US applications for unemployment benefits come back down after last week’s big rise
AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell markedly last week following a big increase the week before.…
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U.S. economy grows at 3.1% pace in third quarter, an upgrade from previous estimate
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy grew at a healthy 3.1% annual clip from July through September, propelled by vigorous…
Continue ReadingFormer top aide to New York City’s mayor pleads not guilty in bribery case
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City mayor’s former chief adviser, her son and two real estate investors have been indicted on…
Continue ReadingGerman lawmakers back plan to protect supreme court against meddling by authoritarians, extremists
BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers have approved legislation designed to protect the country’s highest court against possible future manipulation or…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s story on Everglades restoration efforts
Associated Press EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) — For decades, largescale engineering projects for development and agriculture drained and partitioned South…
Continue ReadingIreland embraced the AI boom. Now its data centers are consuming too much of its energy
AP Technology Writer CLONDALKIN, Ireland (AP) — Dozens of massive data centers humming at the outskirts of Dublin are consuming more electricity…
Continue ReadingSwedish police to go aboard Chinese ship that was seen near Baltic cable ruptures
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police say they will participate as observers as Chinese authorities conduct investigations aboard a China-flagged ship in…
Continue ReadingEU leaders insist no decisions can be taken about Ukraine without Ukraine, or behind their backs
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders insist no decisions can be taken about the future of Ukraine without its consent or behind…
Continue ReadingItaly’s Salvini faces verdict for blocking migrants at sea. Case weighs limits of stemming migration
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italy’s deputy premier, Matteo Salvini, is sounding defiant as he awaits a verdict in Sicily for preventing some…
Continue ReadingRomania’s political tumult continues as leftist party leaves talks to form pro-European coalition
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s leftist Social Democratic Party has withdrawn from negotiations to form a pro-European coalition government,…
Continue ReadingFor airports, background music no longer is an afterthought
Associated Press Writers SEATAC, Washington (AP) — Background music is no longer an afterthought at many airports, which are hiring local musicians…
Continue ReadingTitanic builder Harland and Wolff to be bought by Spain’s Navantia
LONDON (AP) — The future of the Northern Ireland-based Harland and Wolff shipbuilder, which famously built the Titanic, appears to have been…
Continue ReadingIreland embraced data centers that the AI boom needs. Now they’re consuming too much of its energy
AP Technology Writer CLONDALKIN, Ireland (AP) — Dozens of massive data centers are consuming more electricity than all of the urban homes in…
Continue ReadingBlinken will announce aid for Sudan and talks about AI risks at UN Security Council
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to announce about $230 million in new assistance for…
Continue ReadingHuman Rights Watch says Israel’s restriction of water supply in Gaza amounts to acts of genocide
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of causing the deaths of thousands of Palestinians by systematically…
Continue ReadingBurkina Faso releases four French nationals after detaining them for a year
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Four French nationals detained for more than a year in Burkina Faso were released this week after negotiations…
Continue ReadingAP Exclusive: Pro tennis player Jenson Brooksby talks about living with autism
AP National Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jenson Brooksby tugged at the right shoulder of his red T-shirt and fiddled with some strands of his dirty…
Continue ReadingBosnia’s capital Sarajevo chokes on toxic air as a thick blanket of winter fog rolls over the city
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Flights have been grounded and people told to stay indoors as a thick layer of smog has engulfed Bosnia’s…
Continue ReadingBank of England warns of ‘heightened uncertainty’ as it keeps interest rates on hold
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s central bank has warned about “heightened uncertainty” as it kept interest rates on hold after…
Continue ReadingBiden, on his way out, sets ‘ambitious’ climate goal: Cut US greenhouse gas emissions by over 60%
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035. Biden is seeking…
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