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Puerto Rico Trump comments sting amid slow storm recovery

Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico President Donald Trump’s assertion that the federal


Got $1,100? Apple shows off its most expensive iPhone yet

Apple unveiled three new iPhones on Wednesday, including its biggest and most expensive model yet, as the company seeks to widen the product’s appeal amid slowing sales.


Calling teen vaping ‘epidemic,’ officials weigh ban on products

Calling teen vaping ‘epidemic,’ officials weigh ban on products By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health


Trump OKs sanctions for foreigners who meddle in elections

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday authorizing sanctions against foreigners who meddle in U.S. elections, acting amid criticism that he has not taken election security seriously enough.


Snell leads Rays past Indians

The Tampa Bay ace earned his league-leading 19th win as the Rays make a postseason push.


WORLD DIGEST || Boy survives after skewer pierces skull

Boy survives after skewer pierces skull HARRISONVILLE, Mo. A 10-year-old Missouri boy is


Ohio awards latest prizes in opioid science challenge

Ohio awarded another round of prizes totaling $2.4 million Wednesday in its global technology challenge seeking scientific breakthroughs to address the U.S. opioid crisis.


Some McDonald’s workers vote to strike over sex harassment

Emboldened by the #MeToo movement, McDonald’s workers have voted to stage a one-day strike next week at restaurants in 10 cities in hopes of pressuring management to take stronger steps against on-the-job sexual harassment.


US says transfer from FEMA funds won’t harm hurricane relief

Trump administration officials pushed back Wednesday against a Democratic senator’s claim that nearly $10 million from the government’s disaster relief agency was transferred to immigration enforcement.


Ohio State gets its date with ‘Little Sister’

A lot has changed since Gordon Gee’s statement went viral nearly eight years ago.


Francis calls clergy abuse summit as issue imperils papacy

Pope Francis summoned the presidents of the world’s bishops’ conferences Wednesday to a summit on preventing clergy sex abuse and protecting children, responding to the greatest crisis of his papacy with the realization that Vatican inaction on the growing global scandal now threatens his legacy.


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Vigilante acts on the rise

Opinion: By Ebony Slaughter-Johnson OtherWords This summer featured at least a dozen stories of black


Seismic surge in giving hits Mill Creek MetroParks

Editorial: Those looking to quantify the level of passion many in the Mahoning Valley feel for Mill Creek


Steelers’ linebacker flip-flop helps Watt, Dupree

On the surface, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offseason decision to flip outside linebackers Bud Dupree and T.J. Watt looked a little bit of a reach.


Trump’s decision to close PLO mission inexplicable

Editorial: Last December, we warned that President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of


BUSINESS DIGEST || Nurses vote on pact

Nurses vote on pact YOUNGSTOWN Nurses at Northside Regional Medical Center who are represented


Liberals never sleep (and neither does Attorney General Sessions)

Opinion: By Ann Coulter Andrews McMeel Syndication The left is very close to having a governing majority


Taillon, Pirates slow down Cards

Jameson Taillon (13-9) allowed two runs and four hits in seven innings Wednesday.


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