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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  Hurricane Maria hits Puerto Rico, heavy flooding reportedSeptember 20, 201712:09 PM ET SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — One of the strongest hurricanes ever to hit Puerto Rico pummeled the island Wednesday, tearing off roofs and doors, toppling cell towers and unleashing heavy flooding in an onslaught that could deepen the U.S. territory's financial crisis.  Mexicans dig through collapsed buildings as quake kills 225September 20, 201711:08 AM ET MEXICO CITY (AP) — Rescuers said Wednesday they have found a surviving child in the ruins of a school that collapsed in Mexico's magnitude 7.1 earthquake, one of many efforts across the city to save people trapped in under schools, homes and businesses toppled by a quake that killed at least 225 people.  GOP senator defends health bill against Kimmel's attacksSeptember 20, 201712:26 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bill Cassidy defended his health care bill Wednesday after late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel accused the Louisiana Republican of lying to him about it, heightening the tension around the last-ditch GOP effort to make good on years of promises to repeal "Obamacare."  Trump says decision made on Iran deal, won't say what it isSeptember 20, 201712:36 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) — The United States and Iran will have their highest-level interaction of Donald Trump's presidency on Wednesday, a day after the American leader delivered a blistering attack on the Islamic Republic and the landmark 2015 nuclear deal that he appears poised to walk away from.  Trump: Mideast peace deal may be 'toughest deal of all'September 20, 201711:56 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that achieving peace between the Israelis and Palestinians may be the "toughest deal of all" that he's tried to negotiate, adding that his administration nonetheless is working hard for peace in the region.
Latest Headlines  Boxer LaMotta, immortalized in 'Raging Bull,' dies at 95September 20, 201712:13 PM ET MIAMI (AP) — Jake LaMotta, the former middleweight champion whose life in and out of the ring was depicted in the film "Raging Bull," for which Robert De Niro won an Academy Award, has died, his fiancee said Wednesday. He was 95.  NHL hoping to make inroads in China with preseason gamesSeptember 20, 201712:39 PM ET SHANGHAI (AP) — As the Vancouver Canucks held their first practice in Shanghai before their exhibition game with the Los Angeles Kings, a dense fog settled over the ice. The humidity in the arena was high and the players could barely see the puck.
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