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Stock market today: Rising tech stocks send Nasdaq to a record as most of Wall Street stumbles

Stock market today: Rising tech stocks send Nasdaq to a record as most of Wall Street stumbles

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rallying technology stocks sent the Nasdaq composite to a record on Tuesday, but trading was mixed along the rest of Wall Street as homebuilders and…

Harris reaches for a big moment in her closing argument for ‘turning the page’ on Trump

Harris reaches for a big moment in her closing argument for ‘turning the page’ on Trump

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is making the “ closing argument ” for her presidential campaign Tuesday from the same site where Donald Trump in 2021 fomented the Capitol insurrection, hoping it offers a stark…

Fires set in drop boxes destroy hundreds of ballots in Washington and damage 3 in Oregon

Fires set in drop boxes destroy hundreds of ballots in Washington and damage 3 in Oregon

By GENE JOHNSON and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Incendiary devices were set off Monday at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland and another in nearby Vancouver, Washington — destroying…

Owner Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post’s decision not to endorse as the right, ‘principled’ one

Owner Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post’s decision not to endorse as the right, ‘principled’ one

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on Monday defended the newspaper’s decision not to endorse a presidential candidate as “right” and “principled” and pushed back…

Democrats escalate attacks on Trump after comedian calls Puerto Rico ‘floating island of garbage’

Democrats escalate attacks on Trump after comedian calls Puerto Rico ‘floating island of garbage’

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, MICHELLE L. PRICE and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats stepped up their attacks on Donald Trump on Monday, a day after a comedian opening a rally for the…

Harris calls on the United States ‘to turn the page on hatred and division’

Harris calls on the United States ‘to turn the page on hatred and division’

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris told a Philadelphia church congregation that the United States is “determined to turn the page on hatred and division” as she began crisscrossing the…