Gu talks about goal at Olympics and beyond: ‘Glad you asked’
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Another Olympic gold medal is hers for the taking. Eileen Gu has bigger goals than…
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Tesla faces another US investigation: Unexpected braking
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have launched another investigation of Tesla, this time tied to complaints…
Continue ReadingGreek farm protests are a sign of Europe’s inflation anxiety
By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press TYRNAVOS, Greece (AP) — Economists, farmers and charity workers agree about a…
Continue ReadingKuwait court overturns law criminalizing transgender people
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s constitutional court has struck down a contentious law long used to criminalize transgender people by…
Continue ReadingPakistan honors Bill Gates for efforts on poverty, disease
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan awarded Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates its second-highest…
Continue ReadingIran supreme leader urges nuclear energy progress amid talks
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader vowed on Thursday that his country would ramp up development of its civilian nuclear program, as major…
Continue ReadingBulgarian MEP’s salute causes scandal at EU parliament
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Parliament has launched a disciplinary procedure against a Bulgarian nationalist…
Continue ReadingAppeals court: Cowboys for Trump is a political committee
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A federal appeals court has turned away a constitutional challenge by the support group…
Continue ReadingChina rejects US trade complaint, criticizes Washington
BEIJING (AP) — China has rejected a U.S. accusation that Beijing is failing to live up to its market-opening commitments in a new round of…
Continue ReadingASEAN foreign ministers meet dominated by Myanmar’s absence
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers have held their annual retreat without their…
Continue ReadingUS Olympic committee head says withholding medals ‘unfair’
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The leader of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee calls the decision not to award…
Continue ReadingJustice Dept. to take on exploitation of supply chain issues
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is launching a new initiative aimed at identifying companies that…
Continue ReadingBurning cargo ship is adrift in mid-Atlantic without crew
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A burning car transport ship is drifting near the mid-Atlantic Azores Islands after the…
Continue ReadingSolomon Islands’ 1st virus outbreak causes growing concern
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The first community outbreak of the coronavirus in the Solomon Islands is spreading rapidly through…
Continue ReadingStudy says Dutch troops used ‘extreme’ violence in Indonesia
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A long-running research project has concluded that Dutch troops used extreme violence…
Continue ReadingVisa, Amazon announce worldwide payment agreement
NEW YORK (AP) — Visa Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. have agreed to allow customers to use Visa cards on Amazon sites worldwide without additional fees.…
Continue ReadingBiden: Infrastructure plan gives $1B for Great Lakes cleanup
By JOHN FLESHER and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press LORAIN, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden says the bipartisan infrastructure law will pump $1…
Continue ReadingBEIJING SNAPSHOT: N. Korea not at Games but diplomat remains
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — As skaters and sledders vie for medals at the Beijing Olympics, another extraordinary event is quietly…
Continue ReadingRapid COVID-19 home tests surge in India, experts flag risks
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and SHONAL GANGULY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The use of rapid home tests has surged in India on the back of omicron…
Continue ReadingDriver who killed 4 in Berlin after seizure convicted
BERLIN (AP) — A 45-year-old German man has been convicted Thursday of negligent homicide for crashing his Porsche SUV into a group of pedestrians…
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