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By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British economy slowed down during the third quarter of the year as widespread supply chain problems hobbled the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The Office for National Statistics said Thursday that the economy grew by 1.3% between July and September from the previous three-month period. The

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s swanky new M+ museum is Asia’s largest gallery with a billion-dollar collection set to open on Friday. It boasts 183,000 square feet of space, 33 galleries and over 6,400 works in its collection that range from modern art to architecture. It’s built to rival London’s Modern Tate and the

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s national disease control center has reported a record-high number of more than 50,000 daily coronavirus cases. The Robert Koch Institute registered 50,196 new cases on Thursday, up from 33,949 daily cases a week earlier. Infections have risen so quickly in recent days that hospitals in especially

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Age is a funny thing in the NFL, where many players are considered over the hill in their 30s. And even younger depending on the position you play. The number of candles on the birthday cake increases, production on the field decreases and

Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A leading rights group is questioning whether of Libyan authorities can to hold free and fair elections as long as the rule of law, justice and respect of human rights remain absent. Human Rights Watch’s statement on Thursday came on the eve of an international conference on Libya in Paris

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Envoys from the United States, Russia and China have met in Pakistan to discuss the path forward in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover. Thursday’s talks came amid a humanitarian crisis that has forced many Afghans to migrate. The Taliban-appointed foreign minister didn’t attend the meeting but met

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press FAIRBOURNE, Wales (AP) — Residents of a small coastal village in north Wales face becoming the U.K.’s first “climate refugees.” Authorities have identified Fairbourne to be at high risk of flooding due to climate change. Predicting faster sea level rises and more extreme storms due to global warming, the Welsh

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press Thousands of migrants and refugees in Belarus are trying to enter the European Union through Poland. Many of them are stranded at the border and staying in makeshift camps as Polish security forces watch them from behind a razor-wire fence and try to keep them from crossing over. The EU

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Fears that the authoritarian leader of Belarus is using migrants as a “hybrid warfare” tactic to destabilize the European Union are putting new strains on some of the values and laws of the 27-nation bloc. The crisis at the borders of Poland, Lithuania and Latvia is fueling

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An 89-year-old man in Rhode Island has earned his Ph.D. and became a physicist after working toward it for two decades and thinking about it for a lifetime. Manfred Steiner recently successfully defended his dissertation at Brown University in Providence. Steiner cherishes the degree because

By MARINA VILLENEUVE and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared pugilistic and paranoid at times during an 11-hour deposition that was made public Wednesday. He denied the sexual harassment allegations that forced him from office while ascribing political motives to the people investigating his behavior. His alleged

By LEE KEATH and BRAM JANSSEN Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The gates of Kabul’s historic Ariana Cinema are closed, and the movie posters are stripped from its marquee. Since coming to power three months ago, the Taliban ordered the Ariana and Kabul’s three other cinemas to stop operations while they decide whether they

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — After promising on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold about 4.5 million shares of the electric car maker’s stock, raising over $5 billion. About $1.1 billion will go toward paying tax obligations for stock options. The sales were disclosed in 10 regulatory filings late Wednesday.

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge this week could end the conservatorship that has controlled Britney Spears’ life and money for nearly 14 years. Conservatorships like hers are established when a court finds someone has a severely diminished mental capacity and needs someone to make financial decisions and major

By WILL WEISSERT, THOMAS BEAUMONT and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press STILWELL, Kan. (AP) — Congressional Democrats who are facing potentially tough reelection fights next year are crowing about long-neglected public works projects set to spring to life thanks to the new infrastructure package. It’s part of an attempt by President Joe Biden’s party to leave

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and HELENA ALVES Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s energy minister is rejecting complaints that the oil kingdom is working behind the scenes to undermine global climate talks. Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al Saud on Wednesday told reporters that such claims were a “false allegation and a cheat

By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Home test kits for COVID-19 can add a layer of safety and reassurance to holiday gatherings by providing on-the-spot results. Test kits are available at drugstores without a prescription. A box with two tests typically costs about $25. Swabs, testing solution and instructions are included. These tests are

By AARON MORRISON and KAT STAFFORD Associated Press In honor of Veterans Day, a group of Democratic lawmakers is reviving an effort to pay the families of Black veterans who fought on behalf of the nation during World War II for benefits they were denied or prevented from taking full advantage of when they returned

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — At first, it didn’t even register as a threat. Then it seemed like a temporary annoyance. Now, inflation is flashing red for the Federal Reserve’s policymakers — and delivering sticker shock to Americans at the used car lot, the supermarket, the gas station, the rental office.

By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse told jurors at his murder trial that he tried to get away from his pursuers the night he shot three men during street unrest in Kenosha. Rittenhouse said he never wanted to kill anyone, saying: “I didn’t do anything