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Trump fights back after Harris questions whether he is ‘exhausted’

By STEVE PEOPLES, MICHELLE L. PRICE and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump's energy level emerged as a flashpoint on Friday as the Republican nominee and Democrat Kamala Harris scrambled across battleground Michigan with Election Day looming. Harris ...

One of the largest solar projects in the US opens in Texas, backed by Google

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press One of the largest solar projects in the U.S. opened in Texas on Friday, backed by what Google said is the largest solar electricity purchase it has ever made. Google executive Ben Sloss said at the ribbon cutting, about two hours south of Dallas, ...

Condemned South Carolina inmate chooses to die by lethal injection

By JEFFREY S. COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A condemned South Carolina inmate chose Friday to be executed by lethal injection, instead of by firing squad or electrocution, for killing a store clerk in 1999. State prison officials had told Richard Moore this month he ...

CVS Health CEO Lynch steps down as national chain struggles to right its path

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and TOM MURPHY Associated Press CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch has stepped down with company shares sinking 19% this year and the health care giant struggling on several fronts. Company shares tumbled again Friday after CVS Health also warned of disappointing third-quarter ...

Wealthier Americans are driving retail spending and powering US economy

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a trend that has surprised many: Why, despite being squeezed by high prices, have Americans kept spending at retail stores and restaurants at a robust pace? One key reason is a relatively simple one: Wealthier consumers, ...

Harris will campaign with the Obamas later this month in Georgia and Michigan

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will make her first campaign appearances with Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, two of the most popular figures in the Democratic Party, at get-out-the-vote events this month in Georgia and Michigan. It ...