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By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thermo Fisher, an American biotech company, has halted sales of its DNA testing products in Tibet, amid concerns that its products might have assisted the Chinese government in a surveillance campaign in the ethnic region. U.S. lawmakers applaud the company’s move but also say more needs to

By BASSEM MROUE, WAFAA SHURAFA and NAJIB JOBAIN Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of the Lebanese militia Hezbollah said Friday that his group must retaliate after a presumed Israeli strike hit a Beirut neighborhood this week, killing a senior Hamas official, or else all of Lebanon would be vulnerable to Israeli attack. Hassan

By SIBI ARASU Associated Press Azerbaijan’s ecology minister has been named to lead the United Nations’ annual climate talks later this year. That’s prompting concern from some climate activists over his former ties to the state oil company in a major oil-producing nation. Mukhtar Babayev worked at the country’s state oil company for over two

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a man involved in a fight at a Philadelphia train station was killed when he fell onto the tracks and was struck by a train. The fight at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority station occurred around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, when 40-year-old Chaz Wearing and another man began arguing. The dispute

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 61-year-old man with schizophrenia is still missing three weeks after the St. Louis nursing home where he lived abruptly closed. The Missouri State Highway Patrol on Wednesday issued an endangered silver advisory seeking the public’s help in finding Frederick Caruthers, who was among about 175

By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An advisory council says California Gov. Gavin Newsom should slash by at least a third the cost of his $360 million plan to build a campus with classrooms in the notorious San Quentin State Prison. In a report released Friday, the group says the saved money

By JIM SALTER Associated Press Missouri Republican U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer will not seek reelection, though his departure in what is considered a safe Republican district is unlikely to impact the balance of power after the 2024 election. Luetkemeyer, 71, announced his decision Thursday. He joins a growing list of House members who plan to

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Flooding from heavy rains has swamped parts of England, France and the Netherlands, and officials say water levels are likely to continue rising for several days. Officials in England on Friday said more than 1,000 homes and businesses were flooded. They warned of more impacts in the

By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include an album by Colombian-American musician Kali Uchis, Seth MacFarlane revives his filthy teddy bear character Ted in a new series for Peacock and Martin Scorsese’s true-crime epic “The Killers of the Flower Moon” begins streaming on Apple TV+. Kevin Hart stars in “Lift” as

By KAREN MATTHEWS and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal transit safety investigators will be reviewing all of New York City’s subway operations in response to a collision and derailment that caused minor injuries to more than 20 people, the chairperson of the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday. Chair Jennifer Homendy

ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — Over 100 firefighters battled a blaze Friday at a New Jersey industrial park that was home to the Singer Sewing Machine factory for more than a century. A passerby reported the fire around 5:30 a.m., Mayor J. Christian Bollwage said. No one was in the building and no injuries were reported,

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A former police officer who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6 has announced he is running for Congress in Maryland. Harry Dunn wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he will be running in a crowded Democratic primary to replace Rep. John

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Chris Carrawell started for a top-ranked Duke team that blew out just about everyone behind a roster stocked with NBA talent, including a freshman with tantalizing athleticism in a limited role. Back then, the norm would’ve been for Corey Maggette to return and blossom in a starring role for

ROME (AP) — The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization says global prices for food commodities like grain and vegetable oil fell last year from record highs in 2022. The agency said Friday that the FAO Food Price Index was 13.7% lower last year than the 2022 average, but its measures of sugar and rice prices

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is docking more than $2 million in payments to student loan servicers that failed to send billing statements on time after the end of a coronavirus pandemic payment freeze. The Education Department said Friday it is withholding payments from Nelnet and two other

LONDON (AP) — Actor-singer David Soul, a 1970s heartthrob who co-starred as the blond half of the crime-fighting duo “Starsky & Hutch” and topped the music charts with the ballad “Don’t Give Up on Us,” has died at the age of 80. His wife, Helen Snell, said Friday that “David Soul – beloved husband, father,

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The lawyer representing the woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted by Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves has filed a legal complaint with Spanish authorities after a video circulated on social media that reportedly reveals the identity of her client. Ester García, the lawyer of the alleged

By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered the conditional release of Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco while he is investigated for allegations he had a relationship with a 14-year-old girl and gave her mother a car and thousands of dollars in