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By BRENDAN FARRINGTON and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to position himself on Tuesday as a champion of conservative causes during a State of the State address that will likely be as much about his national ambitions as it is an assessment of Florida’s status in the

By NOMAAN MERCHANT and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — China has long been seen by the U.S. as a prolific source of anti-American propaganda but less aggressive in its influence operations than Russia, which has used cyberattacks and covert operations to disrupt U.S. elections and denigrate rivals. But many in Washington now think

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A helicopter pilot who was coming into land at an Australian theme park has told investigators he didn’t hear the pilot on the ground announce he was taking off before the fatal collision between their aircraft. The investigators said in their preliminary report Tuesday that

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Closing statements are set before a jury Tuesday in the trial of ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges. Both Republicans have been convicted in a $60 million bribery scheme. Federal prosecutors call it the largest corruption case in state history. The government

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma voters are going to the polls to decide whether to make the state one of the most conservative to approve recreational marijuana. State Question 820, which is the only issue on the ballot Tuesday, would legalize marijuana for those over the age of 21. Oklahoma

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — If measures of the U.S. economy keep coming in hot, as they did in January, the Federal Reserve will likely have to raise interest rates even higher than it has already signaled — and keep them there longer — Chair Jerome Powell will likely warn in

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher in muted trading Tuesday, as investors tried to digest a slew of economic data and awaited moves by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.4% to 28,336.98. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.5% to 7,366.90. South Korea’s Kospi added

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police have found the body of a young woman trapped in a car that was swept away by rushing waters, the fifth death of seasonal floods that have also forced more than 43,000 people to flee their homes. Police said in a statement Monday that a 23-year-old woman reported

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has increased its benchmark interest rate by another quarter-point to 3.6% as it continues trying to tame inflation. It was the 10th rate rise in a row by the Reserve Bank of Australia and brings interest rates to their highest point in 11 years. The increase will put

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency intentionally destroyed a new H3 rocket moments into its launch Tuesday after the ignition for the second stage of the country’s first new rocket series in more than two decades failed. Coming three weeks after an aborted launch due to a separate glitch, the

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is defending his government’s contentious plan to use local funds to compensate Koreans enslaved by Japanese companies before the end of World War II. He says the plan is crucial for Seoul to build future-oriented ties with Tokyo after