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AP fact check: Trump’s swipe at Puerto Rico, G-7 comments

By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press

President Donald Trump presented a distorted picture of the auto industry, told a fanciful story about Iran duping Barack Obama and took a misinformed swipe at Puerto Rico just as its residents braced for a catastrophe that didn’t come.

Evacuations begin in Bahamas as Category 4 Dorian bears down

By Tim Aylen, Associated Press

Hurricane Dorian bore down on the northwestern Bahamas as a fierce Category 4 storm Saturday, as new projections curved upward enough to potentially spare Florida a direct hit.

Taliban launch ‘massive attack’ on Afghan city of Kunduz

By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press

The Taliban launched a large-scale attack on Kunduz, one of Afghanistan’s main cities, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 75 others, government officials said Saturday…

Hong Kong protesters set fires in 13th weekend of protests

By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

Hundreds of protesters gathered behind the fire, many pointing laser beams that streaked the night sky above them.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account was hacked, sent antisemitic tweets

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

The person tweeting from Dorsey's account on Friday sent tweets such as "Hitler is innocent" and, using a vulgarity, asked "bald skeleton head," referring to Dorsey, to unsuspend his account.

Trial in 9/11 case at Guantanamo gets early 2021 start date

By Associated Press

The U.S. has charged five men with planning and aiding the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Satellite photos show apparent explosion on Iran space center launch pad

By Abdi Guled, Associated Press

A rocket at an Iranian space center that was to conduct a satellite launch criticized by the U.S. apparently exploded on its launch pad Thursday, satellite images show, suggesting the Islamic Republic suffered its third failed launch this year alone.

Watchdog says Comey violated FBI policies in handling of memos

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

James Comey violated FBI policies in his handling of memos documenting private conversations with President Donald Trump in the weeks before Comey was fired as bureau director, the Justice Department's inspector general said.

Fossil from Ethiopia reveals face for ancestor of famed ‘Lucky’

By Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press

The find, from 3.8 million years ago, reveals the face for a presumed ancestor of the species famously represented by Lucy, the celebrated Ethiopian partial skeleton found in 1974.

Facebook tightens political ad rules ahead of 2020, but these loopholes still exist

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

The changes include a tightened verification process that will require anyone wanting to run ads pertaining to elections, politics or big social issues like guns and immigration to confirm their identity and prove they are in the U.S.