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WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama says that Donald Trump's refusal to say he'd accept Nov. 8 election results if he loses is an insult to millions of Americans who are voting in the presidential election. The first lady spoke in Phoenix to more than 7,000 supporters of Hillary Clinton. Arizona has voted for Republican presidential candidates since 1952 — except for 1996, when it chose Democrat Bill Clinton. Polls show the race between Trump and Clinton is running close.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former National Security Agency contractor's theft of top secret government information was "breathtaking in its longevity and scale." According to a court filing, Harold T. Martin III took enough classified material to fill roughly 200 laptop computers. The Justice Department says it expects to bring espionage charges against Martin. He was arrested at his home in suburban Maryland.
BARTELLA, Iraq (AP) — More details are emerging about the death of a U.S. service member in Iraq involved in the operation to retake the northern city of Mosul, a Islamic State stronghold. U.S. officials say the service member died today from wounds sustained in a roadside bomb explosion north of Mosul. More than 100 U.S. special operations forces are advising Kurdish and Iraqi forces. Airstrikes are being provided by the U.S.-led coalition.
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. officials say a 50-year-old woman was killed by a Takata air bag inflator in California. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the woman died Sept. 30 in Riverside County. Honda confirmed the death and said she was driving a 2001 Civic. This is the 11th known U.S. fatality attributed to Takata air bags.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —California customers at the used car retailer CarMax will get a lot more details about the condition of vehicles they are considering buying. A federal appeals court in San Francisco says buyers must be given the condition of inspected components. Currently, the used car certification doesn't list the condition of components. The ruling came in a lawsuit by a man who bought an Infiniti from a CarMax lot in Costa Mesa and said he experienced problems with the car.
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