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Are male voters reluctant to back a woman for president?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The concern has been there all along, but now it's being talked about openly: Are some men reluctant to vote for Democrat Kamala Harris because she's a woman? The vice president rarely references her gender on the campaign trail, but her key supporters are starting to make ...

Barr, Bergman face climate and energy issues

Voters in Michigan’s 1st Congressional District will choose between Democrat Callie Barr and incumbent Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet. And that decision will be informed, in part, by how the candidates approach climate and energy issues. Barr, who won the Aug. 6 primary race against Dr. ...

Warming from climate change comes for Florida’s economy

Florida was the future. The weather’s balmy in winter, the beaches are divine and there’s no personal income tax. All that and a lower cost of living had set off a sizeable migration of companies from New York, Chicago and California. Between 2021 and 2023, Florida was the fastest-growing ...

Trump dismisses local denials at Colorado campaign event

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Donald Trump detoured from the battleground states Friday to visit a Colorado suburb that's been in the news over illegal immigration as he drives a message, often using false or misleading claims and dehumanizing language, that migrants are causing chaos in smaller ...

Milton leaves millions in the dark

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rescue teams plucked Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton on Thursday after the storm smashed through coastal communities where it tore homes into pieces, filled streets with mud and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes. At least eight people ...