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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Nearly 68 million American adults — about 1 in 4 — plan to bet on this year’s Super Bowl, setting a record by a wide margin, according to the gambling industry’s national trade association. Figures released Tuesday by the American Gaming Association include bets placed

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog says security at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant remains fragile amid recent staff cuts enacted by Russian authorities occupying the facility. The plant is one of the 10 biggest nuclear plants in the world and the almost two-year

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm is shelving an anti-pesticide proposal in yet another concession to farmers after weeks of protests that blocked major capitals and economic lifelines across the 27-nation bloc. Although the proposal had languished in EU institutions for the past two years, the move by

NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire has raced through a fireworks factory in central India, killing 11 people and injuring about 150 others as it sparked other explosions. Videos on social media showed smoke and flames billowing from the factory as people fled the area in fear. The cause of the fire on Tuesday in

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Ukrainian-born winner of this year’s Miss Japan beauty pageant says she has renounced her title after a magazine published an article about her affair with a married man. Karolina Shiino was crowned Miss Japan on Jan. 22, setting off an old question about what it means

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo has reported healthy sales and profits on the back of the hit “Super Mario Bros. Wonder” game, prompting the Japanese video game maker to raise its full fiscal year forecasts. Kyoto-based Nintendo said Tuesday that demand for what it called the first completely new Super

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III’s cancer was caught early and the monarch will “crack on” with his constitutional duties, Britain’s prime minister said Tuesday, as Prince Harry flew in from California for a rare visit with his father. Royal officials announced Monday that the 75-year-old king has been diagnosed

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday, tracking gains on Wall Street, although Tokyo’s benchmark slipped. U.S. futures and oil prices advanced. Stocks rose in Shanghai and the smaller market in Shenzhen after Chinese regulators issued another set of market-enhancing policies, while Hong Kong gave up early

By MATTHEW LEE, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar’s prime minister said Tuesday that Hamas’ reaction to the latest plan for a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages was “generally positive” as he met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was making his latest visit

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is raising its full fiscal year profit forecast after reporting its October-December profits nearly doubled from the year before. Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday that its third quarter profit totaled 1.36 trillion yen, or $9 billion. Japan’s top automaker has recovered from losses suffered when

By STEFANIE DAZIO and JULIE WATSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the wettest storms in Southern California history unleashed at least 475 mudslides in the Los Angeles area after dumping more than half the amount of rainfall the city typically gets in a season in just two days, and officials warned Tuesday

BEIJING (AP) — Icy conditions trapped thousands of motorists on highways in central China as snow and freezing rain snarled travel by air, train and road during the annual Lunar New Year holiday rush. A Chinese travel blogger said she and her boyfriend were waiting with others Tuesday for de-icing work to be completed after

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nine members of the United Nations Security Council have condemned “indiscriminate” airstrikes by Myanmar’s military against civilians. Shortly after, an envoy briefed the council as part of regional efforts to implement a peace plan that has so far been largely ineffective. The plan was adopted

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese American rapper Bohan Phoenix has straddled both countries in his career. Working with Chinese rappers like the popular Higher Brothers, he has always interspersed English song lyrics with a catchy Chinese chorus. Far from the flex-heavy culture of rap songs in the Top 40, his latest

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday in a dispute over a state law that would put $10 million of federal pandemic relief money into infrastructure grants for private schools. Hinds County Chancery Judge Crystal Wise Martin blocked the law in October

By PAT EATON-ROBB and MICHAEL HILL Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Cannabis retailers in Connecticut are experiencing a shortage of marijuana, while just across the border in New York growers recently dealt with an excess. Connecticut legalized recreational marijuana use a year ago. There were then seven dispensaries and four producers in the state.

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Look for Lionel Messi to play on Wednesday in Tokyo where Inter Miami meets Japanese club Vissel Kobe in a friendly. And don’t look for another public relations disaster as happened on Sunday when Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain sat on the bench for an entire match

By NICK PERRY and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press LITTLETON, N.H. (AP) — The quaint town of Littleton, New Hampshire, is seeing more tourists, drawn to a main street where rainbow colors and gay pride symbols are on display alongside American flags. Its population of 6,000 is growing younger and more diverse, supporting LGBTQ art and

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic setback, House Republicans failed Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, forced to shelve a high-profile priority — for now — after a few GOP lawmakers refused to go along with the party’s plan. The stunning roll call fell just a single