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By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Paris Fashion Week has plunged viewers to the depths of the oceans, and shaken up identity politics in the office. But all eyes looked expectantly to Friday evening’s display, by Valentino. The elasticity of water was the anchor for Issey Miyake’s collection, which featured swimming caps

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit France as the Biden administration tries to smooth over hurt feelings and other damage caused by excluding America’s oldest ally from a new Indo-Pacific security initiative. The State Department says Blinken will visit Paris next week for an international

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a white police officer in South Bend, Indiana, in a killing that snarled then-Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign. The family of 54-year-old Eric Logan sued the city of

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman has filed suit claiming a hospital’s response to a cyberattack led to the death of her infant daughter. The lawsuit by Teiranni Kidd contends Springhill Medical Center in Mobile was deep in the midst of a ransomware attack when Nicko Silar was born on July 17, 2019. It

By BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s coup leader Col. Mamady Doumbouya has been sworn in as president of the West African nation but isn’t giving any updates on when democratic elections might be held. The inauguration ceremony Friday in the capital, Conakry, comes nearly a month after Doumbouya and his junta

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Daimler’s truck and luxury car businesses are going their separate ways. Daimler AG shareholders made the decision at an extraordinary meeting on Friday. The move gives the separate businesses the freedom to pursue different technologies as the push toward zero emission vehicles transforms the industry.

BERLIN (AP) — Police say a 59-year-old man has died after a piece of ammunition exploded on the edge of a small lake in southern Austria. A Carinthia state police spokesperson said the man was handling the ammunition by the shore of Lake Ossiach early Friday when it exploded, killing him. It wasn’t immediately clear

By HOLLY MEYER The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A top committee in the Southern Baptist Convention is facing mounting pressure from within the denomination over issues related to sexual abuse. Many seminary presidents, state leaders and pastors want the Executive Committee to stop delaying and act. They want the committee to accept the

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A deputy with the St. Louis Sheriff’s Department has been indicted on a second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a carjacking suspect. A grand jury on Thursday also indicted 53-year-old James Buchanan on a felony count of armed criminal action in the July 2020 killing of 27-year-old William Wade

By STEPHEN MCGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Authorities say a fire at a hospital in Romania’s port city of Constanta has killed seven COVID-19 patients in the ICU. All patients have been evacuated following Friday’s blaze at Constanta’s Hospital for Infectious Diseases. The health ministry said that 113 patients were in the medical

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A Hungarian academic and activist is among Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world for her work on a children’s book that put a focus on LGBT rights in the Central European country. The magazine included Dorottya Redai on its annual TIME100 list last

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. manufacturing growth accelerated in September to the highest level since May despite supply chain problems. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, said Friday that its index of manufacturing activity rose to a reading of 61.1 percent in September, 1.2 percentage

The Associated Press Stocks were mostly higher Friday, led by energy companies, closing out what has been one of the worst weeks for financial markets in months. The S&P 500 was up 0.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.4%, pulled higher energy companies like ExxonMobil. Merck jumped 9% after the drugmaker released a

By KHADIJA KOTHIA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The adventures of the honey-loving bear “Winnie the Pooh” have captivated children — and their parents — for nigh-on 100 years. Fans now have a chance to own a central piece of Pooh’s history, when a countryside bridge from the south of England goes up for auction

JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president says he will prohibit Cabinet officials from attending an ongoing Senate inquiry on suspected irregularities in massive government purchases of medical supplies in a brewing constitutional crisis. President Rodrigo Duterte accused critical senators of using the televised hearings to gain political mileage ahead of

The Associated Press Stocks are opening slightly higher on Wall Street Friday a day after closing out September with their first monthly loss since January. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in early trading. Drugmaker Merck jumped 10% in heavy trading after reporting that its experimental COVID-19 pill cut hospitalizations and deaths by half in

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Turkish company supplying electricity to Lebanon from two power barges off the coast of Beirut says it’s halted supplies after its contract with the Lebanese state electricity company expired. Lebanon is grappling with an economic meltdown that includes fuel and power shortages. Blackouts last up to

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Gandolfini face is thinner. His hair is thicker. His presence a little gentler. But there’s no mistaking it. He looks like his dad. It’s something he’s heard many times in his 22 years, especially recently. In “The Many Saints of Newark,” the “Sopranos” prequel,

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The FBI and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement have joined a search that spans three counties for a missing college student who disappeared a week ago after a maintenance man entered her apartment. Orange County Sheriff John Mina says Armando Caballero is the “prime suspect” in the disappearance of 19-year-old

By AYA BATRAWY and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East’s first world’s fair has opened in Dubai, after eight years of planning and billions of dollars spent. The emirate hopes the months-long extravaganza that opened to the public on Friday will draw both visitors and global attention, and