THIS IS AP NEWSMINUTE

WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL DIRECTOR KEVIN HASSETT BRUSHED OFF THE DISAPPOINTING AUGUST JOBS REPORT FRIDAY.

HASSETT TOLD REPORTERS THE WHITE HOUSE REMAINS "SUPER OPTIMISTIC" ABOUT THE ECONOMY AND FUTURE REPORTS.

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FLOODWATERS ENTERED MANY RESIDENTIAL AREAS ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF SRINAGAR, THE MAIN CITY IN INDIAN-CONTROLLED KASHMIR.

RELENTLESS MONSOON RAINS HAVE UNLEASHED SOME OF THE WORST FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES IN DECADES ACROSS NORTHERN INDIA.

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EUROPEAN UNION REGULATORS HIT GOOGLE WITH A 2.95 BILLION EURO FINE FOR BREACHING THE BLOC’S COMPETITION RULES BY FAVORING ITS OWN DIGITAL ADVERTISING SERVICES.

IT MARKED THE FOURTH SUCH ANTITRUST PENALTY FOR THE COMPANY.

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AND POPE LEO XIV FED FISH, PET HORSES AND VISITED ORGANIC VINEYARDS FRIDAY AS HE INAUGURATED THE VATICAN’S AMBITIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT.

LEO FORMALLY OPENED A 55-ACRE UTOPIAN EXPERIMENT IN SUSTAINABLE FARMING AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AT THE PAPAL RETREAT.