<div> US commemorates 9/11 attacks with victims in focus and politics in view NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. is remembering the lives taken and others reshaped by 9/11 on an anniversary laced with presidential campaign politics. President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris stood together Wednesday at ground zero. Sept. 11 — the date when hijacked plane attacks killed nearly 3,000 people in 2001 — falls in the thick of the presidential election season every four years, and it comes at an especially pointed moment now. It comes hours after Harris and Trump, the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, debated each other for the first time. Harris presses a more forceful case against Trump than Biden did on abortion, economy and democracy <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris has pressed a forceful case against Donald Trump in their first and perhaps only debate before the presidential election. The event Tuesday night showcased their starkly different visions for the country on abortion, immigration and American democracy. The Democratic vice president seemed to get under the skin of the Republican former president, provoking him with reminders about the 2020 election loss that he still denies, mocking his rally crowds and delivering derisive asides at his other false claims. Trump questioned why Harris was proposing ideas she hadn’t accomplished while serving as vice president. He often launched into the sort of freewheeling personal attacks from which his advisers and supporters have tried to steer him away. As Trump and Harris spar, ABC's moderators grapple with conducting a debate in a polarized country <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> They faced the challenge of moderating what is probably the only general election debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. And ABC's David Muir and Linsey Davis learned the difficulty of satisfying a polarized country. Trump and his supporters bitterly criticized ABC for conducting a biased debate, while Harris fans suggested their opponent hanged himself with his own words. The ABC moderators corrected misstatements by Trump four times, none for Harris. There was some question before the debate whether ABC would follow CNN's lead in staying away from in-the-moment fact checks, as happened in June's debate between Trump and President Joe Biden. US inflation reaches a 3-year low as Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates WASHINGTON (AP) — The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached a three-year low, clearing the way for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and likely shaping the economic debate in the final weeks of the presidential race. Consumer prices rose 2.5% in August from a year earlier, down from 2.9% in July. It was the fifth straight annual drop and the smallest since February 2021. From July to August, prices rose just 0.2%. Excluding volatile food and energy costs, so-called core prices rose 3.2% in August from a year ago, the same as in July. On a month-to-month basis, core prices rose 0.3% last month, a slight pickup from July’s 0.2% increase. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Blinken and Lammy stress their support for Kyiv as Ukraine pleads for permission to strike Russia KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy are in Kyiv on a joint visit. They are underscoring their commitment to help Ukraine in its war with Russia amid strong pressure from Ukrainian officials for the West to allow them to use long-range missiles against targets inside Russia. Blinken noted the visit came “in challenging times” as Russia’s bigger and better-equipped army bears down on Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region and pounds the country with long-range missiles that claim numerous civilian casualties. Lammy said the 2 1/2-year conflict is at a “critical” juncture as Ukraine last month staged a daring incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region, even as it tries to defend itself against its neighbor’s aerial attacks on cities across the country. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Hurricane Francine takes aim at the Louisiana coast amid fears of storm surge and flooding MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Hurricane Francine is barreling toward Louisiana and an expected landfall amid forecasts of a potentially deadly storm surge, destructive winds and widespread flooding. Francine reached Category 1 hurricane status Tuesday night after gaining strength from warm Gulf waters. The National Hurricane Center says Francine might even reach Category 2 strength with winds of 96 to 110 mph before landfall Wednesday afternoon or evening. Louisiana's governor warned residents to complete last storm preparations before a 24-hour window closed — and not rush outside after the hurricane's landfall. A hurricane warning is in effect from the Louisiana border with Texas eastward to Grand Isle, about 50 miles south of New Orleans. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Spacewalking is the new domain of the rich as billionaire attempts first private spacewalk CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Paying passengers have lined up to rocket to space to experience a few minutes of weightlessness. Now some are seeking a bigger thrill: spacewalking. The stage is set Thursday for the first private spacewalk when a tech billionaire and his crew will attempt the feat. To date, 263 astronauts representing a dozen countries have popped open the hatch. Experts say it's inevitable that non-professionals will end up performing spacewalks and worry the wealthy could try to jump to the front of a spacewalking line with minimal training. For safety, the latest spacewalkers will always keep a foot or hand on the capsule. 'Hellish' scene unfolds as wildfire races toward California mountain community <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — Apocalyptic-looking plumes of smoke filled skies east of Los Angeles as firefighters battled three major wildfires that erupted amid a blistering heat wave. Tens of thousands of homes and other structures were threatened and evacuation orders were expanded Tuesday night as the fires grew. Parts of the popular ski town of Big Bear and the entire community of Wrightwood were included. Firefighters have been working in steep terrain in temperatures above 100 degrees but cooler weather was expected for the rest of the week. Wildfires are burning across the West, including in Idaho, Oregon and Nevada. About 20,000 people have had to flee a fire burning outside Reno. Passing in Week 1 reached its lowest level for any week in the NFL since 2007 From rookies struggling in their first career starts to high-paid quarterbacks not living up to their contracts to rusty veterans coming off injuries, the passing in Week 1 of the NFL season looked to be from a different era. More than half the starting quarterbacks in the NFL failed to reach the usually easy to achieve threshold of 200 yards passing in a game in what proved to be the least prolific week for throwing the ball since the 2007 season. 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US commemorates 9/11 attacks with victims in focus and politics in view
                NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. is remembering the lives taken and others reshaped by 9/11 on an anniversary laced with presidential campaign politics. President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris stood together Wednesday at ground zero. Sept. 11 — the date when hijacked plane attacks killed nearly 3,000 people in 2001 — falls in the thick of the presidential election season every four years, and it comes...