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Trump says economy has ‘public relations’ problem amid high prices and slow hiring
WASHINGTON — To President Donald Trump, the U.S. economy is as strong as ever. The only thing missing, he says, is “good public relations.”
MLB roundup: Tarik Skubal pitches Dodgers past Braves in Game 1 of NLDS
LOS ANGELES — Tarik Skubal dominated over six innings, three home runs powered the offense and the Los Angeles Dodgers opened the National League Division Series with a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.
Natalia Silva wins vacant UFC flyweight belt via decision at UFC 332
Brazil’s Natalia Silva claimed the vacant women’s flyweight championship Saturday night at UFC 332, securing a unanimous decision victory over China’s Wang Cong to headline a milestone card in Salt Lake City that marked the promotion’s first full main-card broadcast on CBS.
Failed execution is the latest grisly error in America’s death chambers
The failed effort to kill Christa Pike has placed a harsh spotlight on the practice of capital punishment in America, one of 17 countries to carry out an execution last year, as well as the regularity with which those executions go awry.
Medical plane goes missing carrying 6 people from Bermuda to Boston
The U.S. Coast Guard was searching Saturday for a medical transfer plane that went missing while flying from Bermuda to Boston with six people on board, officials said.
The flawed logic of Medicare for All
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Michigan, has a simple pitch to voters. Imagine, he says, a health-insurance plan with “no premium, no copay, no deductible — just healthcare when you need it.” El-Sayed and other proponents call the idea Medicare for All.
Your Views for October 4
Railings at two beach parks need improvements
Steves: Strolling Córdoba’s back streets
Wandering the cobbled streets of old Córdoba, I’m drawn to a commotion on a square. It’s almost midnight — everyone’s out, savoring a cool evening. Short men with raspy tobacco voices and big bellies — called curvos felicidad (happiness curves) — jostle and bark as a dozen little…
Here’s Sen. Cotton’s cell number, Trump says, in dispute over daylight saving bill
President Donald Trump wants to make daylight saving time permanent. Sen. Tom Cotton does not. On Saturday, that disagreement led the president to share what he said was the Arkansas Republican’s cellphone number on social media, urging the state’s residents to take the issue up…
Trump says US to send one-time $90 payment to 20 million seniors enrolled in Medicare
President Donald Trump said the US government will send a one-time $90 payment to more than 20 million Americans enrolled in Medicare, a health insurance program for the elderly, to help offset the cost of their monthly medical insurance premiums.
Trump says economy has ‘public relations’ problem amid high prices and slow hiring
WASHINGTON — To President Donald Trump, the U.S. economy is as strong as ever. The only thing missing, he says, is “good public relations.”
Jalon Daniels, ‘frustrated’ Bucs seek elusive win vs. Packers
It has been a while since the Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers both began a season with this much adversity.