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By JULIE WATSON, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Worsening climate change requires that the United States do much more to track and manage flows of migrants fleeing natural disasters. That’s the finding of a multiagency study from the Biden administration. President Joe Biden ordered the assessment. Federal officials say it’s

By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks wobbled in afternoon trading on Wall Street Thursday, a day after the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrials approached the record highs they set this summer. The S&P 500 fell 0.1%. Banks and energy companies fell and offset gains elsewhere. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A southwestern Michigan city that’s already struggling with lead in its water has lost most water service due to a pipe rupture. Schools in Benton Harbor were closed Thursday, a day after the break occurred. Mayor Marcus Muhammad calls it a “major problem.” Residents have been urged to use free

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The three parties that hope to form Germany’s new government say they aim to have the country’s next chancellor in place in early December, but acknowledge that they face a complex task. The center-left Social Democrats, environmentalist Greens and pro-business Free Democrats opened formal coalition talks following

COVINGTON, Ga. (AP) — Federal workplace safety officials are investigating a bridge demolition accident that killed one worker and injured two others. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the injured workers were in critical condition Wednesday. Authorities have identified the dead man as 33-year-old Demario Battle. A cousin tells WSB-TV that Battle had recently taken a

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A driver was behind the wheel when a Tesla electric car crashed and burned last April near Houston, killing two men, neither of whom was found in the driver’s seat. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board announced the findings in an investigative report released Thursday on

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes bounced back in September to their strongest pace since January as worries about higher mortgage rates motivated buyers to get off the sidelines. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that existing homes sales rose 7% last month from August to a seasonally-adjusted

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish media reports say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized the ambassadors of 10 countries over their call for the release of a jailed philanthropist, calling their demand “irresponsible.” Erdogan reportedly suggested that the envoys, including those from the U.S., Germany and France, were not welcome in Turkey, according to the Haberturk

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say a salmonella outbreak tied to onions has sickened more than 650 people in 37 states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says at least 129 people have been hospitalized. No one has died. Nearly all of the illnesses were reported

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australian police have posted a $750,000 reward for information about a 4-year-old girl who officials suspect was snatched from a tent at a remote coastal location five days earlier. Cleo Smith was reportedly last seen by her parents early Saturday at the Blowholes Shacks campsite near Carnarvon, about 900 kilometers (560