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Biden seeks nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton

Biden seeks nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is requesting nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and other natural disasters, telling lawmakers that the money is “urgently…

Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom

Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel, stiffer competition…

Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia

Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia

By AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER, MATTHEW LEE and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, easing limitations on the…

A rare Israeli strike on central Beirut kills Hezbollah’s spokesman, official says

A rare Israeli strike on central Beirut kills Hezbollah’s spokesman, official says

By FADI TAWIL, BASSEM MROUE and NATALIE MELZER Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A rare Israeli airstrike on central Beirut killed Hezbollah’s chief spokesman on Sunday, an official with the militant group said. Earlier, officials…

In the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator next door and loves it

In the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator next door and loves it

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — Sgt. Ian Van Nest rolls slowly through the streets of Churchill, his truck outfitted with a rifle and a barred back seat to hold anyone…

Kamala Harris raised $1 billion-plus in defeat. She’s still sending persistent appeals to donors

Kamala Harris raised $1 billion-plus in defeat. She’s still sending persistent appeals to donors

By BILL BARROW and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party’s prodigious fundraising operation raised more than $1 billion in her loss to Donald Trump, but the vice president is still…