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By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch coast guard says rescue helicopters have evacuated all 18 crew members from a ship that was left drifting rudderless in a wind turbine park off the Dutch North Sea coast after colliding with another ship during a powerful storm. The collision happened Monday

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Adult children typically don’t have to pay their deceased parents’ bills, but if the amounts owed are more than what is left in the estate, there are cases where an adult child might be responsible for paying. These situations include if they co-signed a loan or were legally responsible for

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received a report from an investigation into lockdown-breaching government parties. The Cabinet Office says senior civil servant Sue Gray “has provided an update on her investigations to the Prime Minister.” Johnson’s office has promised the report will be

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received a report from an investigation into lockdown-breaching government parties. The Cabinet Office says senior civil servant Sue Gray “has provided an update on her investigations to the Prime Minister.” Johnson’s office has promised the report will be

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch emergency services say two ships have collided off the Dutch coast in the storm-hit North Sea after and one began taking on water. An evacuation is underway. A freighter called the Julietta D with 18 crew members on board collided with another boat about 20 miles (32 kilometers) west

MILAN (AP) — Dolce&Gabbana says it will drop the use of animal fur in all its collections starting this year, and transition to eco-friendly faux fur. The Milan fashion house on Monday joined other luxury brands including Armani, Gucci, Prada and Moncler in adhering to guidelines set by the Fur Free Alliance. The alliance is

By DAVID McHUGH Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Economic growth in the 19 countries that use the euro slowed down at the end of last year. The European Union’s statistics agency said Monday that growth in last three months of 2021 was at 0.3%, down from 2.2% in the July-September quarter. The European economy

By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s economy is projected to grow 8% to 8.5% in the financial year beginning April 1, signaling a strong recovery after it was slammed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The government’s annual economic survey, released Monday, comes a day before Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is due to

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks are higher following a big Wall Street gain at the start of a week when China, South Korea and Southeast Asian markets will close for the Lunar New Year holiday. London and Frankfurt opened higher. Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced while Sydney declined. Markets

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A top Hong Kong official has resigned after he attended a birthday party with 200 guests, at least one of whom later tested positive for the coronavirus. Cabinet member Caspar Tsui says he did not “set the best example during the recent outbreak” and was resigning

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify is pledging to combat the spread of COVID-19 misinformation as part of a damage-control campaign sparked by musician Neil Young, who called out the streaming service’s top podcaster for amplifying vaccine skepticism. Spotify said Sunday that it will add content advisories before podcasts discussing

The Associated Press The Commerce Department serves up its monthly snapshot of U.S. construction spending Tuesday. Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms reports quarterly results Wednesday. The Labor Department issues its January tally of hiring by nonfarm employers Friday.

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is preparing to host the ruling leader of Qatar at the White House as the West faces the prospect of a European energy crunch if Russia invades Ukraine. Qatar is one of the world’s biggest natural gas suppliers, but it might only be able

By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Cybersecurity experts say that ransomware attacks on K-12 schools have increased during the pandemic. Cyberattacks have crippled schools in recent weeks as teachers become more reliant on computers to take attendance and deliver lessons. Before the pandemic, cyber hacks of schools rarely

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks have followed Wall Street higher at the start of a week when China, South Korea and Southeast Asian markets will close for the Lunar New Year holiday. Benchmarks in Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced while Sydney declined. Markets in mainland China, South Korea and

By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s center-left Socialist Party has won a third straight general election, returning it to power as the country prepares to deploy billions of euros (dollars) of European Union aid for the economy after the COVID-19 pandemic. The Socialists elected at least 112 lawmakers in the 230-seat

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify said Sunday that it will add content advisories before podcasts discussing the coronavirus. The move follows protests of the music streaming service that were kicked off by Neil Young over the spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. In a post, Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On a chillingly quiet weekend at movie theaters, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” again topped the box office in its seventh week of release. January is traditionally a slow month for moviegoing and that’s been especially true this year, in part because the omicron variant of

By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Exit polls in Portugal’s general election suggests the center-left Socialist Party has been reelected, beating its main rival, the center-right Social Democratic Party. The poll by Portugal’s Catholic University for public broadcaster RTP estimated that the Socialists collected between 37%-42% of the vote on Sunday, with

By JIM HEINTZ and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is working to ramp up diplomatic and financial pressure on Russia over Ukraine. The American ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, told ABC’s “This Week” Sunday that Russia will have to answer for its troop buildup in a meeting of the