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ASTON, Pa. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says she believes Donald Trump “is a fascist” after his longest-serving chief of staff said the former president praised Adolf Hitler while in office and put personal loyalty above the Constitution. In interviews with The New York Times and The Atlantic, John Kelly warned that the Republican nominee meets the definition of a fascist and that while in office he suggested that the Nazi leader “did some good things.” At a CNN town hall Wednesday, Harris was asked if she believed that Trump is a fascist. She replied twice, “Yes, I do.” Kelly is the retired Marine general who worked for Trump in the White House from 2017 to 2019.

DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Republican Donald Trump is pushing supporters in Georgia to get out and vote for him in a state that could be crucial in the presidential election. He spoke Wednesday before a rally organized by Charlie Kirk, a conservative provocateur.

SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing factory workers have voted against the company’s latest contract offer and will remain on the picket lines six weeks into a strike that has stopped production of the aerospace giant’s bestselling jetliners.

WASHINGTON (AP) — New research shows Russia has worked to amplify false and misleading claims about the U.S. government's response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton as part of the Kremlin's efforts to manipulate Americans before the Nov. 5 election.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian medical officials say an Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering in the central Gaza Strip has killed at least 17 people, mostly women and children.

DENVER (AP) — Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou, and Jambo have lived in Colorado Springs for decades in the elephant exhibit at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Now an animals rights group is trying to get them released from what they say is essentially the equivalent of a prison for such highly intelligent and social animals known to roam for miles a day in the wild. Colorado’s highest court will hear arguments Thursday on whether the elephants should be legally able to challenge their captivity under a longheld legal process used by prisoners to dispute their detention.

In other news:

• Trump wanted generals like Hitler's and said Nazi leader 'did some good things,' John Kelly claims.
• Efforts by Russia, Iran and China to sway US voters may escalate, new Microsoft report says.
• More than 1,600 voters have registration revoked under Virginia program targeting noncitizens.
• Suspect in shootings of Democratic office in Arizona had over 120 guns in his home, officials find.
• Quarter Pounders are off the menu at 20% of McDonald's in US amid an E. coli investigation.
• New rules for US national security agencies balance AI's promise with need to protect against risks.
• Apple and Goldman Sachs must pay $89 million for mishandling Apple Card transactions, CFPB orders.
• US home sales slowed again in September, falling to weakest annual pace in nearly 14 years.
• Before Taylor Swift show in New Orleans, a homeless encampment is forced to move.
• MusiCares names The Grateful Dead 2025 Persons of the Year.
• Ron Ely, TV's 'Tarzan' in the 1960s, dies at 86.
• 'Malcolm in the Middle' star Frankie Muniz lands full-time NASCAR ride in 2025.
• The Clippers get clipped in their first game in their new arena, Steph Curry gets the Warriors off to a strong start, Joel Embiid sits out as the Sixers lose their opener, the Caps hand the Flyers their 6th straight loss, and Patrick Mahomes gets a titan of a receiver in a trade.
• St. Louis Blues' Robert Thomas out 6 weeks with a broken ankle.
• US confirms North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for training and possible Ukraine combat.
• G7 allies are moving ahead with a $50 billion loan for Ukraine backed by frozen Russian funds.
• King Charles III's Commonwealth visit to Samoa will highlight climate change ... and dance.
• Macron says France will provide 100 million-euro aid package to support Lebanon.
• Trash carried by a North Korean balloon again falls on the presidential compound in Seoul.

—The Associated Press

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