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By ZEINA KARAM and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — At least six people have been killed and dozens wounded in armed clashes in Beirut. The clashes unfolded Thursday during protests organized by the militant Hezbollah group and its allies against the lead investigator into last year’s massive blast at the city’s port.

By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators say they are cracking down on what they’re calling an explosion of businesses’ use of fake reviews and other misleading messages to promote their products and services on social media. The Federal Trade Commission says it has warned hundreds of major corporations and smaller

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — A former Marine battalion commander who was relieved of his duties after making comments criticizing the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has pleaded guilty in a special court-martial. An attorney representing Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller confirmed in a text message that his client pleaded guilty at Thursday’s court-martial at Camp Lejeune,

By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former suburban Minneapolis police officer who has said she meant to use a Taser instead of a handgun when she shot and killed Daunte Wright in April is laying out her potential defenses. Former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter’s trial is set to start Nov. 30.

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Michigan’s attorney general says new evidence and fresh eyes have led to involuntary manslaughter charges against four security guards in the 2014 death of a Black man. McKenzie Cochran stopped breathing during a struggle with the guards at a suburban Detroit mall. Jessica Cooper, the Oakland County

By JILL COLVIN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The fundraising committee aiming to help Democrats maintain control of the House says it raised $106.5 million through the end of last month. That narrowly edges the $105 million its Republican counterpart announced collecting over the same period. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee says

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A work by British street artist Banksy that sensationally self-shredded just after it sold for $1.4 million has sold again for $25.4 million at an auction on Thursday. “Love is in the Bin” was offered by Sotheby’s in London, with a presale estimate of $5.5 million to

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Steven DuBois, an Associated Press reporter who spent two decades sharing Oregon’s biggest news and quirkiest neuroticisms with readers, died Tuesday after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 53. Quiet and self-effacing, DuBois avoided the spotlight during his more than 20 years in AP’s Portland

By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is slated to return to New York City to provide a videotaped deposition in a case about his security team’s crackdown on a protest during the early days of his presidential campaign in 2015. Trump is expected to record the deposition on

LA PORTE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana couple who accused staffers at a La Porte elementary school of strapping their then-8-year-old autistic daughter into a homemade restraining chair in the classroom have settled their lawsuit against the district. Heather and Charles Castle confirmed this week that the settlement that was reached days before the case

ROME (AP) — It’s the end of business for Italy’s bankrupt national carrier Alitalia, and an end of an era for Italy. Alitalia is flying it final flight on Thursday, from Cagliari, Sardinia to Rome, before it formally folds. Alitalia operated in the red for more than a decade will be replaced by a new