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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on explosive devices sent to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, CNN and others (all times local): 4:50 p.m. The FBI says five packages containing explosives targeting Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, CNN and others are being analyzed at the bureau's lab in Virginia. The agency says each package had a return address of "DEBBIE WASSERMAN SHULTZ," a misspelling of the Florida congresswoman's name. The FBI confirmed all of the packages had printed address labels and six stamps. Читать дальше...

For many ranked teams, the last chance to influence the College Football Playoff selection committee before its first ranking of the season will come away from home. Thirteen ranked teams are playing road games this weekend, from No. 2 Clemson to No. 25 Appalachian State, and only two are playing another ranked team. That's not including No. 3 Notre Dame taking on Navy in San Diego and No. 7 Georgia and No. 9 Florida having their annual meeting in Jacksonville, Florida. All that travel raises the likelihood of upsets and unexpected results... Читать дальше...

After missing two games with a left knee contusion, Warriors point guard Shaun Livingston has been cleared for Wednesday night’s game against the Wizards. In two games this season, Livingston, 33, is averaging 7.0 points, 1.5 assists and 3.0 rebounds. With Livingston back in the lineup, the minutes of Quinn Cook, Andre Iguodala and Alfonzo McKinnie, among others, could go down. The only player currently listed on Golden State’s injury report is center DeMarcus Cousins, who continues to rehab a torn left Achilles tendon. Читать дальше...

Twenty new TV shows have debuted across the five English-language broadcast networks thus far this season — to very varying degrees of success. Not all of them can be insta-hits: For every “Manifest” there is an “I Feel Bad,” unfortunately. TheWrap has identified six freshmen series that are already in danger of being canceled — before or after their initial runs even end. Sorry ABC, you’re the twofer. Read the full article on The Wrap

WASHINGTON — Federal immigration and health officials were blindsided by President Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy on migrants crossing the southwest border, triggering a cascade of problems as agencies struggled with the fallout from family separations, congressional investigators said in a critical report issued Wednesday. The investigation by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office dissects the consequences of launching a major policy change without consulting with the agencies that have to carry it out. Читать дальше...

Jim Carrey weighed in on the rash of bombs that were sent to the Clintons, the Obamas and CNN on Wednesday, placing some of the blame on President Donald Trump. In his latest political cartoon, published to his Twitter account, Carrey said that the bombs were sent by “terrorists” who “were encouraged and emboldened by the hate speech of Donald Trump.” Read the full article on The Wrap

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Louisiana's top higher education board is asking the governor and lawmakers for a $172 million increase for public colleges next year, after absorbing years of cuts and receiving flat funding this year. The Board of Regents approved the request Wednesday, which would bump up general state funds for higher education to $1.2 billion in the fiscal year that begins July 1. Commissioner of Higher Education Kim Hunter Reed says the boosted financing would help students afford college and improve achievement. Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA — A small Pennsylvania county will pay nearly $5 million to the family of a teenager who collapsed and died after four days of heroin withdrawal in jail. The family’s lawyer said jail staff ignored her dire medical needs for days and then lied about it. Victoria “Tori” Herr, 18, was arrested for the first time on March 27, 2015, after police looking for her boyfriend found drugs in their apartment. Herr told intake staff at the Lebanon County Correctional Facility she used 10 bags of heroin a day... Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia has received a $4 million grant to continue lowering its jail population, and city officials said they will focus some of the funding on reducing racial and ethnic disparities in its criminal justice system. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the winners Wednesday of the second round of its Safety and Justice Challenge grants, including the largest award to Philadelphia. In all, 13 cities and counties will receive between $350,000 and $4 million... Читать дальше...

Don’t worry. Patrick Laird is still a really, really good dude - as indicated by being named a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award on Wednesday. But the running back played with a mean streak Saturday at Oregon State, and even talked a little trash. “I loved it,” running backs coach Burl Toler III said. Laird always plays hard, but he showcased a newfound edge in a 193-yard, two-touchdown rushing effort in a 49-7 defeat of the Beavers that also included three catches for 48 yards and another score.

NEW YORK — In the closing stretch of the 2018 campaign, the question is no longer the size of the Democratic wave. It’s whether there will be a wave at all. Top operatives in both political parties concede that Democrats’ narrow path to the Senate majority has essentially disappeared, a casualty of surging Republican enthusiasm across GOP strongholds. At the same time, leading Democrats now fear the battle for the House majority will be decided by just a handful of seats. “It’s always been an inside straight... Читать дальше...

Fox unscripted exec Lisa Levenson has a new gig at Wilshire Studios. The former SVP of alternative programming at Fox Broadcasting has been appointed executive vice president of development and programming at Wilshire Studios. Levenson will oversee the unit in her new role and report to Dawn Olmstead, who was named last week as president of Universal Cable Productions and Wilshire Studios — NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment’s studio focused on unscripted entertainment. Also Read: 'The Passage':... Читать дальше...

Another torrent of selling gripped Wall Street Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeting more than 600 points and extending a losing streak for the benchmark S&P 500 index to a sixth day. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite bore the brunt of the sell-off, leaving it more than 10 percent below its August peak, what Wall Street calls a "correction." The Dow and S&P 500 erased their gains for the year. Technology stocks and media and communications companies accounted for much of the selling. Читать дальше...

It’s the next chapter in MoviePass’ no good, very bad year — with news the moviegoing subscription service may be spun off from parent company Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc., left to operate as a new publicly-traded subsidiary. Michael Pachter, an analyst for Wedbush Securities, and wealth and investment expert Ross Gerber, co-founder and CEO of Gerber Kawasaki, told TheWrap that the spinoff — if it’s even possible — doesn’t bode well for MoviePass. Read the full article on The Wrap

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The leader of a Southern California white supremacist group and two other members were arrested on charges of inciting a deadly riot in Charlottesville, Virginia, last year, prosecutors said Wednesday. The arrests come weeks after other group members were indicted in Virginia on similar charges. Rise Above Movement leader Robert Rundo was arrested Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport and was denied bail in Los Angeles federal court on Wednesday, U.S. Attorney's office spokesman Thom Mrozek said. Читать дальше...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is vetoing bills that recently passed the Legislature dealing with public debt, price gouging during emergencies and agricultural education. The Democratic governor on Wednesday rejected legislation that addresses how the state pays down debt, saying it would reduce flexibility. Republican House Speaker Mike Turzai is calling the veto fiscally irresponsible and notes the bill passed nearly unanimously. Wolf also vetoed legislation he says would undermine... Читать дальше...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A convicted sex offender charged with fatally stabbing an insurance company executive while she was running on a trail has pleaded not guilty. The Hartford Courant reports that a judge Wednesday ordered 27-year-old William Winters Leverett to undergo a psychiatric evaluation after he entered his plea. Leverett faces a murder charge in the November 2014 death of 54-year-old Melissa Millan, of Simsbury, a senior vice president at Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. Leverett... Читать дальше...

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on Ford's third quarter earnings (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Ford Motor Co.'s net profit fell 37 percent in the third quarter as sales slowed in the U.S. and China. The company says it made $991 million from July through September, or 25 cents per share. Revenue was up 3 percent to $37.67 billion. Excluding one-time items, Ford says it made 29 cents per share. That beat Wall Street expectations. Analysts polled by FactSet expected 28 cents per share. Revenue fell slightly short of estimates. Читать дальше...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Call it the world's largest lottery prize that wasn't. The Mega Millions jackpot that had been announced as the biggest ever at $1.6 billion ended up being the second-biggest at $1.537 billion. It's a difference that likely means little to the lucky person who bought the ticket in South Carolina and won Tuesday night's drawing, but it raises questions about how lottery officials make estimates and whether they were influenced by a desire to claim the jackpot amount surpassed all others.

Netflix's 10-part miniseries of "Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City" will be filming all day in Dolores Park. Fans of the original 1994 PBS series — depicting '70s era San Francisco through the lens of a 25-year-old transplant, Mary Ann Singleton — are invited to stop by Dolores Park to check out the action.

BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) _ Anika Therapeutics Inc. (ANIK) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $7.6 million. The Bedford, Massachusetts-based company said it had net income of 53 cents per share. The medical technology company posted revenue of $26.8 million in the period. Anika shares have decreased 27 percent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $39.52, a decrease of 34 percent in the last 12 months. _____ This story was generated by Automated... Читать дальше...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Military officials say an Air Force C-17 prematurely dropped a Humvee by parachute into rural North Carolina, miles from the intended target, but no injuries were reported on the ground. Fort Bragg spokesman Tom McCollum told news outlets the parachute opened and the vehicle landed Wednesday in a wooded area between two homes between the Johnsonville and Spout Springs communities in Harnett County, about 7 miles (11km) north of Fort Bragg's drop zones. McCollum said the heavy... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Stocks are closing sharply lower on Wall Street, led by a swoon in technology companies. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average erased their gains for the year. High-flying companies like Netflix and Amazon took some of the biggest losses Wednesday. Netflix gave back 9.4 percent and Amazon dropped 5.9 percent. Several companies sustained heavy drops after reporting disappointing results. Texas Instruments... Читать дальше...

JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Police say multiple people have been shot inside a grocery store on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky. A dispatcher with the Jeffersontown Police Department said a suspect was detained following the shooting Wednesday afternoon at a Kroger store. The store is located on the eastern outskirts of Louisville. The dispatcher says officers remain at the scene. The extent of injuries isn't immediately known.

WASHINGTON — Large majorities of young Americans want to see an expansion of government services, including a single-payer health care program, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV. According to the poll, 69 percent of young Americans between the ages of 15 and 34 favor a national health plan, known as a single-payer program. Eighty-eight percent of young Democrats and 40 percent of young Republicans favor a government-run health insurance program, according to the poll. Читать дальше...