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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A top official in charge of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says an upcoming release of the treated radioactive water into sea more than 12 years after the meltdown disaster marks “a milestone.” The corporate officer in charge of the treated water management for the Tokyo

By MEG KINNARD and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina has criticized fellow Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for supporting new standards that require teachers to instruct middle school students that slaves developed skills that “could be applied for their personal benefit.” “What

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Signs that inflation pressures in the United States are steadily easing emerged Friday in reports that consumer prices rose in June at their slowest pace in more than two years and that wage growth cooled last quarter. Together, the figures provided the latest signs that the

PRAGUE (AP) — The organizers of a women’s tennis tournament in the Czech Republic say Russian and Belarusian players will not be allowed to participate in next week’s Prague Open. The announcement comes a day after police prevented a Russian player from entering the country. The director of the hard-court tournament did not identify the

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s lawmakers have voted to approve an amended but divisive law on Russian influences believed to be targeting the opposition and criticized by the U.S. and the European Union. The lower house voted Friday to reject the Senate’s veto to the draft law. That means it only now requires to be

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press A University of Notre Dame professor has filed a defamation lawsuit against a student-run publication over news coverage of her abortion-rights work. The case is raising questions about press freedom and academic freedom at one of the nation’s preeminent Catholic universities. Tamara Kay’s suit, filed in May, alleges falsehoods in

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is courting leaders from Africa at a summit, hailing the continent’s growing role in global affairs and offering to expand political and business ties. Putin addressed the two-day Russia-Africa summit that ends Friday. He said Moscow will closely analyze a peace proposal for Ukraine that African

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesotans can legally possess and grow their own marijuana for recreational purposes starting Tuesday, Aug. 1, subject to limits meant to keep a lid on things while the state sets up a full-blown legal cannabis industry. The Democratic-controlled Minnesota Legislature approved a massive legalization bill and Gov.

BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government has defended its dealings with Russia as “normal economic and trade cooperation” after a United States intelligence report said Beijing possibly provided equipment used in Ukraine that might have military applications. The Biden administration has warned Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government of unspecified consequences if it supports the Kremlin’s

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus have made a joint appeal for information that could lead to the buried remains of people who vanished amid violence and war decades ago, as more eyewitnesses die. Cyprus’ Greek Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Ersin Tatar, the leader

WASHINGTON (AP) — Please disregard Trump-Classified-Documents, 7th Ld-Writethru, published on July 28, 2023, and datelined in WASHINGTON. It was inadvertently filed.

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Adidas said Friday that it is releasing a second batch of high-end Yeezy sneakers after cutting ties with rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, as the German sportswear brand seeks to unload the unsold shoes while donating to groups fighting antisemitism. The online sale,

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine coast guard chief says the skipper of a ferry that flipped over in a lake in an accident that killed 27 passengers decided to sail despite knowing that his boat was filled beyond capacity. Forty-three passengers were rescued after the ferry Thursday shortly after

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The German economy is still failing to grow. The country that should be the industrial powerhouse for all of Europe is struggling with high energy prices, rising borrowing costs and a lagging rebound from key trading partner China. Official figures released Friday show economic output

By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese rights lawyer stripped of his license for taking on sensitive cases has been arrested in Laos while fleeing China. The lawyer, Lu Siwei, was seized by Laos police Friday morning while boarding a train for Thailand. He was on his way to Bangkok to catch

By MATTHEW BROWN and MORGAN LEE Associated Press HAVRE, Mont. (AP) — A man was detained and questioned by police and his Montana apartment searched as authorities tried to piece together the mysterious disappearance and sudden reappearance this week of Alicia Navarro, who was 14 when she vanished from her Arizona home four years ago.

BERLIN (AP) — A leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany is urging members of the country’s main opposition conservative bloc to break down a “firewall” meant to isolate his party, which is at record levels in polls. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, gathered on Friday for a convention stretching over the next two weekends

By AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Millions of Shiite Muslims in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and around the world are commemorating Ashoura. That’s a remembrance of the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, which gave birth to their faith. In Afghanistan, the Taliban cut mobile phone services in key cities holding