One Tech Tip: How to repair an electric toothbrush
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Toothbrushes used to be simple, powered only by your hand so they never broke down. Nowadays,…
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South Korea’s parliament approves independent investigation of the devastating 2022 Halloween crush
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s parliament has approved special legislation mandating a new,…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares advance ahead of US jobs report
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares were mostly higher Friday ahead of a report on the U.S. jobs market, while several major markets…
Continue ReadingJudge denies bail to teen charged with terror-related offenses after stabbings at Sydney church
SYDNEY (AP) — A judge has denied bail to a 15-year-old boy alleged to be in a network planning terrorist acts and who claimed to be a friend of…
Continue ReadingCambodia’s Defense Ministry says explosion at military base that killed 20 soldiers was an accident
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Defense Ministry says a huge explosion at a military base in the southwest that killed 20 soldiers and…
Continue ReadingWhat is at stake in UK local voting ahead of a looming general election
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Millions of voters in England and Wales will cast their ballots on Thursday in an array of local…
Continue ReadingSex offender asks Norway’s Supreme Court to declare social media access is a human right
By MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — A convicted sex offender is asking the Norwegian Supreme Court to declare social media…
Continue ReadingSay hello (again) to EA Sports College Football. The beloved video-game behemoth is back
By RYAN KRYSKA AP Sports Writer Gamers’ appetites for immersive sports video games have not changed much since the heyday of EA Sports’…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft will invest $2.2 billion in cloud and AI services in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company will invest $2.2 billion over the next four years in new cloud and…
Continue ReadingAs India votes, misinformation surges on social media: ‘The whole country is paying the price’
By DAVID KLEPPER and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Bollywood stars seldom weigh in on politics, so videos showing two celebrities…
Continue ReadingCritics question if longtime Democratic congressman from Georgia is too old for reelection
By JEFF AMY Associated Press CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — U.S. Rep. David Scott faces multiple Democratic primary opponents in his quest for a 12th…
Continue ReadingA new form of mpox that may spread more easily found in Congo’s biggest outbreak
By MARIA CHENG and CHRISTINA MALKIA Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo is struggling to contain its biggest mpox outbreak, and…
Continue ReadingCaptain sentenced to 4 years for criminal negligence in fiery deaths of 34 aboard scuba boat
By STEFANIE DAZIO and AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge in Los Angeles has sentenced a scuba dive boat captain to four…
Continue ReadingStudent journalists are covering their own campuses in convulsion. Here’s what they have to say
By DAVID BAUDER and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Student journalists at campuses across the country are getting a…
Continue ReadingArizona’s Democratic governor signs a bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions
By ANITA SNOW and MORGAN LEE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has relegated a Civil War-era ban on most…
Continue ReadingFaceless people, invisible hands: New Army video aims to lure recruits for psychological operations
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — The video is unsettling, with haunting images of faceless people, fire and soldiers.…
Continue ReadingTime is on their side: Rolling Stones rock New Orleans Jazz Fest after 2 previous tries
By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is usually akin to a…
Continue ReadingMore than 2,100 people have been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on US college campuses
By JULIE WATSON, CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER, CAROLYN THOMPSON and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police have arrested more than…
Continue ReadingBiden says ‘order must prevail’ during campus protests over the war in Gaza
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is rejecting calls from student protesters to change his approach to the…
Continue ReadingFor ex-Derby winner Silver Charm, it’s a life of leisure and Old Friends at Kentucky retirement farm
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — Michael Blowen can step outside his house any day of the week and visit retired…
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