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By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is vowing to hold the states that won him the White House in 2020 but also compete in places it lost like North Carolina and Florida, providing what it says are “a number of viable pathways” to victory. Campaign manager Julie Chavez

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The national discussion around transgender students and what parents should be told about them is up for a vote in New Hampshire. House lawmakers meet Thursday on a bill similar to those enacted in other Republican-led states. It passed New Hampshire’s Senate along party lines but

By SPENCER TIERNEY of NerdWallet Your college bank account should have the right set of features for you and minimal fees. But banks that partner with universities can offer costly accounts, so be on the lookout for those. Consider what type of banking institution you prefer, whether that’s a big national bank, credit union or

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — U.K. telecom company BT Group plans to shed up to 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade and replace some of them with artificial intelligence. BT has 130,000 workers including both staff and contractors. The company said in its latest earnings report Thursday that the

By STEFANIE DAZIO and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco is naming the nation’s first drag laureate to represent the city’s famous LGBTQ+ community at a time when rights are under attack. Mayor London Breed on Thursday will name drag performer and nightclub owner D’Arcy Drollinger to the job. Drollinger will

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — The PGA Championship is officially underway at Oak Hill. Shaun Micheel kicked off golf’s second major of the year with the opening tee shot following a frost delay of nearly two hours. The delay likely means the groups in the 156-player field teeing off later in the day may have trouble

By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main challenger has adopted a more nationalist and hard-line stance before a presidential runoff. Kemal Kilicdaroglu on Thursday vowed to send back millions of refugees if he is elected. He also rejected any possibility of negotiating for peace with Kurdish militants.

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press Hundreds of measures targeting transgender people have been proposed in statehouses this year, and several have moved forward this week. A Florida judge heard arguments on Friday over whether to block the ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed this week. Missouri and

By JOSH BOAK, ZEKE MILLER and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — President Joe Biden is in Japan for global diplomacy in a nation that has already tightened its economic and national security alliance with the U.S. He met privately with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before joining the Group of Seven gathering

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling over 422,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the image from the rear camera may not be displayed. The recall covers certain Ford Explorers and Lincoln Aviators from the 2020 through 2023 model years, as well as 2020 through 2022 Lincoln Corsairs. All have 360-degree cameras. Some of the vehicles

MADRID (AP) — Kenyan marathon specialist Eliud Kipchoge has won the Princess of Asturias Award for sports for 2023. The Spanish foundation that organizes the prizes said Thursday that Kipchoge, holder of two Olympic gold medals for the marathon, is a legend in world athletics and the best marathon runner of all time. The 50,000-euro

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A Chinese envoy has asked Australian authorities to increase efforts in the search for 39 crew members who were aboard a Chinese fishing boat that capsized in the Indian Ocean, as Chinese media reported two bodies had been recovered.. No survivors or life rafts have been

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police have arrested a man and charged him with two counts of arson in connection with the fire at a Wellington hostel that killed at least six people. Police said Thursday that the investigation is ongoing and they could file more serious charges

BEIJING (AP) — China says its special envoy met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during talks in Kyiv earlier this week. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a daily briefing on Thursday that Ukraine’s foreign minister also met with Li to discuss how to end Russia’s war, but no details were disclosed and the