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PARIS (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has kicked off a four-day visit to Paris and charm offensive aimed at shoring up relations with France, America’s oldest ally. Washington’s relationship with Paris hit a historic low this year after a U.S.-British submarine deal with Australia scuttled a French deal to sell subs to the

By VANESSA GERA and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland reinforced its border with Belarus with more riot police, a day after groups of migrants tried to storm through a razor-wire fence on the eastern frontier where thousands have camped on the Belarusian side in the tense standoff. The European Union accuses

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich fans have been stepping up their public criticism of the club for its ties to World Cup host Qatar. Bayern supporters displayed a huge banner during the team’s home game on Saturday criticizing the club for what they say is the “sports washing” of

By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court has overturned a $465 million opioid ruling against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, finding that a lower court wrongly interpreted the state’s public nuisance law. It’s the second blow from a court this month to the legal theory, which thousands of governments across

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The Biden administration is rolling out plans to identify and pay for possible upgrades to U.S. ports within the next 90 days. It’s hoping to ultimately tamp down the inflation being caused by ships waiting to dock and a shortage of truck drivers to haul goods. As

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota regulators are accepting public comments on whether the state’s regulation of nonferrous mining would provide sufficient protection against environmental damage to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The comment period runs through Dec. 8. The Department of Natural Resources has established a dedicated webpage for its

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dean Stockwell, a top Hollywood child actor who gained new success in middle age, garnering an Oscar nomination for “Married to the Mob” and Emmy nominations for “Quantum Leap,” has died. He was 85. Family spokesman Jay Schwartz says Stockwell died of natural causes at

By KHADIJA KOTHIA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Some 240 rescuers worked in shifts for more than two days to help extricate a cave explorer who lost his footing and tumbled into one of Britain’s deepest hollows. Forming a human chain, rescuers from at least eight teams across the U.K. brought up the 40-year-old man

By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The annual Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser on Monday attracted Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart, Brandi Carlisle, Jim Gaffigan, Nate Bargatze and Nikki Glaser. The event benefits injured veterans and their families. In the 15 years the event has taken place, Springsteen has only missed it once,

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden is extending the federal government’s 100% reimbursement of COVID-19 emergency response costs to states, tribes and territories through April 1, 2022. On a call Tuesday, COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients informed governors that Biden is approving the extension of Federal Emergency

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s telecoms regulator says thousands of iconic red phone boxes will be protected from removal under new rules. The public payphone boxes may appear obsolete relics to many in an age of ubiquitous smart mobile phones, but the telecoms regulator, Ofcom, said they can still be a “lifeline” for people in need.

By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Days after Democrats conceded control of the Virginia House of Delegates to Republicans, Democrats have walked back that concession since two races appear headed for recounts. As of Tuesday, vote counts show Republicans with 50 seats and holding slight leads in two additional seats that have

By SETH BORENSTEIN, ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AND FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Time is running out on the two-week United Nations climate talks in Glasgow. New analyses published on Tuesday said the progress made is nowhere near the massive leaps needed to limit global warming to internationally accepted levels. A top U.N. official

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria had 334 COVID-19 patients die in a single day, the country’s highest daily toll since the start of the pandemic. Bulgarian health authorities on Tuesday also reported 5,286 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours. The country has 8,516 COVID-19 patients who are hospitalized, 723 of them

By JUAN A. LOZANO and ROBERT BUMSTED Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A 56-page event operations plan for the Astroworld music festival includes protocols for dangerous scenarios including an active shooter, bomb or terrorist threats and severe weather, but it didn’t include information on what to do in the event of a crowd surge. But

By EVA VERGARA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean President Sebastián Piñera has been impeached by the lower house of Chile’s congress, setting up a Senate trial over whether to remove him due to allegations he favored the sale of a family property while in office. The accusation got the bare minimum of votes

MONTEAGLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say Tennessee police fatally shot a woman who pointed a gun at an officer. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says an officer with the Monteagle Police Department responded Monday to a report of a person with a weapon near a market on Highway 41. The bureau said preliminary reports indicate

By TALI ARBEL and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. says that it’s inviting the global community to visit now that the government has ended the ban on travelers from 33 countries. In reality, however, it will still be difficult for much of the globe to enter the country. Experts say

By PETER SMITH Associated Press McCANDLESS, Pa. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Buddhist Center had a problem: Its fiberglass Buddha statue was deteriorating after 15 years outdoors. But who could restore the statue, manufactured halfway around the world in Sri Lanka? An answer came close to home in a suburban auto restoration shop specializing in classic

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A state broadcaster in Belarus reports that a California man who faces criminal charges for participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is seeking asylum in the European country. Evan Neumann acknowledged in an interview with TV channel Belarus 1 that he was