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Spain flood survivors hurl mud at the royals and top government officials

Spain flood survivors hurl mud at the royals and top government officials

By DAVID MELERO and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press PAIPORTA, Spain (AP) — A crowd of enraged survivors hurled clots of the mud left by storm-spawned flooding at the Spanish royal couple on Sunday during their first visit to the…

Crashing waves in a hilltop village, a night of terror from Spain’s floods

Crashing waves in a hilltop village, a night of terror from Spain’s floods

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press CHIVA, Spain (AP) — Irene Cuevas will never forget the sound of the waves crashing below her apartment’s balcony. If only there had been a flash of lightning in the…

‘It is all in ruins.’ The shattered lives of Paiporta at the epicenter of Spain’s floods

‘It is all in ruins.’ The shattered lives of Paiporta at the epicenter of Spain’s floods

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press PAIPORTA, Spain (AP) — The pictures of the smiling toddlers on the wall somehow survived. Most everything else in the daycare — the cradles, the highchairs, the toys — was…

Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Time to ‘fall back’ an hour

Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Time to ‘fall back’ an hour

By The Associated Press The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It’ll be dark as a pocket by late afternoon for the next few months in the U.S.…

Top House Republicans seeking documents regarding Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment

Top House Republicans seeking documents regarding Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top House Republicans called on the White House to produce all documents and internal communications regarding President Joe Biden’s statement earlier this week in which he appeared to take a swipe at…

Stock market today: Amazon leads Wall Street higher

Stock market today: Amazon leads Wall Street higher

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon led U.S. stock indexes higher on Friday, while a surprisingly weak jobs report marred by some unusual occurrences cemented bets on Wall Street for another cut to interest rates next…