Poland’s new Cabinet moves to free state media from previous government’s political control
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s new pro-European Union government has begun wrestling control of the…
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Three of the biggest porn sites must verify ages to protect kids under Europe’s new digital law
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Three of the world’s biggest porn websites face new requirements in the European Union that…
Continue Reading Study shows AI image-generators being trained on explicit photos of children
By MATT O’BRIEN and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press Hidden inside the foundation of popular artificial intelligence image-generators are…
Continue Reading You can use your home or car as collateral to get a credit card. Should you?
By JAE BRATTON of NerdWallet Traditional secured credit cards are a credit-building tool for those with bad or limited credit, but some people…
Continue Reading Edmunds testers seek out the fastest charging electric vehicles
By NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds How quickly an EV can charge at a public fast-charging station is nearly as important as how much range it has. After all,…
Continue Reading Dutch bank ING says it is accelerating its shift away from funding fossil fuels after COP28 deal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch bank ING says it is accelerating its phasing out of funding for oil and gas exploration and production…
Continue Reading Philadelphia news helicopter crashes in New Jersey forest, killing pilot and photographer
By WAYNE PARRY and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Investigators were looking for evidence Wednesday of what…
Continue Reading Ethiopia and Egypt say no agreement in latest talks over a contentious dam on the Nile
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia and Egypt say the latest round of yearslong negotiations to find an agreement over a highly contentious…
Continue Reading Former Chelsea owner Abramovich loses legal action against EU sanctions
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Former Chelsea soccer team owner Roman Abramovich has lost in his legal attempt to overturn…
Continue Reading Biden tackles Trump and touts economic progress in Milwaukee visit
By AAMER MADHANI and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — President Joe Biden is swiping at Donald Trump and touting his…
Continue Reading Germany’s top prosecutor files motion for asset forfeiture of $789 million of frozen Russian money
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s federal prosecutor has filed a motion for asset forfeiture concerning more than 720 million euros or $789 million of…
Continue Reading Doctors in England begin a 3-day strike over pay at busy time of the year in National Health Service
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Doctors in the early stages of their careers in England started a 72-hour strike Wednesday in their…
Continue Reading A Japan court orders Okinawa to approve a modified plan to build runways for US Marine Corps
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court has ordered the governor of Okinawa to approve the central government’s modified…
Continue Reading France’s Macron defends divisive immigration bill and denies it marks tilt by government to right
By SYLVIE CORBET and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says a contentious immigration bill backed by the…
Continue Reading Israel uncovers major Hamas command center in Gaza City as cease-fire talks gain momentum
By JOSEF FEDERMAN, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Wednesday said it had uncovered a major…
Continue Reading US flies bombers for joint drills with South Korea, Japan after North’s long-range missile launch
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States has flown long-range bombers for joint drills with South Korea and…
Continue Reading A Rwandan doctor gets 24-year prison sentence in France for his role in the 1994 genocide
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A Rwandan doctor has been sentenced by a Paris court to 24 years in prison for his role in the 1994…
Continue Reading EU hails a migration deal breakthrough after years of talks. Critics worry about rights abuses
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union negotiators have clinched a deal on the main parts of an overhaul of the bloc’s…
Continue Reading UK rate cut speculation swells as inflation falls by more than anticipated to 2-year low of 3.9%
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. as measured by the consumer prices index has eased back to its lowest level in…
Continue Reading Filmmakers call on Iranian authorities to drop charges against 2 movie directors
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Filmmakers and movie festival organizers from around the world have called on Iranian authorities to drop all…
Continue Reading How the markets and the economy surprised investors and economists in 2023, by the numbers
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks in the U.S., Japan and Germany have risen 20% or more. The U.S. economy grew…
Continue Reading From AI and inflation to Elon Musk and Taylor Swift, the business stories that dominated 2023
By PAUL WISEMAN and KEN SWEET AP Business Writers The tide turned against inflation. Artificial intelligence went mainstream — for good or ill.…
Continue Reading Musk and Tesla are battling unions across Scandinavia. What comes next in the labor dispute?
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer Tesla has found itself locked in an increasingly bitter dispute with union workers in Sweden and neighboring…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after a rebound on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Friday after several strong profit reports helped Wall…
Continue Reading What to know about abortion policy across the US heading into 2024
Abortion is going to be a major issue in the U.S. again in 2024, the second full year after the nation’s top court ended a right to abortion…
Continue Reading Firefighters battle a wildfire on the slopes of a mountain near Cape Town in South Africa
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — More than 300 firefighters have been battling a blaze on the slopes of a mountain…
Continue Reading Airbnb admits misleading Australian customers by charging in US dollars instead of local currency
BY ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian court has ordered Airbnb to pay a 15 million Australian dollar ($10…
Continue Reading Cocoa grown illegally in a Nigerian rainforest heads to companies that supply major chocolate makers
By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria (AP) — Men in dusty workwear trudge through a thicket, making their way up a hill…
Continue Reading Some state abortion bans stir confusion, and it’s uncertain if lawmakers will clarify them
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Ever since the nation’s highest court ended abortion rights more than a year ago, vaguely…
Continue Reading Takeaways on AP’s investigation into cocoa coming from a protected Nigerian rainforest
By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria (AP) — Habitat for a dwindling population of critically endangered African forest…
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