with a historic visit to Indonesia.

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Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include:

• Fake online reviews and testimonials are a headache for small businesses. They hope the FTC can help.
• Schools are competing with cell phones. Here's how they think they could win.
• Party of one Restaurants are catering to a growing number of solo diners.
• COVID-19 government disaster loans saved businesses, but saddled survivors with debt.
• Ballot measures in 41 states give voters a say on abortion and other tough questions.
• Botched college financial aid form snarls enrollment plans for students.
• Feeling the heat as Earth breaks yet another record for hottest summer.
• Runners are used to toughing it out. A warming climate can make that deadly.
• Young girls are using anti-aging products they see on social media. The harm is more than skin deep.
• Teen vaping hits 10-year low in the US.
• Boar's Head plant linked to deadly outbreak broke food safety rules dozens of times, records show.
• US clears updated COVID shots from Novavax, adding a 3rd fall vaccine option.
• Consumers should immediately stop using this magnetic game due to ingestion risks, agency warns.
• Donating a kidney is even safer now than long thought, US study shows.
• Africa's mpox outbreaks result from neglect and world's inability to stop epidemics, experts say.
• Philadelphia airport celebrates its brigade of stress-busting therapy dogs.
• Giving up pets to seek rehab can worsen trauma. A Colorado group intends to end that.
• Babe Ruth's 'called shot' jersey sells at auction for over $24 million.
• Judge orders Martin Shkreli to turn over all copies of unreleased Wu-Tang Clan album.
• Child abuse images removed from AI image-generator training source, researchers say.
• In New Orleans, nonprofits see new money and new inclusive approach from the NBA Foundation.
• Jewish family can have anti-hate yard signs after neighbor used slur, court says.
• California woman fed up with stolen mail sends Apple AirTag to herself to catch thief.
• An upstate New York nonprofit is reclaiming a centuries-old cemetery for people who were enslaved.
• Residents in Boston suburb raised $20K after town officials shut down boy’s ice cream stand.
• Newborn rattlesnakes at a Colorado 'mega den' are making their live debut.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has announced criminal charges against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other militants in connection with the Oct. 7 rampage in Israel. The criminal complaint filed in federal court in New York City includes charges of conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, resulting in death. 

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, one of Ukraine’s most recognizable faces on the international stage, has submitted his resignation ahead of an expected major government reshuffle. Russian strikes meanwhile killed at least seven people in the Ukrainian city of Lviv near the Polish border, a day after one of the deadliest missile attacks since the war began.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis has urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of “harmony in diversity” and fight religious intolerance. Francis had a packed first full day in Indonesia, meeting with outgoing President Joko Widodo and other Indonesian authorities at the presidential palace. In the afternoon, Francis meets with Indonesian clergy and nuns in Jakarta’s Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral for his traditional pep talk to the local church. 

FOREST PARK, Ill. (AP) — Officials say a man suspected of killing four people aboard a Chicago-area transit train shot them at close range while they were asleep. The shooting happened before 5:30 a.m. Monday aboard the Chicago area’s L system. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Maryland resident has been sentenced to more than one year behind bars for making thousands of threatening and harassing telephone calls to dozens of congressional offices across the country.

In other news:

• The Fed welcomes a 'soft landing' even if many Americans don't feel like cheering.
• Federal judge rejects Donald Trump's request to intervene in wake of hush money conviction.
• Former aide to New York's governor charged with being an agent of the Chinese government.
• As students return to Columbia, the epicenter of a campus protest movement braces for disruption.
• Commander of Navy warship relieved of duty months after backward rifle scope photo flap.
• US reports 28th death caused by exploding Takata air bag inflators that can spew shrapnel.
• Gun shops that sold weapons trafficked into Washington, DC, sued by nation's capital and Maryland.
• 1 of 5 people shot at New York's West Indian American Day Parade has died.
• Mistrial declared after jury deadlocks in rape case of former New Hampshire youth center worker.
• James Darren, 'Gidget' teen idol, singer and director, dies at 88.
• Taraji P. Henson to receive honorary AARP Purpose Prize.
• It was a good day for the Niners, Yankees closer Holmes blows another save chance, Indiana Fever earns a spot in the WNBA playoffs, Day Nine at the US Open sees Americans flourish. Oilers sign Leon Draisaitl to an 8-year extension worth $112 million.

—The Associated Press

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Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include:

• Powell at Jackson Hole 'The time has come' for the Fed to soon begin reducing interest rates.
• New surveys show signs of optimism among small business owners.
• Trump’s post of fake Taylor Swift endorsement is his latest embrace of AI-generated images.
• What's for breakfast? At Chicago hotel hosting DNC event, there may have been mealworms.
• Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the Democratic convention with her 'Is this America' speech 60 years ago
• Heart disease is rampant in parts of the rural South. Researchers are hitting the road to learn why.
• Bird flu restrictions cause heartache for 4-H kids unable to show off livestock at fairs across U.S.
• U.S. government report says fluoride at twice the recommended limit is linked to lower IQ in kids.
• Europe offers clues for solving America's maternal mortality crisis.
• UN says a record number of aid workers were killed in 2023 and this year's figures are also high.
• Weeks after floods, Vermont businesses struggling to get visitors to return.
• Florida quietly removes LGBTQ+ travel info from state website.
• Botswana says a huge 2,492-carat diamond has been uncovered at a mine.
• Sam Sam the Kittycat Man ran away. Thanks to a microchip, he was found close by — 11 years later.
• Plaything or peril? Brazilian kites are endangering lives and prompting a push for a national ban.

—The Associated Press

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—The Associated Press

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