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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government says the party does not plan to give back 10 million pounds it received in the past year from a donor who made comments that have been condemned as racist. The government is under pressure from some of its own lawmakers to return the

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has introduced legislation to quash the wrongful convictions of hundreds of Post Office branch managers in England and Wales who were caught up in one of the United Kingdom’s biggest miscarriages of justice. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday the legislation “marks an important

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe, Africa’s largest tobacco producer, has begun its annual tobacco-selling season with officials and farmers projecting a sharp decline in harvests and quality because of a drought blamed on climate change and worsened by the El Niño weather phenomenon. Small-scale farmers who lack equipment and rely

By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds The electric three-row SUV segment is small but quickly growing. The all-new Kia EV9 is one of the latest electric family haulers to hit the market and is one of our top electric performers. It’s more affordable than similarly sized rivals and is one of the few non-luxury three-row electric SUVs

LONDON (AP) — Adidas said Wednesday that it’s donated or is planning to give away more than $150 million to groups fighting antisemitism and other forms of hate from the sales of Yeezy shoes last year after it severed ties with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. The German sportswear brand had 1.2

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Police say three Egyptian monks belonging to the Coptic Orthodox Church were fatally stabbed in an attack at a monastery in South Africa, and a suspect has been arrested. Police say the motive for the attack is unclear, but it appears that nothing was

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Karl Wallinger, the multi-instrumentalist and solo force behind the band World Party and former member of The Waterboys, has died at age 66. His publicist says Wallinger passed away Sunday. No cause of death was announced. Wallinger had worked as musical director for a production of “The

By RONITA CHOUDHURI-WADE of NerdWallet Maximalism is a design trend emphasizing more color, texture and one-of-a-kind pieces. However, filling your home with ample layers of eye-catching decor can feel intimidating and seem expensive. To avoid maxing out your budget, shop at vintage stores and estate sales for unique finds. Put your DIY skills to work

GRUENHEIDE, Germany (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited the electric car maker’s first European plant on Wednesday as production resumed at the factory just outside Berlin, about a week after a suspected arson attack cut its power supply. Musk was expected at a “team huddle” with employees at the plant in the Gruenheide municipality,

MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they have arrested six members of gang that specialized in burgling footballers’ home in and around Madrid. A National Police statement Wednesday said the group selected their victims after studying photographs and videos of the houses posted by the players, family and friends on social media. Police said the

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s government wants to increase the number of Danes doing military service by making conscription mandatory for women and by increasing the time of service to 11 months for both genders. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Wednesday that “we do not rearm because we want war.

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — There is a bridge that runs from Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974, all the way to Shohei Ohtani, Justin Verlander and Bryce Harper. A thread that connects an increasing number of baseball’s biggest stars. Mostly on the mound, but at the plate,

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Daulton Jefferies is trying to come back from a second Tommy John surgery at age 28. A torn ulnar collateral ligament used to be a career-stopper for pitchers. Now, it is seen as more of a speed bump. But as Jefferies can attest, there are

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press GORDONVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Spring in southcentral Pennsylvania brings an annual tradition in Amish communities: mud sales. That’s what they call the country auctions that began in Lancaster County in the 1960s. These days some get thousands of bidders and can do more than a million dollars in sales. The

By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Leonid Volkov, the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s close associate and top strategist, has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “henchmen” of being behind a brutal attack that left him hospitalized in Lithuania’s capital. He also vowed to “not give up.” Police said an assailant attacked

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Congress-mandated group cut short a fact-finding mission to Saudi Arabia after officials in the kingdom ordered a Jewish rabbi to remove his kippah in public, highlighting the religious tensions still present in the wider Middle East. Speaking to The Associated Press, Rabbi

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Coming nearly straight from the Oscars with a truck full of Kenergy, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt rolled into South By Southwest to premiere “The Fall Guy,” an affectionate, action-fueled ode to stunt work and the dedicated professionals that throw their bodies into filmmaking. “The

By The Associated Press President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence is threatened, issuing another blunt warning to the West just days before an election in which he’s all but certain to secure another six-year term. The Russian leader has repeatedly talked about his

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined Thursday in lackluster trading after U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish. Japan’s Nikkei 225 shed 0.2% in morning trading to 38,625.22. Nissan Motor Co. stock jumped 2.3% after an unconfirmed Japanese media report that the automaker behind the Leaf electric car

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia authorities say a fishing boat that was carrying 37 people capsized in rough seas off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least two people and leaving 24 others missing. The Dewi Jaya 2 was on its way from a port in Jakarta to Lombok Island near Bali carrying tons of fish