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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Any Americans hoping for relief from months of punishing inflation might not see much in Thursday’s government report on price increases in September. Lower gas prices will probably reduce overall consumer inflation for a third straight month. But measures of “core” inflation, which are closely watched

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — A new electric car company that brings together two big names in Japanese business, Honda and Sony, has officially kicked off. The companies say they share common values of taking up challenges and serving people’s needs. The electric vehicle from Sony Honda Mobility will go on

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — European stocks and Wall Street futures gained Thursday while Asian markets fell ahead of U.S. inflation data that investors worry will reinforce Federal Reserve plans for more aggressive interest rate hikes. London and Frankfurt advanced. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong declined. Oil prices advanced. Wall Street’s

By JOHNSON LAI Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has lifted all its COVID-19 entry restrictions, allowing tourists unfettered access the self-ruled island after over 2 1/2 years of closed borders. Dozens of visitors from Thailand were among the first tourists to arrive Thursday at Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport. Visitors to Taiwan are no

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping, China’s most influential figure in decades, gets a chance to install more allies who share his vision of an even more dominant role in the economy for the ruling Communist Party and tighter control over entrepreneurs at a party meeting that starts this

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A meeting of the ruling Communist Party to install leaders gives President Xi Jinping, China’s most influential figure in decades, a chance to stack the ranks with allies who share his vision of intensifying pervasive control over entrepreneurs and technology development. The only question is whether

GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A police officer has been shot to death in the Mississippi Delta city where she grew up, and several other people were injured by gunfire. The shootings happened Tuesday night in Greenville. Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell says Greenville Police Department detective Myiesha Stewart was killed as she and other

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department’s internal watchdog is investigating whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis improperly used federal pandemic aid to fly migrants to Martha’s Vineyard as part of his effort to “transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations.” At issue is whether millions of dollars in interest earned on State

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Karl has begun a turn expected to bring it to Mexico’s southern Gulf coast. Karl is expected to approach land by the weekend without gaining  hurricane strength. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Karl had maximum sustained winds of 60 mph late Wednesday. It was centered about 240 miles

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Senior U.S. officials say the U.S. government will revoke visas from current and former Haitian government officials involved with criminal organizations. And they say the U.S. will provide security and humanitarian assistance to Haiti. The officials briefed reporters on condition of anonymity Wednesday as

By JUAN PABLO ARRÁEZ and MATÍAS DELACROIX Associated Press LAS TEJERÍAS, Venezuela (AP) — A day after burying his mother, Rafael Negrín has carried the coffin of his aunt who also died in floods and landslides in central Venezuela that killed at least 43 people and left dozens missing. In total, Negrín lost three family

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An NBC News correspondent who interviewed Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman says an on-air remark she made about him having difficulty following part of their conversation should not be seen as a commentary on his fitness for office after he suffered a stroke. But reporter

By KATHIA MARTÍNEZ Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — The United Nations says almost three-quarters of the 6 million Venezuelan migrants currently in Latin America lack adequate food, shelter, employment or medical care. The U.N.’s International Organization for Migration said in a report Wednesday that 4.37 million Venezuelans who fled to other countries in Latin