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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey is hoping to win over independents and soft Democratic voters in his longshot Senate campaign against Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff. Garvey and Schiff have secured spots on the November ballot by outdistancing a crowded field for the seat

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher in early Thursday trading, after Wall Street recovered some losses from the day before. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 momentarily reached a record high in early trading but slipped later to 39,794.13, down 0.7%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose nearly 0.1% to 7,740.80.

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Pianist Eric Guo did everything but travel through time to commune with Chopin. On March 1, the day celebrated as Frederic Chopin’s birthday, the 21-year-old Canadian played one concert at the birthplace of the Romantic-era piano virtuoso and composer, on a piano built during his lifetime.

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Facing pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted in the state, Alabama’s governor swiftly signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding doctors from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed the bill after it

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press has declared that Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey will advance to the November election for California’s U.S. Senate seat based on an analysis of partial results from throughout the state. Schiff was declared the winner of one

By SILVIA STELLACCI Associated Press ROME (AP) — For nearly six decades, the Tirelli atelier in Rome has woven itself into the fabric of Italian and international film history, earning the nickname the “Oscar tailor’s shop” for its contribution to cinematic costume design. Established in November 1964 by the late Umberto Tirelli, the shop has

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jeff Smith was whizzing along on a snowmobile one evening a few years back when something dark appeared in front of him. He hit his brakes but he couldn’t avoid clipping the rear tail of a Black Hawk helicopter parked on the trail. The March 2019 crash

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When charismatic opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was gunned down on a bridge near the Kremlin in February 2015, more than 50,000 Muscovites expressed their shock and outrage the next day at the brazen assassination. Police stood aside as they rallied and chanted anti-government slogans. Nine years

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Europeans scrolling their phones and computers this week will get new choices for default browsers and search engines, where to download iPhone apps and how their personal online data is used. They’re part of changes required under the Digital Markets Act. It’s a set of European

By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A wage law in New York City meant to protect food delivery workers is getting backlash from app companies like Uber, GrubHub and DoorDash. They’ve cut worker hours and made it more difficult to tip. The apps say the changes are to cut costs and reduce

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt sought Wednesday to bolster spirits within his Conservative Party with another tax cut for 27 million working people, hoping it can turn the political tide ahead of a general election this year. But with the tax cut trailed in advance and no

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Waiting times to diagnose and treat cancer across the U.K. have worsened in recent years and are at near record highs. Experts say too many cancers are diagnosed too late, and survival for common cancers in the U.K. consistently lags behind countries with similar universal health care

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell reinforced his belief Wednesday that the Federal Reserve will cut its key interest rate this year but said it first wants to see more evidence that inflation is falling sustainably back to the Fed’s 2% target. Powell’s comments to a House committee largely

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Guy Ritchie tries TV with the new Netflix series “The Gentlemen.” A sort of British take on “Breaking Bad,” the show follows an English aristocrat who inherits his family’s asset-rich but cash-poor estate and farm only to discover that it is also a massive secret

By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A decade ago on March 8, a Malaysia Airlines flight vanished without a trace, becoming one of aviation’s biggest mysteries. Investigators still do not know exactly what happened to the plane and its 239 passengers. But Malaysia’s government said Sunday it may renew the hunt

By STEVE PEOPLES and MEG KINNARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, leaving Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination. Haley didn’t endorse the former president in a speech in Charleston,

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas has fended off a challenge on the right from a state lawmaker in the Republican primary. Womack defeated state Sen. Clint Penzo in Tuesday’s primary for the 3rd Congressional District in northwest Arkansas. The seven-term congressman will face Democrat

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A suspected drug trafficker has been charged with killing two people who were potential witnesses against him in federal court in San Diego. That’s according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says the defendant is suspected in the deaths of Cesar Armando Murillo, 44, and Maira Sofia Hernandez,

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was sweeping every Democratic contest on Super Tuesday — except for American Samoa. He fell short there to a previously unknown candidate named Jason Palmer. Out of 91 ballots cast in the territory’s caucus, Palmer won 51 and Biden won 40, according to the

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The picture of the presidential race has hardly been cloudy for some time, even if it is one that most voters say they don’t want to see. On not-so-Super Tuesday, there were few surprises. It became ever clearer President Joe Biden was on a