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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A video purporting to depict voter fraud in Georgia is fake and the work of “Russian influence actors,” U.S. intelligence officials said Friday as they warned that foreign efforts to undermine faith in the integrity of next week’s elections may persist long after votes have been cast. The announcement that

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Election officials in Georgia’s third-largest county say they’re late in mailing more than 3,000 absentee ballots to voters, just a few days before the election. Election officials in Cobb County north of Atlanta say they’re using express mail and UPS overnight delivery in an effort to deliver the ballots on time.

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Worries about this week’s tax-raising U.K. budget within financial markets appear to have eased with the interest rates charged on British debt steadying and the pound rising against most other currencies. In the wake of Wednesday’s budget statement, the first by a Labour government for 14 years, British financial assets

Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado police said a shooting at a house party on Halloween left three people dead and three others injured in Northglenn, north of Denver. Officers arrived at the large house party just after midnight to find one person already dead and five others with gunshot wounds. The victims

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris ‘ campaign is actively warning business leaders that Donald Trump has a pattern of disregard for democracy and the rule of law that would threaten U.S. economic growth — a closing argument designed to show the possible consequences for companies and workers if he returns to the White

Religion News Service (RNS) — When former Christian artist Michael Gungor first hosted a new spiritual community in Los Angeles this year, worship began not with an organ blast or sermon series video promo, but with blowing bubbles. Appropriately dubbed “Play,” Gungor envisioned the event — which featured painting, dancing, corporate singing and meditation, but

The Associated Press ROME (AP) — Tourists eager to fulfill the fabled promise to return to the Eternal City are being forced to toss coins over a plastic barrier and into a small makeshift pool in front of Rome’s Trevi Fountain while the iconic attraction is being drained for maintenance. The rectangular box, unadorned and

Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch junior minister for finance has quit following criticism of his refusal to publish details of his personal investments. He is the first member of the new hard right-dominated Dutch Cabinet to resign since it was installed in July. Folkert Idsinga is a member of the New

AP Business Writer Wendy’s plans to close 140 U.S. restaurants before the end of this year on top of the 100 it said it would close in May. But in a conference call with investors Thursday, the company said those closures will be offset by new restaurant openings. Wendy’s said it plans to open between

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS has announced an increase to the amount individuals can contribute to their 401(k) plans in 2025, to $23,500, up from $23,000 in 2024. The Internal Revenue Service detailed the increases on Friday in its annual cost-of-living adjustments for pension plans and other retirement accounts. The agency last week

AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Richman went from sleeping on couches and floors just two years ago to now having one of the biggest songs of the year with “Million Dollar Baby.” The massive hit that could receive Grammy recognition next week. The song changed his fortunes after he posted it on

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Next week’s presidential election isn’t just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. It’s also a measure of the influence that the world’s richest man wields over American democracy. Elon Musk has spent at least $119 million mobilizing Trump’s supporters to back the Republican nominee. His social media platform