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• As Clinton cheers, Donald Trump digs in after debate
• The Latest: Trump says he 'blocked' out debate audience
• The Latest: Trump says he spared Clinton embarrassment
• Debate reaches 84 million viewers, toppling record
• Senators press FBI director on response to terrorism threat
• US debate moderator Lester Holt gets grilling of his own
• New York bomb suspect apparently acted alone: FBI
• Oil down 3 pct as Saudi, Iran dash hopes for an Algiers deal
• Making of a 'martyr': Why would a young Iranian fight and die in Syria?
• A Miss Universe insulted by Trump steps up for Clinton
• Iraq mediating between Saudis and Iran to support oil prices
• Flood barriers protect Cedar Rapids as river crests
• Factbox: Clinton's policies on economy, Islamic State, other issues
• Factbox: Trump's policies on immigration, economy, other issues
• AP FACT CHECK: Trump, Clinton deny their own words in debate
• Senior national security official to leave Justice Department
• Syrian government launches Aleppo ground attack
• People around the world react to first Trump-Clinton debate
• Barriers used to protect soldiers now stopping floodwaters
• Clinton leads 1-0 after debate -- but no game-changer
• The Latest: FBI heads pledges to track police use of force
• Pence breaks with Trump, says humans affect climate change
• Iraq opens new antiquities museum in Basra
• In Timbuktu, a nine-year jail sentence for destroying ancient shrines
• Timbuktu attacker jail term a 'warning' to others: ICC prosecutor
• Debate Takeaways: Clinton gets under Trump's skin in debate
• The Latest: Germany calls for Syria cease-fire
• Trump Was Unprepared and Out of His Depth on Debate Stage
• Clinton assails Trump in blistering U.S. presidential debate
• Iraq: IS bombings in Baghdad kill at least 17 civilians
• Clinton makes first debate a referendum on Trump's temperament
• Blasts kill at least 17 in Baghdad: police, medics
• Clinton Comes Out on Top in First Presidential Debate
• Iran says not ready for oil output freeze in Algiers
• Moderator Lester Holt worked to keep control of debate
• Clinton, Trump: gladiator contest of modern times
• Hillary Clinton Beat Donald Trump on Substance, Style in the First Debate
• Donald Trump Takes Hillary Clinton's Bait In First Presidential Debate
• Donald Trump's Woeful Debate Performance Won't Deter His Die-Hard Fans
• On Baghdad street, a struggle between life and death

As Clinton cheers, Donald Trump digs in after debate Posted: 27 Sep 2016 05:03 PM PDT RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A defensive Donald Trump gave Hillary Clinton plenty of fresh material for the next phase of her presidential campaign on Tuesday, choosing to publicly reopen and relitigate some her most damaging attacks.

The Latest: Trump says he 'blocked' out debate audience Posted: 27 Sep 2016 04:55 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT):

The Latest: Trump says he spared Clinton embarrassment Posted: 27 Sep 2016 04:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT):

Debate reaches 84 million viewers, toppling record Posted: 27 Sep 2016 04:38 PM PDT The showdown between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was the most-watched presidential debate ever, with 84 million viewers. The Nielsen company said the viewership, over 13 different networks, toppled ...

Senators press FBI director on response to terrorism threat Posted: 27 Sep 2016 03:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators pressed FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday about whether anything more could have been done to prevent recent acts of extremist violence, including the Orlando nightclub massacre and the Manhattan bombing this month. Comey said the FBI admits mistakes when it makes them, but he did not agree that anything should have been done differently or that any red flags were missed.

US debate moderator Lester Holt gets grilling of his own Posted: 27 Sep 2016 03:04 PM PDT Lester Holt, who moderated the first US presidential debate on Monday, gave a restrained performance that earned him both critics for his hands-off style, and praise for letting the candidates battle it out. NBC's widely respected evening news anchor earned a "C, C+" grade from the Republican candidate Donald Trump, who judged he had been asked "unfair" questions. "I thought he was fine," Trump told on Fox News on Tuesday.

New York bomb suspect apparently acted alone: FBI Posted: 27 Sep 2016 02:40 PM PDT The suspect in the bombing this month in New York's Chelsea neighborhood appears to have acted on his own, with no connection to an extremist movement, the FBI said Tuesday. "We see so far no indication of a larger cell or the threat of related attacks," FBI director James Comey testified at a Senate committee hearing. The suspect in the September 17 bombing that left 31 people wounded, Ahmad Khan Rahami, was arrested in New Jersey two days after the attack.

Oil down 3 pct as Saudi, Iran dash hopes for an Algiers deal Posted: 27 Sep 2016 02:04 PM PDT Oil fell about 3 percent on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia and Iran dashed market hopes that the two major OPEC producers would find a compromise this week at meeting in Algiers to help ease a global glut of crude. Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih told reporters in the Algerian capital, where OPEC and other oil producers gathered for the Sept. 26-28 International Energy Forum, he did not expect an agreement to come out of the consultations on the last day of the meet. "If you were looking for something dangerous from this meeting, this was it," said Jim Williams, analyst at WTRG Economics in London, Arkansas.

Making of a 'martyr': Why would a young Iranian fight and die in Syria? Posted: 27 Sep 2016 01:20 PM PDT The day Fatemeh Toosi saw her son off to the Syrian war, on a quest for martyrdom, she did not cry. At the door of their middle-class apartment, the Iranian mother held aloft a Quran as her son passed underneath, a traditional drill for true believers of the Islamic Republic bound for the front line. Recommended: How much do you know about Iran?

A Miss Universe insulted by Trump steps up for Clinton Posted: 27 Sep 2016 01:17 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — When she gained weight after being crowned Miss Universe for 1996, Alicia Machado said, Donald Trump labeled her with a sexist nickname — "Miss Piggy" — that caused her shame and humiliation.

Iraq mediating between Saudis and Iran to support oil prices Posted: 27 Sep 2016 01:12 PM PDT Iraq is carrying out a mediation between Saudi Arabia and Iran to bring about an agreement that would lift crude prices, at a meeting of crude-producing nations in Algiers, Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar Ali al-Luaibi said on Tuesday. Iran on Tuesday rejected a proposal from Saudi Arabia to limit its oil output in exchange for Riyadh cutting supplies, dashing market hopes that the two major OPEC producers would find a compromise this week to help ease a global glut of crude.

Flood barriers protect Cedar Rapids as river crests Posted: 27 Sep 2016 12:53 PM PDT CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An elaborate system of temporary floodwalls largely protected Cedar Rapids homes and businesses Tuesday as the river that runs through the city reached its second-highest peak ever.

Factbox: Clinton's policies on economy, Islamic State, other issues Posted: 27 Sep 2016 12:50 PM PDT Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has pledged to raise taxes on the wealthy, preserve the Dodd-Frank financial reform law and provide a path to citizenship for undocumented workers. Here are the proposals the former secretary of state has made as part of her argument that she is best qualified to occupy the Oval Office: ECONOMIC POLICY Clinton has said the rich, not the middle class, would see their taxes go up. Clinton has also called for an additional 4 percent tax on those making more than $5 million annually.

Factbox: Trump's policies on immigration, economy, other issues Posted: 27 Sep 2016 12:48 PM PDT (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wants to build a wall on the border with Mexico, boost spending on the military and slap trade tariffs on China. Here are those positions and others the real estate developer, who has never held elective office, has put forward to convince the American people that he should be the next U.S. chief executive: ECONOMIC POLICY Trump has proposed collapsing the current seven income tax brackets to three with rates of 12 percent, 25 percent and 33 percent. Trump has proposed increasing spending on the U.S. military and infrastructure but says he would reduce spending on other categories by 1 percent each year.

AP FACT CHECK: Trump, Clinton deny their own words in debate Posted: 27 Sep 2016 12:43 PM PDT For all of his occasional restraint, Donald Trump offered debate viewers a greatest-hits collection from his history of mangled facts, with some new ones thrown in. For all of her policy sobriety, Hillary ...

Senior national security official to leave Justice Department Posted: 27 Sep 2016 12:38 PM PDT By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. Justice Department official who oversaw efforts to prosecute Islamic State sympathizers and pursue cyber criminals is leaving the Obama administration next month, he told Reuters on Tuesday. Assistant Attorney General John Carlin, chief of the national security division at the Justice Department, is departing on Oct. 15, less than a month before the U.S. presidential election. Carlin, who has served in government for more than 15 years, oversaw a range of prominent cases in three and a half years since assuming an acting rank of the Justice Department's top national security lawyer in March 2013, including the prosecution of one of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombers.

Syrian government launches Aleppo ground attack Posted: 27 Sep 2016 12:38 PM PDT By Tom Perry and Angus McDowall BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and their allies attacked the opposition-held sector of Aleppo on several fronts on Tuesday, the biggest ground assault yet in a massive new campaign that has destroyed a U.S.-backed ceasefire. The United States says the assault on Aleppo is proof that President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian and regional allies have abandoned an international peace process to pursue victory on the battlefield after nearly six years of civil war. More than 250,000 civilians are believed to be trapped inside the besieged rebel-held sector of Aleppo, where intensive bombing over the past week has killed hundreds of people, many trapped under buildings brought down by bunker-busting bombs.

People around the world react to first Trump-Clinton debate Posted: 27 Sep 2016 11:47 AM PDT Views from around the world on Monday's first U.S. presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump:

Barriers used to protect soldiers now stopping floodwaters Posted: 27 Sep 2016 11:44 AM PDT CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's second-largest city has managed to keep flooding at bay largely because of barriers that were widely used to protect soldiers in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Clinton leads 1-0 after debate -- but no game-changer Posted: 27 Sep 2016 11:40 AM PDT Hillary Clinton was calm, cool, well-prepared and -- pundits say -- victorious in the first presidential debate against Donald Trump, but her strong showing may have little impact on polls showing them in a dead heat. Both campaigns cried victory Tuesday after the sometimes nasty showdown in which the White House hopefuls sparred on the economy, crime, foreign policy and more personal issues -- like Clinton's email controversy and Trump's refusal to release his taxes. "We had a great, great time last night," a beaming Clinton told reporters on a plane taking her to North Carolina for a renewed bout of campaigning.

The Latest: FBI heads pledges to track police use of force Posted: 27 Sep 2016 10:25 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on senior U.S. officials' testimony to Congress on terror threats (all times local):

Pence breaks with Trump, says humans affect climate change Posted: 27 Sep 2016 10:12 AM PDT Donald Trump's running mate is breaking with the Republican nominee's claim that climate change is not the result of human activity. Vice presidential nominee Mike Pence said Tuesday "there's no question" ...

Iraq opens new antiquities museum in Basra Posted: 27 Sep 2016 09:51 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq opened a new antiquities museum in the southern city of Basra on Tuesday with pottery, coins and other artifacts dating back more than 2,000 years.

In Timbuktu, a nine-year jail sentence for destroying ancient shrines Posted: 27 Sep 2016 09:29 AM PDT The first Muslim rebel to be tried in an international court for a war crime for destruction of cultural heritage was sentenced to nine years in prison. Ahmad al-Fahdi al-Mahdi was handed the sentence by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, on Tuesday. Mr. Mahdi admitted guilt and expressed regret at the start of the trial in August when he said he was swept up by an "evil wave" during the 2012 Mali conflict, and led a team armed with pickaxes and shovels to raze 14 adobe mausoleums that date to the 14th century.

Timbuktu attacker jail term a 'warning' to others: ICC prosecutor Posted: 27 Sep 2016 06:39 AM PDT The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court welcomed Tuesday a nine-year jail term handed to a Malian jihadist for destroying Timbuktu's shrines, saying it sent "a warning" to others planning such attacks. The term imposed on Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi for directing the 2012 attacks on the fabled mausoleums in northern Mali was a "fair sentence," ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told AFP. Mahdi was sentenced to nine years imprisonment Tuesday by judges at the tribunal, after he pleaded guilty to a single war crimes charge of intentionally directing attacks against a religious and historic site.

Debate Takeaways: Clinton gets under Trump's skin in debate Posted: 27 Sep 2016 06:37 AM PDT Donald Trump repeatedly clashed with Hillary Clinton during Monday's first presidential debate, interrupting her and appearing agitated at times as they tangled over the economy, her use of a private mail ...

The Latest: Germany calls for Syria cease-fire Posted: 27 Sep 2016 06:21 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on Syria's conflict (all times local):

Trump Was Unprepared and Out of His Depth on Debate Stage Posted: 27 Sep 2016 05:48 AM PDT Donald Trump was only a few seconds into his first answer in last night's presidential debate when it became apparent that days of unsourced reports out of his campaign about lackadaisical preparation by the Republican nominee weren't just some exercise in expectations management. Supposedly the consummate entertainer, Trump showed up on stage at Hofstra University on Long Island with no new material, even though he knew in advance that he wouldn't be facing an audience content to listen to him reprise his greatest hits from the campaign trail. "Everybody refuses to call Sean Hannity," he complained.

Clinton assails Trump in blistering U.S. presidential debate Posted: 27 Sep 2016 05:19 AM PDT By Steve Holland and John Whitesides HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton accused Republican Donald Trump of racism, sexism and tax avoidance on Monday, putting him on the defensive during a 2016 U.S. presidential debate rife with blistering insults and short on policy. Trump, a real estate tycoon making his first run for public office, said Clinton's long years of service represented "bad experience" with few results and said she lacked the stamina to serve as commander in chief. Clinton was under pressure to perform well after a recent bout with pneumonia and a drop in opinion polls, but her long days of preparation appeared to pay off in her highly anticipated first 90-minute showdown with Trump.

Iraq: IS bombings in Baghdad kill at least 17 civilians Posted: 27 Sep 2016 05:14 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Separate suicide bombings ripped through busy commercial areas in Shiite-dominated neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing at least 17 civilians, officials said.

Clinton makes first debate a referendum on Trump's temperament Posted: 27 Sep 2016 05:10 AM PDT From the beginning of the 2016 presidential race, Donald Trump has faced a nagging question: Does he have the right temperament to be commander-in-chief? The bar was low, and Trump began the debate strongly. The billionaire scored points against Clinton on the economy, jobs, and trade.

Blasts kill at least 17 in Baghdad: police, medics Posted: 27 Sep 2016 04:47 AM PDT Three blasts killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 50 in predominantly Shi'ite Muslim districts of Baghdad on Tuesday, police and medical sources said. A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest in a commercial street in the eastern Baghdad al-Jadida area of the Iraqi capital, killing nine people and wounding more than 30, they said. Another suicide attack hit a commercial street of Bayaa in western Baghdad, killing six and wounding 22, the sources said.

Clinton Comes Out on Top in First Presidential Debate Posted: 27 Sep 2016 04:32 AM PDT Trump was strong but overbearing at times and light on policy details, and showed difficulty restraining himself, often interrupting Clinton with sharp attacks or blustery outbursts. Trump seemed to get agitated as he grimaced, smirked and rolled his eyes while Clinton was speaking. In contrast, the well-rehearsed Clinton smiled calmly and seemed bemused while was Trump was talking.

Iran says not ready for oil output freeze in Algiers Posted: 27 Sep 2016 03:15 AM PDT Iran is not ready to agree to an oil output freeze in Algiers, its Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said Tuesday on the eve of an informal OPEC meeting in Algeria's capital. Zanganeh said an agreement on a freeze to stabilise oil prices could be struck at the November 30 meeting in Vienna of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Cartel members are to meet with key non-OPEC producer Russia on the sidelines of the International Energy Forum in the Algerian capital.

Moderator Lester Holt worked to keep control of debate Posted: 27 Sep 2016 01:15 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — After initially taking a hands-off approach to the two strong-willed presidential candidates before him, NBC's Lester Holt more aggressively challenged Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump as the general election's first debate wore on and he warmed to the often-thankless role of moderator.

Clinton, Trump: gladiator contest of modern times Posted: 26 Sep 2016 11:06 PM PDT Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump strode out cloaked in icy politeness. It was a 90-minute battle of endurance between two of the most famous people in America: Clinton, cool, calm and collected, almost serene as she smiled through the insults -- and landed jabs of her own -- while Trump gripped his podium, insisting he alone had the temperament to be commander-in-chief. The Democrat Clinton projected steady experience.

Hillary Clinton Beat Donald Trump on Substance, Style in the First Debate Posted: 26 Sep 2016 10:05 PM PDT Contrary to popular myth, as I wrote last week, presidential debates are rarely game-changing moments that reorient campaigns. I doubt that Monday night's much-touted face-off between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will do anything to change that judgment.

Donald Trump Takes Hillary Clinton's Bait In First Presidential Debate Posted: 26 Sep 2016 10:04 PM PDT Hillary Clinton managed to crawl under Donald Trump's skin in the first presidential debate Monday night by targeting his most sensitive pressure points: his wealth and his business record. The Democratic nominee systematically needled Trump on the primary qualification he's put forward to voters, often parrying thorny questions into detailed diatribes on his checkered professional past that's made him a renowned international figure. Trump, who responded to Clinton's charges with aggravation, indignation and consistent interruptions, sought to paint the former secretary of state as a stale politician who has failed to produce results at home and abroad after decades toiling in public life.

Donald Trump's Woeful Debate Performance Won't Deter His Die-Hard Fans Posted: 26 Sep 2016 10:02 PM PDT In preparing for her first major debate with Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton's campaign readied her for two distinct opponents: The disciplined, "presidential" Trump who recently has been staying on message and gaining in the polls, and the mendacious, shoot-from-the-lip bully Trump, who has a 60 percent negative approval rating yet dominated the Republican primary race. During the NBC Debate began on Monday night, Presidential Trump took the stage, using Clinton's honorific title ("Secretary Clinton -- yes, is that OK?" he asked. About 15 minutes later, the shoot-from-the-lip candidate version appeared at the Trump's lectern, and stayed on stage.

On Baghdad street, a struggle between life and death Posted: 26 Sep 2016 09:21 PM PDT It had become something they just had to do: whenever the main shopping street in Baghdad's Karrada district was bombed, Hussein al-Fatlawi and his brother would rush to help. When the Islamic State jihadist group set off a car bomb on Karrada Dakhil street shortly before midnight on September 5, 24-year-old Hussein was halfway up the stairs to his flat. "I was about to reach my home when I heard the explosion... I pulled out my phone and called my brother Ali to get him to meet me so we could run to help the victims," he said.

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