Author: AP, AP

President Donald Trump says he has no plans to debate any of his three Republican primary challengers during the 2020 campaign for the White House, insisting, “they have no credibility.” (Sept. 9)

US officials are disputing reports that a joint Air Force-Alaska Air National Guard unit spent a night at a resort in Scotland owned by President Donald Trump. Trump insists: “I don’t need to have somebody take a room overnight at a hotel.” (Sept. 9)

Here’s the latest for Monday, September 9th: President Trump says talks with the Taliban are ‘dead’; UK’s House of Commons Speaker to step down; U.S. Coast Guard worked to rescue missing cargo crew members; Shiite Muslims mark holy day of Ashoura.

Democrats are pressing President Donald Trump to intervene with Senate Republicans and demand passage of a bipartisan bill to expand background checks for gun purchases. (Sept. 9)

Fifty U.S. states and territories, led by Texas, announced an investigation into Google’s “potential monopolistic behavior.” (Sept. 9)

The US Coast Guard says searchers are scouring waters off Georgia for four missing crew members of a cargo ship that overturned near a port during a fire onboard the vessel. It said Sunday that 20 people were safely plucked from the vessel. (Sept. 9)
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Voters in North Carolina return to the polls in the 9th Congressional District, where last year’s U.S. House election was scrapped after suspected ballot tampering. (Sept. 9)

Here are the top stories for Sat, Sept. 7th: Hurricane Dorian hits North Carolina. Search and rescue teams trying to reach isolated communities in the Bahamas. Authorities report first known death associated with vaping. Pope Francis in Madagascar.

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Health authorities are investigating Los Angeles County’s first known death associated with vaping a marijuana product, and 10 other cases of lung injury have been reported that are potentially linked to cannabis vapes. (Sept. 6)

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