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KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A granddaughter of a former Lebanese president has announced her long shot candidacy for the cash-strapped country’s upcoming presidential elections. Tracy Chamoun on Monday blasted the Iran-backed Shiite group Hezbollah at a press conference for its influential role in politics and security, and pledged that her vision for

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court has released pop star Gulsen from jail but placed her on house arrest as she awaits trial on charges of “inciting hatred and enmity” for a joke she made about Turkey’s religious schools. The 46-year-old singer and songwriter was taken away from her home in Istanbul for questioning

BERLIN (AP) — A group representing transit companies says about 52 million tickets allowing people to use local public transportation across Germany for just 9 euros (dollars) per month were sold over the summer. The project ends this week amid widespread calls for some kind of successor. The “9-euro ticket” was introduced for three months

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. markets pointed toward more losses hours before the opening bell Monday after the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated high interest rates will continue for some time to curb inflation. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials slid 0.9% and futures for the S&P 500 tumbled 1%. Markets in Asia

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of followers of an influential Shiite cleric scaled the cement barriers leading to Iraq’s government palace after he announced his resignation from politics on Monday, spurring fears of more volatility amid an unprecedented political crisis. Shortly after Muqtada al-Sadr announced his “final” retirement from politics, hundreds

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Fuel leaks during final liftoff preparations threatened to postpone the launch of NASA’s mighty new moon rocket Monday morning on its shakedown flight with three test dummies aboard. As precious minutes ticked away, NASA repeatedly stopped and started the fueling of the Space Launch

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Police in Texas are searching for suspects after a 5-year-old child and a teenager were killed and a toddler was injured in a drive-by shooting in a residential area of Fort Worth. The shooting happened shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday when a vehicle pulled up outside the home where a

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark will increase a planned offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea to 3 gigawatts and hook it up to the German grid which will be a step toward weaning Europe off its reliance on Russian gas. When established in 2030, it should supply electricity to up 4.5 million European homes.

KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A granddaughter of a former Lebanese president and ex-diplomat has announced her candidacy for the cash-strapped country’s upcoming presidential elections. Tracy Chamoun on Monday blasted Iran-backed Shiite group Hezbollah at a press conference for their influential role in politics and security, and pledged that her vision for the

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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Fuel leaks and a possible crack discovered during final liftoff preparations threatened to delay the launch of NASA’s mighty new moon rocket Monday morning on its shakedown flight with three test dummies aboard. As precious minutes ticked away, NASA repeatedly stopped and started the

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — An influential Shiite cleric whose followers have been staging a sit-in outside Iraq’s parliament announced his resignation from politics and the closure of his party offices on Monday. It is unclear how Muqtada al-Sadr’s latest announcement will affect an ongoing sit-in by his supporters outside Iraq’s parliament

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Students in Ohio’s largest school district were returning to classrooms after members of the union representing teachers and other employees approved a contract, ending a strike. The Columbus Education Association’s nearly 4,500 teachers, librarians, nurses, counselors, psychologists and other education professionals on Sunday voted 71% to 29% to approve the new

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA pressed toward the launch of a new moon rocket Monday to put a crew capsule into lunar orbit for the first time in 50 years, after a leak reappeared in the same place that saw seepage during a dress rehearsal back in the

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the waning moments of Democrats’ four-decade hold on the House, I saw a gesture that seems unthinkable today. On the evening of Nov. 29, 1994, they let the top Republican preside, briefly, over the chamber. It was a display of respect and affection toward Minority Leader

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The head of one of the country’s most storied nonprofits, United Way Worldwide, will mark her first year as CEO in September. Angela Williams is a former Air Force attorney with more than a decade of experience in nonprofit leadership. She is also the first Black

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese think tank has issued a rare public disagreement with the ruling Communist Party’s severe “zero COVID” policy, saying curbs that shut down cities and disrupt trade, travel and industry must change to prevent an “economic stall.” The Anbound Research Center gave no details of