Harris, Trump push to energize key voting blocs; hurricane recovery continues

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are both making pushes to energize key constituencies that their allies worry might be slipping away. The vice president is looking to reach Black men, and the former president is focusing on women. Harris appeared Tuesday at a town hall-style event in Detroit hosted by Charlamagne Tha God. Trump is attending a Fox News Channel town hall in Georgia moderated by host Harris Faulkner featuring an all-female audience. It’s yet another sign that in a razor-tight race, each side is trying to cut into the other’s margin of support.

In hard-hit western North Carolina following Hurrican Helene, some districts warn students will miss up to a month of school, and others say they can’t yet determine a timeline for returning to classrooms.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his plan to win his country’s fight against Russia’s invasion could bring peace next year. But it contains a step that some crucial Western allies have so far refused to countenance: inviting Ukraine to join NATO before the war ends

QANA, Lebanon (AP) — Officials say Israeli airstrikes have pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 21 people, including 15 in a southern town where Israeli bombardments in previous conflicts are seared into local memory.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says more than 800 military personnel have seen their service records upgraded to honorable discharges after previously being kicked out of the military under its former “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

In other news:

• Florida residents hard hit by hurricane Milton are getting back on their feet.
• FEMA resumes door-to-door visits in North Carolina after threats tied to disinformation.
• Small business disaster loan program is out of money until Congress approves new funds.
• US warns Israel to boost humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing weapons funding.
• Georgia judge blocks ballot counting rule and says county officials must certify election results.
• Protesters demand Kellogg remove artificial colors from Froot Loops and other cereals.
• California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a law aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking.
• California health care workers get a pay bump under a new minimum wage law.
• Idaho revamps execution chamber so docs can access deep veins after failed lethal injection attempt.
• The pandas are coming! The pandas are coming!
• Home town fans in the Bronx went home happy for the second straight night, big time wide receivers are changing teams in the NFL, and Tom Brady goes from player to announcer and now owner. 
• Phillies enter the offseason confident that bulk of roster is good enough to win the World Series.
• 76ers forward Paul George's hyperextended left knee 'checks out OK,' coach Nick Nurse says.

—The Associated Press

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