BEIJING (AP) — Two surveys show China’s factory activity accelerated in February as the economy revived following the end of anti-virus controls that kept millions of people at home and disrupted travel and trade. Purchasing managers’ indexes issued by a business magazine, Caixin, and the official China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing rebounded to levels
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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks knew star forward Patrick Kane was going to be traded, yet the reality of it hit hard. A letdown a few hours after the deal was almost inevitable. The Arizona Coyotes took advantage. Nick Schmaltz had a goal and an assist, Karel
Continue Reading By JASON CHATRAW Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Max Rice scored 26 points and reeled off 12 straight points in a 14-0 run to close out the game and Boise State beat No. 18 San Diego State 66-60 on Tuesday night. The Broncos (23-7, 13-4 Mountain West Conference) avenged a 20-point loss to San
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as investors watched for upcoming earnings reports and other indicators on how inflationary pressures might be denting global growth. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was virtually unchanged in morning trading, inching up less than 0.1% to 27,446.91. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged up
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as investors watched for upcoming earnings reports and other indicators on how inflationary pressures might be denting global growth. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was virtually unchanged in morning trading, inching up less than 0.1% to 27,446.91. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged up
Continue Reading WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Anze Kopitar scored four goals in regulation and Adrian Kempe had the only score in the shootout as the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-5 on Tuesday night. “We’d like to be on the other side of things and play with the lead, but sometimes you’ve got
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu was declared winner of Nigeria’s presidential election early Wednesday and soon after thanked his supporters and appealed to his rivals who are already demanding a revote in Africa’s most populous nation. The announcement by election officials overnight was likely to lead
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By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative justices holding the Supreme Court’s majority seem ready to sink President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans. In arguments lasting more than three hours Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts led his conservative colleagues in questioning the administration’s authority to broadly
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El Gobierno de Joe Biden proyectó confianza sobre el futuro de la condonación de préstamos estudiantiles que impulsa el presidente en un mensaje enviado a los solicitantes del beneficio, incluso frente al escepticismo de los jueces conservadores de la Corte Suprema en los argumentos orales de este martes. El secretario de
Continue Reading By COLLEEN LONG and JOSH BOAK Associated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden says GOP lawmakers could put millions of people’s health care at risk. He is honing his message ahead of the release of his budget plan next week as Republicans push for him to negotiate over spending levels. The Democratic
Continue Reading By COLLEEN LONG and JOSH BOAK Associated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden says GOP lawmakers could put millions of people’s health care at risk. He is honing his message ahead of the release of his budget plan next week as Republicans push for him to negotiate over spending levels. The Democratic
Continue ReadingBy Xiaofei Xu, Eve Brennan and James Frater, CNN The European Parliament on Tuesday banned TikTok from staff devices over cybersecurity concerns, meaning the Chinese video-sharing app is now barred in all three of the EU’s main institutions. “In view of cybersecurity concerns, in particular regarding data protection and collection of data by third parties,
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Harrison Barnes scored 29 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 123-117 on Tuesday night for their fourth consecutive victory. Domantas Sabonis had 22 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists and Kevin Huerter added 20 points and nine assists for the Kings.
Continue Reading By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press TEMPE, Greece (AP) — A passenger train in Greece carrying hundreds of people collided with an oncoming freight train in a fiery wreck in the country’s north early Wednesday, killing 29 and injuring at least 85, officials said. Multiple cars derailed and at least three burst into
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation allowing non-profits to open and operate overdose prevention sites with private funding, Mayor London Breed announced in a news release. Ordinances require two rounds of voting: a first read and final passage. Jeff Cretan, a spokesman for the mayor’s office,
Continue Reading By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters on Tuesday denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term, issuing a rebuke to a leader who made history as head of the nation’s third-largest city. Vallas, a former
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By Paradise Afshar and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Vanessa Bryant has reached a nearly $29 million agreement with Los Angeles County to settle a lawsuit over photos that were taken at the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, her daughter Gianna Bryant and seven others. The settlement caps several years
Continue Reading By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant scored 28 of his 39 points in the third quarter and added 10 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat Los Angeles 121-109 on Tuesday night in the Lakers’ first game since LeBron James injured his right foot. Morant made 10 of
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A federal appeals court on Tuesday dismissed a case brought by two Democratic states that sought to have the US archivist publish and certify the Equal Rights Amendment as part of the Constitution. The decision deals another blow to advocates’ legal efforts to get the amendment, which they say would ban
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Deputies are searching for a suspect in a neighborhood in Coachella. There’s a heavy police presence on the 52000 block of Calle Leandro. Multiple Sheriff’s units and two Bearcat vehicles are at the scene. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. said the incident started at traffic stop just before 4:00 p.m. in the area of Avenue
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