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In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen greets other members of the delegation led by visiting British Trade Minister Greg Hands, at right, at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. President Tsai on Wednesday thanked British Trade Minister Greg Hands for London's support for Taiwan after he became the latest foreign official to defy Chinese pressure and visit the self-ruled island democracy. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)

Taiwan's Tsai thanks British minister for support

President Tsai Ing-wen has thanked British Trade Minister Greg Hands for London’s support for Taiwan after he became the latest foreign official to defy Chinese pressure and visit the self-ruled … more

11/9/22

A man waits with his luggage at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. Pilots working for Kenya's national airline Kenya Airways have been on strike for three days over a demand to honor a retirement savings plan, and it is estimated to be costing millions of dollars in losses daily. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Kenya Airways pilots' strike set to end after 4 days

Pilots working for Kenya’s national airline are set to resume work on Wednesday after a court ordered them to end their four-day strike. The court on Tuesday also ordered Kenya Airways not to … more

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI | 11/9/22

FILE - Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition on March 9, 2020, in Washington. Twitter's new owner and Tesla CEO Musk has sold nearly $4 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to regulatory filings. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Elon Musk sells $3.95 billion worth of Tesla stock

Twitter's new owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold nearly $4 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to regulatory filings. Musk, who bought Twitter for $44 billion, sold 19.5 million shares of … more

By BARBARA ORTUTAY | 11/9/22

China's domestically made C919 passenger jet takes off during the 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai in southern China's Guangdong province, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. China is displaying its latest generation fighter jets and civilian aircraft this week as it looks to carve a larger role for itself in the global arms trade and compete with Boeing and Airbus. (Chinatopix Via AP)

Chinese maker announces 300 orders for new jetliner

A state-owned Chinese commercial jet manufacturer says it has secured orders for 300 of its first long-range jetliners from Chinese leasing companies. The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China had been … more

11/8/22

FILE- A pair of women look at the 1962 pop piece called "Campbell's Soup Cans" at the exhibition, "Andy Warhol _ From A to B and Back Again, in San Francisco on May 15, 2019. Climate protesters in Australia on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022 scrawled graffiti and glued themselves to an Andy Warhol artwork depicting Campbell's soup cans but didn't appear to damage the piece because it's encased in glass. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Climate protesters target Warhol art in Australian gallery

Climate protesters in Australia scrawled graffiti and glued themselves to an Andy Warhol artwork depicting Campbell’s soup cans but didn’t appear to damage the piece because it’s encased in … more

11/8/22

Police officers pose for a souvenir in a group photo as they guard near the Phnom Penh International Airport for the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summits in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Southeast Asian leaders convene in the Cambodian capital Thursday, faced with the challenge of trying to curtail escalating violence in Myanmar while the country’s military-led government shows no signs of complying with the group’s peace plan. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Myanmar tops Asian summit's agenda as global issues loom

Southeast Asian leaders are convening in Cambodia, faced with the challenge of trying to curtail escalating violence in Myanmar while the country’s military-led government shows no signs of … more

By DAVID RISING | 11/8/22

Twitter to add 'official' mark to verified big accounts

Twitter says it will add a gray “official” label to some high-profile accounts it currently verifies. The move is part of new owner Elon Musk's overhaul of the platform's verification system. … more

By BARBARA ORTUTAY | 11/8/22

A computer and phone display pages from the Medibank Private website in Sydney, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Medibank client data was published by an extortionist Wednesday, Nov. 9, including details of individuals' medical procedures, after Australia’s largest health insurer refused to pay a ransom for the personal records of almost 10 million current and former customers. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Hacker publishes Australian health insurer's customer data

An extortionist has fulfilled a threat by publishing Medibank client data. The data includes details of customers' medical procedures. Australia’s largest health insurer had announced Monday its … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 11/8/22

The Capitol is seen on Election Day in Washington, early Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. After months of primaries, campaign events and fundraising pleas, today's midterm elections will determine the balance of power in Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Early election takeaways: It's called history for a reason

Occasionally American elections provide a moment of national unity. This is not one of those occasions. The 2022 midterms have been bitter, fractious and exceedingly expensive. President Joe Biden, … more

By BRIAN SLODYSKO | 11/8/22

FILE - The NASA moon rocket slated for the Artemis mission to the moon rolls back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. On Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, NASA announced it is again postponing the launch of its new moon rocket because of a storm threatening the Florida coast. NASA was aiming for a launch attempt this weekend _ just after midnight on Sunday. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

NASA launch of moon rocket delayed again by tropical weather

NASA is again postponing the launch of its new moon rocket because of a storm threatening the Florida coast. Fuel leaks have kept the rocket grounded since August. Then Hurricane Ian forced the … more

11/8/22

Brazil's Vice President-elect Geraldo Alckmin, who is heading the transfer of power to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, speaks during a ceremony naming members of the transition team, at the Banco do Brasil Cultural center, in Brasilia, Brazil, Brazil, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s da Silva forms mixed economics team for transition

President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s transition has added a team of economists that includes at least two members likely to allay market worries about potential business and financial … more

By CARLA BRIDI | 11/8/22

FILE - A book published by Simon & Schuster is displayed on July 30, 2022, in Tigard, Ore. A federal judge has laid out a data-laden case for why she blocked Penguin Random House’s proposed purchase of Simon & Schuster, handing a victory to the Biden Justice Department in its contention that combining two of the world’s biggest publishers would hurt competition for top-selling books. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

US Judge lays out case for blocking publishing giants merger

A federal judge has laid out a data-laden case for why she blocked Penguin Random House’s proposed purchase of Simon & Schuster. The ruling handed a victory to the Biden Justice Department in its … more

By MARCY GORDON | 11/8/22

FILE - The Disney+ streaming log-in screen is displayed on a television, Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, in East Derry, N.H. Walt Disney reports quarterly financial results reports quarterly financial results Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Disney posts Q4 results below Wall Street estimates

The Walt Disney Co. has posted lower-than-expected profit and revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter. The company said Tuesday it earned $162 million nearly flat compared to the $160 million it earned … more

By The Associated Press | 11/8/22

The Supreme Court is seen on Election Day in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Supreme Court skeptical of rejecting civil rights precedent

The Supreme Court seems likely to reject a call to overturn decades of precedent and limit the ability of individuals to use federal civil rights law to sue. The justices had been asked to use a case … more

By JESSICA GRESKO | 11/8/22

FILE - Riot police officers cordon off the area after migrants arrive on Spanish soil and crossing the fences separating the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco, in Melilla, Spain, June 24, 2022. Spain’s interior minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, is coming under increased pressure to be more transparent about how Spanish security forces responded to a June incident at its border with Morocco that led to the deaths of at least 23 migrants in the North African enclave of Melilla. (AP Photo/Javier Bernardo, File)

Spanish minister under growing pressure over border deaths

Spain’s interior minister is coming under increased pressure to be more transparent about how Spanish security forces responded to a June storming of its border with Morocco that led to the deaths … more

By RENATA BRITO | 11/8/22

FILE - Boxes of signatures are displayed after a new conference hosted by Citizens for Voter ID at the Nebraska Capitol building on July 7, 2022, in Lincoln, Neb. Voters in several states are deciding measures that could affect the way they cast ballots in future elections. While some measures would expand access to voting, proposals elsewhere would impose new identification requirements to cast ballots or raise the threshold to pass citizen initiatives. (Noah Riffe/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)

Voting laws at issue as states decide scores of ballot items

Voters in several states are deciding measures that could affect the way they cast ballots in future elections. Some measures would expand access to voting. Others would impose new identification … more

By DAVID A. LIEB | 11/8/22

A Christie's employee displays a pink diamond called "The Fortune Pink" of 18,18 carat, during a preview at Christie's, in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. The pear-shaped 18-carat pink diamond is set to be sold at auction on Tuesday and is expected to fetch between $25 million and $35 million. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

18-carat pink diamond expected to auction off for up to $35M

A pear-shaped 18-carat pink diamond is set to be sold at auction on Tuesday and expected to fetch between $25 million and $35 million, Christie’s says. The “Fortune Pink” fancy vivid pink … more

11/8/22

An employee tests a version of Call of Duty on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, at Activision Blizzard, Infinity Ward Division, in Woodland Hills, Calif. Call of Duty has been one of the best-selling video games for the past decade-plus, and is at the heart of the developing antitrust fight over whether Microsoft will be able to acquire Activision Blizzard. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner)

EU investigates Microsoft's deal to buy Activision Blizzard

The European Union has launched an investigation into Microsoft’s planned takeover of video game giant Activision Blizzard, fearing the $69 billion deal would distort fair competition in the … more

By MATT O'BRIEN and RAF CASERT | 11/8/22

FILE - A shopper arrives at a Kohl's store in West Des Moines, Iowa, on Feb. 25, 2021. The activist investor who has been pressing Kohl's for changes to turn around its struggling operations has upped the ante and is now attempting to shake up the board, according to a letter Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Kohl's CEO steps down to take president role at Levi Strauss

Michelle Gass, CEO of department store chain Kohl’s, is stepping down from her role early next month and will become the president of denim giant Levi Strauss & Co. Levi’s said in a release that … more

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | 11/8/22

U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, right, is welcomed during her visit to the Kyiv Mlyn flour mill in Kyiv, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Thomas-Greenfield, reassured Ukrainian farmers Tuesday that it was a priority for the Secretary General to extend a wartime grain deal that allows Ukrainian grain and other commodities to be shipped to world markets. (Sergei Supinsky, Pool Photo via AP)

Russia still deciding whether to extend Ukraine grain deal

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has reassured Ukrainian farmers that extending a wartime deal to facilitate Black Sea shipments of Ukrainian grain and other commodities is a priority for … more

By SAM MEDNICK | 11/8/22