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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

By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Connecticut and a handful of other states have recently decided to mandate students be taught about Native American culture and history. In North Dakota, a bill became law this year that requires all elementary and secondary school, public and private, to include Native American tribal history in their curriculum, with

NEW YORK (AP) — Three companies linked to a Chinese businessman who is a prominent critic of his country’s ruling Communist Party have agreed to pay $539 million to settle U.S. charges they conducted an illegal securities offering. The Securities and Exchange Commission said companies linked to Guo Wengui raised some $487 million from 5,000

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The closely watched recall election that could remove California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office wraps up Tuesday. Forty-six candidates qualified for the ballot to replace Newsom if voters decide he should go. The contest has unfolded as the state saw a surge in

By LISA MASCARO and MARCY GORDON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have unveiled a sweeping proposal for tax hikes on big corporations and the wealthy to fund President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan. Congress is speeding ahead to shape the far-reaching package that touches almost all aspects of domestic life. The proposed

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California recall is the first major election since Joe Biden became president, and its results may hint at the political trajectory of the country. Voters will have to decide whether to oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in Tuesday’s recall election, and if so, who should replace him. Republican talk show

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Few voting issues were reported on the final day of voting in California’s recall election Tuesday. But unsubstantiated reports from GOP party leaders could have hampered Republican turnout in the closely watched contest seeking to oust the Democratic governor. Republican candidate Larry Elder’s campaign had promoted

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Rev. Cho Yong-gi, whose founding of South Korea’s biggest church once symbolized the postwar growth of Christianity in the country before that achievement was tainted by corruption and other scandals, has died. He was 85. Seoul’s Yoido Full Gospel Church says Cho passed away