## Putin was joking about election support for Harris, Kremlin says; Zelenskyy hopes to meet with Trump next week

Authored by nbcnews.com

The Russian leader’s remark prompted the White House to say Putin should stop commenting on the Nov. 5 election.

“It was a joke,” Lavrov said, when asked how much the change in U.S. president would affect Russia’s foreign policy.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he hoped to meet former President Donald Trump next week when he travels to the United States to present Kyiv's “victory plan” in the war against Russia.

“We will most likely have a meeting, I think, on September 26-27,” Zelenskyy told media late Friday, without providing further details.

Zelenskyy said in August he wanted to present his plan to Biden, Harris, and Trump.

While Trump and Zelenskyy talked over the phone in July, they have not met in person since Trump’s 2017-2021 term.

Zelenskyy has repeatedly said there is no alternative for a ‘just peace’ and ruled out freezing the war, saying it would simply postpone Russian aggression. »

### North Carolina hospital company forgives debts of 11,500 people after NBC News report

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Less than a week after NBC News detailed how the hospital system Atrium Health of North Carolina aggressively pursued former patients’ medical debts, placing liens on their homes to collect on hospital bills, the nonprofit company announced it would cancel those obligations and forgive the unpaid debts associated with them.

Some 11,500 liens on people's homes in North Carolina and five other states will be released, Atrium’s parent company, Advocate Health, said with some dating back 20 years or more.

The company declined NBC News’ request for an interview about the shift. »

### Cat lost in Yellowstone travels 800 miles to reunite with owners after two months

Authored by theguardian.com

Benny and Susanne Anguiano reunited with their lost feline Rayne Beau last month after an animal welfare group called to let them know their cat had been found in Roseville, California, about 800 miles (1,287km) from Yellowstone.

In June, the couple went camping in the national park, where their cat was startled by something in the wilderness.

Only one in 50 cats in shelters return to their owners, but with a microchip, nearly two out of five are reunited with their families. »

### "I think this will end bad for Pocketpair": Analyst says Nintendo's "feared" legal team wouldn't sue Palworld unless it was confident of victory

Authored by gamesradar.com

That team's strength is part of why it's taken so long for this lawsuit to rear its head.

It's been seven months since Palworld launched, and Toto posits that in that time, "Nintendo wanted to be absolutely thorough.

While Toto believes Nintendo's certain of victory, other experts think "Nintendo may be reaching" in its Palworld lawsuit. »

### Trump to women: Stop ‘thinking about abortion.’ You’re broke and depressed, but I can make you happy

Authored by nj.com

“I WILL FIX ALL OF THAT AND FAST AND AT LONG LAST, THIS NATIONAL NIGHTMARE WILL BE OVER.

The latest poll of likely voters shows Harris maintains a solid lead over Trump among women, with 53 percent support to his 41 percent.

As Harris has hammered Trump on reproductive rights while calling restrictions “Trump abortion bans,” Trump has watched support among women hemorrhage. »

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