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By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian prime minister has warned Israel that its refusal to accept a two-state solution to the century-old conflict would perpetuate a system of “apartheid.” Mohammed Shtayyeh told foreign reporters on Wednesday that this will eventually result in a one-state reality in which Israel loses

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press A New Jersey gym owner who punched a police officer during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. Scott Fairlamb’s sentencing on Wednesday to 41 months in prison is likely to become a benchmark for dozens

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A worsening surge of inflation for such bedrock necessities as food, rent, autos and heating oil is setting Americans up for a financially difficult Thanksgiving and holiday shopping season. Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.2% in October compared with a year earlier, leaving families facing the

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Detectives in the new crime drama series “Ragdoll” come across a grisly scene early in the first episode. A serial killer has stitched together parts from six of his victims to make one hideous body. Naturally, they vow to track this madman down and bring

By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse testified Wednesday that he was under attack when he shot three men during a turbulent night of street protests in Kenosha. Rittenhouse said he didn’t do anything wrong and was defending himself. His testimony was interrupted at one point

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities say they have approved plans to have a COVID-19 booster shot for all who would want one. Health ministers from the nation’s different regions said that on top of the booster shots for health professionals and the over-65 age group which are already being administered, it will start preparing a

BOSTON (AP) — Investigators trying to learn why a commercial fishing boat sank off Massachusetts nearly a year ago are using some high-tech gadgetry in their probe. The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday the 82-foot Portland, Maine-based Emmy Rose went down early Nov. 23. The bodies of the four crew members have never been

By DAVID A. LIEB and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Gerrymandering is surging in states where legislatures are in charge of redrawing voting districts used to elect members of Congress. A new map passed by North Carolina’s Republican-led legislature could net several new seats for the GOP — providing a big boost in the party’s quest

PARIS (AP) — Kamala Harris is honoring America’s wartime alliances with France and meeting President Emmanuel Macron as she tries to smooth French feathers after a diplomatic crisis. The U.S. vice president paid respects to Americans who died in the two world wars and are buried in a cemetery overlooking the Paris skyline. To the

By ZEKE MILLER and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — About 900,000 kids aged 5-11 will have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in their first week of eligibility, the White House said Wednesday. Final clearance for the shots was granted by federal regulators on Nov. 2, with the first doses to

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Another round of violence across the northwest and central parts of Nigeria has led to the death of nearly 30 including police officers, according to locals and the authorities. The attacks in the northern states of Zamfara, Katsina and Taraba are the latest in growing violence

By VANESSA GERA, MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The German government has accused Belarus of “state-run smuggling and trafficking” in human lives by luring desperate migrants to the Polish border — the edge of the European Union — where many are now stuck in makeshift camps in freezing weather.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department has announced it’s levying sanctions against two senior Cambodian military officials for corruption. The move Wednesday comes as the Biden administration has expressed increasing concern about China’s influence in the Southeast Asia nation. The sanctions target the director general of the defense ministry’s material and technical services department

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Attorneys for former Raiders player Henry Ruggs III are fighting to keep his medical records out of the hands of prosecutors charging him with driving under the influence in a fiery crash that killed a woman and cost Ruggs his NFL job. Ruggs didn’t appear in

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Myanmar has heard closing arguments in the case of Danny Fenster, a U.S. journalist jailed in Myanmar for more than five months on charges of breaking security laws. His lawyer says the court will deliver its verdict next Monday. Regardless of the outcome, Fenster still faces more legal problems.

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge has ruled that prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh must stay in jail until his trial on insurance fraud charges. Prosecutors say he stole $3.4 million meant for the sons of his housekeeper, who died in his home.  Circuit Judge Clifton Newman initially denied

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A businessman accused of siphoning off millions in state contracts from Venezuela met secretly with U.S. law enforcement to provide intelligence against Nicolás Maduro’s government prior to being charged. That’s according to new filings in a case against a University of Miami professor. Bruce Bagley had been

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court has ruled that three pro-democracy activists who called for reform of the monarchy were attempting to overthrow the nation’s system of government with the king as head of state. The ruling banned any similar activities in the future by the activists and their organizations.

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Elton John has formally received one of the highest awards that can be bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II. In an investiture ceremony on Wednesday at Windsor Castle, Prince Charles anointed the rock star and charity patron as a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour.