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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  Puerto Rico still stumbles in the dark a month after MariaOctober 19, 20177:31 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.  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.  Senators push for more online transparency in electionsOctober 19, 20176:27 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are moving to boost transparency for online political ads, unveiling on Thursday what could be the first of several pieces of legislation to try to lessen influence from Russia or other foreign actors on U.S. elections.  California fires cause $1B in damage, burn 7,000 buildingsOctober 19, 20177:46 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The wildfires that have devastated Northern California this month caused at least $1 billion in damage to insured property, officials said Thursday, as authorities increased the count of homes and other buildings destroyed to nearly 7,000.
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