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BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have compensated nearly 250 people who were prosecuted or investigated under a Nazi-era law criminalizing homosexuality that continued to be enforced enthusiastically after World War II. The Federal Office of Justice said Monday that, up to the end of August, 317 people had applied for compensation and it had been

By JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — There were enough tennis stars inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art at Monday’s Met Gala, it seemed, to play a tournament. But then, the museum was filled with screen and TV stars, too. And musicians, and luminaries of business and politics. In fact, an evening that

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India’s leaders are anxiously watching the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, fearing that it will benefit their bitter rival Pakistan and feed a long-simmering insurgency in the disputed region of Kashmir, where militants already have a foothold. Lt. Gen. Deependra Singh Hooda, former military commander for northern

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s competition watchdog says it plans to fine Google at least 207.4 billion won ($177 million) for allegedly blocking smartphone makers like Samsung from using other operating systems. Google said it plans to challenge the ruling. The announcement came as South Korea began enforcing

By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Your palm could soon be your ticket into a concert. Amazon says it is bringing its palm-recognition technology to the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver and it will be available at other venues in the coming months. It’s the first time the technology, called Amazon

LONDON (AP) — Painter Charlotte Johnson Wahl, the mother of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has died aged 79. Wahl died “suddenly and peacefully” at a London hospital on Monday, according to a death notice in The Times of London. Boris Johnson once described his mother as the “supreme authority” in his large, close-knit family.

By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — In the months before Sunday’s parliamentary election in Russia, authorities unleashed an unprecedented crackdown on the opposition, making sure the best-known and loudest Kremlin critics didn’t run. Some were barred from seeking public office under new, repressive laws. Some were forced to leave the country after threats

By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his embattled allies won’t be running in the Sept. 19 parliamentary election, but they still hope to challenge the ruling United Russia party with their strategy known as Smart Voting. The project, thought up by Navalny, is designed to promote

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer A decade ago, Scotty McCreery won “American Idol.” At age 17. So the country music star and huge NFL fan knows all about the pressure players face. Maybe even more so:  Remember, as well as he might have performed on stage, fans across the country were casting votes

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press SURFSIDE BEACH, Texas (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicholas has weakened to a tropical depression as it slowed to a crawl over southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana as its heavy rains continued to drench the area, maintaining a flood threat. The National Hurricane Center downgraded Nicholas as night approached Tuesday,

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Carl Nassib’s strip-sack of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson came at a critical time in overtime and helped the Las Vegas Raiders to a 33-27 win. Andrew Erazos, a 60-year-old server at a local steakhouse, isn’t much of a football fan but he is a Carl

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Derek Carr threw a 31-yard TD pass to Zay Jones after the Raiders squandered their first possession of overtime, beating the Baltimore Ravens 33-27 in the team’s first game with fans in Las Vegas. Carr’s second TD pass of the game came after Carl

BEIJING (AP) — Transport links have been largely restored in the Chinese commercial hub of Shanghai as Typhoon Chanthu remained offshore. Chanthu brought high winds and rain to the country’s largest city and the surrounding region, but not at levels it would have had it made landfall. China’s national weather service said the storm has

By BASSEM MROUE and FAY ABUELGASIM Associated Press QLEIAT, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon is grappling with severe shortages in medical supplies amid a devastating economic crisis. The small Mediterranean country was once a medical hub in the Mideast. Its economic crisis is rooted in decades of corruption and mismanagement by a political class that has

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is expected to travel to Washington next week to join three other leaders from the so-called Quad nations at an in-person summit of the grouping. The United States, Japan, Australia and India are promoting their “free and open Indo-Pacific” vision to

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has emphatically defeated a recall aimed at kicking him out of office. Newsom bolted to a quick victory Tuesday boosted by healthy turnout in the overwhelmingly Democratic state. He cast it as a win for his handling

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street down after U.S. inflation was lower than expected amid unease about the impact of the spread of the coronavirus’s delta variant. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney retreated, giving up the previous day’s gains. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press ARVADA, Colo. (AP) — President Joe Biden tried to advance his domestic spending plans by touring a renewable energy lab in Colorado on Tuesday. The president is seeking to highlight how his clean-energy proposals would help combat climate change and create good-paying jobs along the way. The

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Democrat Michelle Wu has emerged the top vote-getter in a runoff election for the next mayor of Boston, but the race to decide her opponent in November is too early to call. Wu, a city councilor, easily won Tuesday’s preliminary balloting. Three other candidates — acting mayor