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JD Vance returns to Iowa as Senate and governor races heat up
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance is headed to Iowa for the second time this year to campaign for Republican majorities in Congress as he lays the groundwork for his own political ambitions.Vance will be the headliner Friday at a midterm rally in Council Bluffs, on the western edge of the once-Republican stronghold state, which has found itself with competitive races for the Senate and the governor’s mansion this year.
Council Bluffs, located along the Missouri River, is home to Josh Turek, the Democratic nominee for the Senate who represents the area in... Read More
Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, a post he has held since 1970
Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after serving in the role for more than 50 years.Buffett, 96, will become chairman emeritus and will take on his new role immediately, the company said Friday. His son, Howard, will become Berkshire Hathaway’s new chairman. Howard Buffett has been on the Berkshire Hathaway board since 1993.
Warren Buffett will remain a director. He had served as Berkshire Hathaway’s chairman since 1970.
Buffett stepped down as CEO of the company late last year. He was succeeded by Greg Abel.
Bombing at mosque near police offices in Pakistan kills at least 15
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near a building housing police offices in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 15 people and wounding 56 others, police and rescue officials said. The attack came as violence has surged in the region with security forces targeting militants.The bombing occurred in Kohat, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, when an attacker apparently rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the mosque, said Zulfiqar Hameed, the provincial police chief.
Hospital officials have... Read More
Early voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress
HENRICO, Va. (AP) — In-person voting for this year’s midterm elections begins Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide who they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues.Election administrators say they’re prepared and confident the vote will be accurate and secure. Nevertheless, President Donald Trump has continued with efforts to denigrate certain voting methods and reshape how U.S. elections are run, through court challenges, an expansive federal hunt for noncitizen voters and a... Read More
Indonesian divers recover 3 bodies from capsized ferry as salvage operation begins
BANJARMASIN, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue teams in Indonesia on Friday recovered three bodies from a capsized ferry while preparing to salvage the wreckage of the accident Sunday, bringing the confirmed death toll to nine with 126 people still missing, officials said.Improved weather on Friday allowed divers to enter the wreck and recover the bodies of two men and a woman. The bodies will be transferred to Banjarmasin, said Col. Galih Nurna Putra, commander of the Banjarmasin Naval Base.
The Virgo Transport 8 was carrying 243 people when its captain issued a distress call... Read More
Top Stories
- Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, a post he has held since 1970
- Early voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress
- Bombing at mosque near police offices in Pakistan kills at least 7 and wounds more than 30
- EU chief floats 'associate membership' for Canada. But that doesn't exist yet
- Iranians rally by the hundreds of thousands in biggest show of defiance since war began
- Fatal building collapse highlights dangers plaguing Gaza nearly a year after ceasefire
- The driver who slammed into an LA bus before a news helicopter crash is charged with murder
- Trump refers to Black man from racially offensive 1988 campaign ad while stumping in North Carolina
- Virginia's attorney general says DHS may have violated state election law after whistleblower report
- Anthropic says its model Claude is helping to build the next version of itself
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