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By BERNARD CONDON NEW YORK (AP) — Judges seeking appointments to the federal bench. Wealthy Republicans hoping for ambassadorships. Criminals who wanted pardons. They were among the big spenders at Donald Trump ’s Washington, D. C., hotel while he was president. And many got what they wanted, according to a report released Friday by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. The 57-page report said spending at Trump’s luxury hotel by those seeking favors helped him turn the presidency into a “money-making opportunity,” raising the specter of more “pay to play” schemes should GOP presidential nominee be re-elected next month. But the report, which focused on spending by U.

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT One of the largest solar projects in the U. S. opened in Texas on Friday, backed by what Google said is the largest solar electricity purchase it has ever made. Google executive Ben Sloss said at the ribbon cutting, about two hours south of Dallas, that the corporation has a responsibility to bring renewable, carbon-free electricity online at the same time it opens operations that will use that power.

Amid a tragically divided populace, one thing holds us together as a nation right now: the near-unanimous spite regarding a couple of flops, “Megalopolis” from Francis Ford Coppola and “Joker: Folie à Deux,” the “Joker” sequel starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. Decades in the making, writer-director Coppola’s passion project arrived as an alien incursion from a more forgiving era in American film and filmgoing.

In the mood to light some candles, snuggle up with a blanket and scare yourself senseless? Perfect. If you’re a book lover willing to lose a little sleep this fall, we’ve compiled a list of the latest and forthcoming titles that’ll pair well with the spooky season. Some particularly terrifying, creepy and suspenseful books hitting bookshop shelves this fall include a graphic and grotesque short story collection, a gothic eco-horror about a family tending a cranberry bog, tales of haunted manors and a college road trip that take a terrifying turn, and of course, we’d be remiss not to throw in a debut novel about werewolves. Check out the full list below: “The Bog Wife” by Kay Chronister is the Appalachian gothic novel everyone has been raving about, available now.

In the 1980s, when author Jilly Cooper and her family moved a couple hours outside of London to the upscale rural enclave known as the Cotswolds, she soon learned the local pastime was sex. And lots of it: “Everywhere I looked people seemed to be committing both adultery and fornication.” Those neighbors would become the inspiration for her novel “Rivals” and its juicy story of desperate housewives, philandering husbands and the ruthless world of independent television in 1986. The book is happily sordid, with the soul of a trashy nighttime soap, and it has been adapted for TV with that same frothy spirit for Hulu starring David Tennant as the wealthy, cigar-chomping media executive whose TV empire ties it all together. There are rivalries as far as the eye can see in the fictional Rutshire County, populated with egomaniacal scoundrels and the women who seek pointless validation from them.

Raisins. It was the first thing I thought of when my editor broached the idea of a “worst Halloween candy” story. I always want to say “raisins,” when people ask me that, but the truth is I like raisins. I liked them when I was a kid, too. But they’re not candy.