Bush struggles to keep spotlight, break away from last name

Bush struggles to keep spotlight, break away from last name

KEENE, N.H. (AP) — Having been knocked from his front-runner perch, a fiery Jeb Bush lashed out at Republican rival Donald Trump on Thursday as the former Florida governor fights to energize his stalled campaign and stop the billionaire businessman's summer surge.

Bush's name recognition and money — see his recent $100 million-plus fundraising haul — have kept him near the top of the Republican pack, where he has saved his most aggressive criticism for Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton for much of the year. Now slipping in the polls, Bush abruptly changed course over the last 24 hours, following some Republican competitors who acknowledge Trump has become a serious threat that must be dealt with head on.

Pope: Unemployment causes grave harm to society, family
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Pope: Unemployment causes grave harm to society, family

Associated Press

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is denouncing a global labor market that is interested only in profit and warning that unemployment causes enormous damage to society and families.

Francis has been speaking out for months about different aspects of family life during his weekly general audiences. On Wednesday, he focused on the "sacred" role that work provides families, materially and spiritually.

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