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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  Campaign, party officials insist Trump getting back on trackAugust 21, 201612:46 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — After a tumultuous stretch of gaffes and falling poll numbers for Donald Trump, top GOP campaign and party officials insisted Sunday that their presidential nominee is getting back on track and will catch up with Democrat Hillary Clinton by around Labor Day.  In North Carolina, audience shrinking for Trump's messageAugust 21, 20168:31 AM ET ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Hillary Clinton "owes the state of North Carolina a very big apology," Donald Trump thundered, condemning the loss of manufacturing jobs due to free-trade deals supported by the Democratic presidential nominee.  How AP rates the presidential race and the Road to 270August 21, 20168:33 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton heads into the fall out front in enough states to give her at least a tie in the Electoral College, meaning a victory in any of the several states now a toss-up would be enough to push her over the top and into the White House.  Young suicide bomber attacks Turkey wedding party; 51 deadAugust 21, 201611:22 AM ET ISTANBUL (AP) — A child suicide bomber killed at least 51 people and wounded nearly 70 others at a Kurdish wedding party near Turkey's border with Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday, decrying the attack as an attempt by Islamic State extremists to destabilize the nation by exploiting ethnic and religious tensions.  When schools are threatened, untold learning time is lostAugust 21, 20169:51 AM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The prosecutor calls it "bomb week," his shorthand for eight school threats — many written in school bathrooms or on notes — over a few days in May that set off evacuations and investigations, parental panic, and the rumor mill of students linked by cellphones and social media in his Ohio county.
Latest Headlines  'Bama way: Process over results keeps Crimson Tide on topAugust 21, 201611:58 AM ET A few plays are often the difference between a truly successful season at Alabama and one that leaves the Crimson Tide feeling unfulfilled. The finest line separates a championship team and one that comes up just short.  After Rio risk, Olympic officials can learn lessonsAugust 21, 201610:00 AM ET RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Taking the Olympics to Rio de Janeiro was always considered a bit of a risk. Now that South America's first games are drawing to a close, the question is: Did the gamble pay off?  Spain wins bronze, beats Australia 89-88 in men's basketballAugust 21, 201612:42 PM ET RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pau Gasol scored 31 points in perhaps his final Olympic game and Spain added a bronze to its collection on Sunday with an 89-88 win over Australia, again denied its first medal inside the rings.
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