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By KRISHAN FRANCIS and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka authorities deployed armed troops in the capital Colombo on Monday hours after government supporters attacked protesters. Government supporters attacked protesters who have been camped outside the office of Sri Lanka’s prime minster. Supporters of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa rallied inside

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Biden administration announced on Monday that 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to low-income Americans, a program that could effectively make tens of millions of households eligible for free service through an already existing federal subsidy. The $1 trillion infrastructure package passed

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares fell on Monday as interest rate hikes and a slowing Chinese economy weighed on investor sentiment. European shares fell in early trading and Asian benchmarks also declined. China reported its exports rose 3.7% over a year earlier in April to $273.6 billion, down sharply

By KRISHAN FRANCIS and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Government supporters attacked protesters who have been camped outside the office of Sri Lanka’s prime minster. Supporters of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa rallied inside his office earlier Monday, urging him to ignore protesters’ demand to step down. After the meeting, they went

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Early voting has begun in Australia’s election with the opposition party hoping the first ballots will reflect its lead over the government in opinion polls. Voting is compulsory in Australia and almost 17 million adults in a population of 26 million people are expected to vote.

By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Ian Jackson and Johnuel “Boogie” Fland are among the brightest stars in the firmament of high school basketball and now have business deals to prove it. The New York City teens and friendly rivals are cashing in on their name, image and likeness through marketing contracts often

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Trade unions are starting their “Week of Protests” on Monday, demanding the government and country’s president to step down over the country’s worst economic crisis in memory. The Indian Ocean island nation is on the brink of bankruptcy and has suspended payments on its foreign

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s export growth tumbled in April after Shanghai and other major industrial cities were shut down to fight virus outbreaks. Customs data showed exports rose 3.7% over a year earlier to $273.6 billion, down sharply from March’s 15.7% growth. Reflecting weak Chinese demand, imports crept up

The Associated Press Occidental Petroleum reports its first-quarter results Tuesday. The Labor Department serves up its latest monthly reading of inflation at the consumer level Wednesday, and its weekly tally of applications for unemployment benefits Thursday.

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Shares fell in most Asian markets on Monday as interest rate hikes and a slowing Chinese economy weighed on investor sentiment. Oil prices were higher and U.S. futures fell following sharp declines on Wall Street last week. Benchmarks declined across the region. Jakarta’s benchmark fell 4%.

By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Arooza was furious and afraid, keeping her eyes open for Taliban on patrol as she and a friend shopped Sunday in Kabul’s Macroyan neighborhood. The math teacher was fearful her large shawl, wrapped tight around her head, and sweeping pale brown coat would not satisfy the

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Search crews with dogs on Sunday hunted through the ruins of a luxury hotel in Cuba’s capital for survivors of a devastating explosion while officials raised the number of known dead to 30. The Hotel Saratoga, a five-star 96-room hotel in Old Havana, was preparing to reopen

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has jumped 15 cents over past two weeks to $4.38 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says the current price sits just a nickel below the highest average price in history — $4.43, set on March 11. The average price

By SYLVIA HUI and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Leaders from the Group of Seven developed democracies pledged Sunday to phasing out or banning the import of Russian oil, as they met with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, for online talks to stress their support and to display unity among Western allies on Victory

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Search crews with dogs on Sunday hunted through the ruins of a luxury hotel in Cuba’s capital for survivors of a devastating explosion while officials raised the number of known dead to 30. The Hotel Saratoga, a five-star 96-room hotel in Old Havana, was preparing to reopen

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The summer movie season is off to a blockbuster start thanks to “ Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.” The superhero extravaganza grossed an estimated $185 million in ticket sales in its first weekend in U.S. and Canadian theaters, the Walt Disney Co. said Sunday. Not only did

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Last summer, Julio Carmona started the process of weaning himself off a fully remote work schedule by showing up to the office once a week. The new hybrid schedule at his job at a state agency in Stratford, Connecticut, still enabled him to spend time

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One of the more striking pieces of journalism from the Ukraine war featured intercepted radio transmissions from Russian soldiers indicating an invasion in disarray, their conversations even interrupted by a hacker literally whistling “Dixie.” It was the work of an investigations unit at The New