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The final day of voting in the US is here, after tens of millions have already cast their ballots

The final day of voting in the US is here, after tens of millions have already cast their ballots

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and ALI SWENSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day voting was underway across much of the U.S. on Tuesday morning after tens of millions of Americans had already cast their…

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts ahead of Election Day and a manic week for markets

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts ahead of Election Day and a manic week for markets

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted lower Monday ahead of a momentous week full of potential flashpoints in Washington, D.C., and around the world. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3%, though it remains…

Spain’s king stood his ground under a mud barrage. What will the iconic moment mean for his reign?

Spain’s king stood his ground under a mud barrage. What will the iconic moment mean for his reign?

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Mud splattered the cheek of Spain’s monarch as survivors of catastrophic floods unleashed their fury in a barrage of muck and mire. Felipe VI took it, literally, on…

Spain flood survivors hurl mud at the royals and top government officials

Spain flood survivors hurl mud at the royals and top government officials

By DAVID MELERO and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press PAIPORTA, Spain (AP) — A crowd of enraged survivors hurled clots of the mud left by storm-spawned flooding at the Spanish royal couple on Sunday during their first visit to the…

Crashing waves in a hilltop village, a night of terror from Spain’s floods

Crashing waves in a hilltop village, a night of terror from Spain’s floods

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press CHIVA, Spain (AP) — Irene Cuevas will never forget the sound of the waves crashing below her apartment’s balcony. If only there had been a flash of lightning in the…

‘It is all in ruins.’ The shattered lives of Paiporta at the epicenter of Spain’s floods

‘It is all in ruins.’ The shattered lives of Paiporta at the epicenter of Spain’s floods

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press PAIPORTA, Spain (AP) — The pictures of the smiling toddlers on the wall somehow survived. Most everything else in the daycare — the cradles, the highchairs, the toys — was…