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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  Puerto Rico still stumbles in the dark a month after 'Maria'October 19, 20175:30 PM ET SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — One man climbs 24 flights of stairs several times a day alongside dormant elevators. Street vendors hawk plastic washboards for $20. And families outstretch their hands as crews in helicopters drop supplies in communities that remain isolated.  Experts: Hard for jurors to convict when cops are on trialOctober 19, 20175:24 PM ET TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The hard-won conviction of a white former Oklahoma police officer who fatally shot his daughter's unarmed black boyfriend shows the difficulty prosecutors have in convincing jurors to put someone who carries a badge and a gun behind bars, legal experts said Thursday.  Trump on his Puerto Rico response: 'I'd say it was a 10'October 19, 20175:02 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump gave himself a "10" on Thursday for his response to the widespread devastation Puerto Rico suffered after back-to-back hurricanes created a situation that the island's governor described as "catastrophic" as he met with Trump at the White House.  Kelly defends Trump's call to war widow, raps congresswomanOctober 19, 20175:19 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff John Kelly delivered an extraordinary denunciation of a Democratic congresswoman Thursday, accusing her of politicizing what he called a "sacred" presidential effort to console the grieving loved ones of a slain soldier.  Bush condemns Trump-era America: 'Bigotry seems emboldened'October 19, 20173:10 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) — Former President George W. Bush on Thursday denounced bigotry in Trump-era American politics, warning that the rise of "nativism," isolationism and conspiracy theories have clouded the nation's true identity.
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