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Protest posters are placed in front of the fuel element fabrication plant of the 'framatome' company in Lingen, Gerany, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. The German government said Monday that it can't stop a shipment of Russian uranium destined for French nuclear plants from being processed at a site in Germany because atomic fuel isn't covered by European Union sanctions on Russia. (Lars Klemmer/dpa via AP)

Germany: No option but to permit Russian uranium shipment

Germany says that it can’t stop a shipment of Russian uranium destined for French nuclear plants from being processed at a site in Germany because atomic fuel isn’t covered by European Union … more

By FRANK JORDANS | 9/12/22

Shekar Natarajan, chief supply chain officer at retailer American Eagle Outfitters, poses for a portrait in the office of Berns Communications Group on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, in New York. Since Natarajan joined American Eagle nearly four years ago, the teen retailer has purchased two supply chain businesses and he has begun building a logistics platform that other retailers including rivals can share. So far, more than 80 retailers have signed on. This modular, collapsible shipping box system that the company is developing, could be used to ship items from multiple brands to a customer's home. The goal is to reduce shipping time and costs for retailers and better compete with the likes of Amazon and Walmart. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)

American Eagle exec works to modernize the supply chain

From his perch as American Eagle Outfitters' chief supply chain officer, Shekar Natarajan is taking a page from shared ride service Uber to modernize the supply chain for small and mid-sized … more

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | 9/12/22

In this photo released by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, technicians work on the Arak heavy water reactor's secondary circuit, near Arak, 150 miles (250 kilometers) southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Dec. 23, 2019. France, Germany and Britain have urged Iran to agree to a proposed relaunch of the agreement limiting its nuclear program, saying final texts of a deal have been readied but Iran “has chosen not to seize this critical diplomatic opportunity.” The three European governments said Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 Iran continues to escalate its nuclear program beyond any civilian justification. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP)

Germany's Scholz sees no quick nuclear deal with Iran

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made clear Monday that he doesn’t expect an agreement with Iran in the immediate future to restore Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers, though he said … more

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President Joe Biden speaks before boarding Air Force One at Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Sep. 9, 2022, after attending a groundbreaking for a new Intel computer chip facility in New Albany, Ohio. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden to announce new support for US biotech production

President Joe Biden is announcing a new initiative to encourage biotech production and research in the U.S. It's the latest move by the White House to boost domestic industry. Biden on Monday signed … more

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER | 9/12/22

Montenegro's Defense Minister Rasko Konjevic speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Podgorica, Montenegro, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. At the government headquarters in NATO- member Montenegro, computers are unplugged, internet is offline and the main state websites are down. The blackout comes amid a massive cyberattack against the small Balkan state which officials say bears the hallmarks of Russian hackers and its security services. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)

Montenegro wrestles with massive cyberattack, Russia blamed

At the government headquarters in NATO-member Montenegro, the computers are unplugged, the internet is switched off and the state’s main websites are down. The blackout comes amid a massive … more

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC | 9/12/22

FILE - A woman, who is on oxygen as she recovers from COVID-19, holds the hand of her husband, who also contracted COVID-19, as he is kept alive with the help of an oxygenation machine at a medical center in Shreveport, La., Aug. 18, 2021. A majority of adults in the U.S. say health care is not handled well in the country. That's according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Americans give health care system failing mark: AP-NORC poll

A majority of adults in the U.S. say health care is not handled well in the country. That's according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll reveals … more

By AMANDA SEITZ | 9/12/22

President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, on his way to the groundbreaking of the new Intel semiconductor manufacturing facility in New Albany, Ohio. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

In a nod to JFK, Biden pushing 'moonshot' to fight cancer

President Joe Biden is set to channel John F. Kennedy on the 60th anniversary of the former president’s moonshot speech. He's trying to set the nation’s sights on “ending cancer as we know … more

By ZEKE MILLER and CARLA K. JOHNSON | 9/12/22

FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2019, file photo, shipping containers are offloaded at a BNSF Railway intermodal facility as the sun sets in Edgerton, Kan. The heads of the nation's two largest rail unions said Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022 that the freight railroads' move to begin delaying some shipments ahead of this week's looming strike deadline is only an attempt to get shippers to increase the pressure on Congress to intervene and block a work stoppage by imposing a contract on workers. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Unions blast rail move to delay shipments before deadline

The heads of the nation’s two largest rail unions said Sunday that the freight railroads’ move to begin delaying some hazardous shipments ahead of this week’s looming strike deadline is only an … more

By JOSH FUNK | 9/11/22

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands crosses the finish line to win the Italian Grand Prix race at the Monza racetrack, in Monza, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Ciro De Luca, Pool via AP)

Verstappen wins Italian GP for 1st time to close in on title

Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen again made light work of starting down the grid as he won the Italian Grand Prix to leave him within touching distance of a second successive title. … more

By DANIELLA MATAR | 9/11/22

USAID Administrator Samantha Power, right, speaks as US ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung watches during a media conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

USAID head urges crisis-hit Sri Lanka to tackle corruption

A visiting U.S diplomat has urged Sri Lankan authorities to tackle corruption and introduce governance reforms alongside efforts to to uplift the country’s economy as a way out of its worst crisis … more

By KRISHAN FRANCIS | 9/11/22

Protesters burn Spain and France flags as they take part in a demonstration during the Catalan National Day in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. Thousands of Spaniards who support the secession of Catalonia are gathering in Barcelona on the region's main holiday. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra)

Catalan separatists to hold rally amid infighting

Catalan separatists will hold a rally in Barcelona in an attempt by the march organizers to reignite the independence movement that is fraying as it nears the five-year anniversary of its failed … more

By JOSEPH WILSON | 9/11/22

Kim Shanahan, who operates online store Gifts Fulfilled, stacks Get Well Soon boxes in her shop, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Berlin, Md. This is a fulfillment project for another company to create jobs at her company. (AP Photo/Todd Dudek)

As small businesses raise prices, some customers push back

Inflation isn’t only costing small businesses money. It’s costing them customers as well. For much of the pandemic, small business customers were largely tolerant of price increases and kept on … more

By MAE ANDERSON | 9/11/22

Police officers carry a bag containing the body of a person killed in his house after a Russian attack in Pokrovsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Eastern Ukraine towns hit in overnight strikes

Through the debris-strewn rooms of the bomb-blasted house, the incessant ringing of a phone punctuates the crunch of broken glass splintering underfoot as police lay out a body bag. But the call will … more

By ELENA BECATOROS | 9/11/22

Nooshi Dadgostar, leader of the Left Party, campaigs in Vasteras, Sweden, on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, a day before general elections. (Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency via AP)

Sweden holds election expected to boost anti-immigrant party

Sweden is holding an election that is expected to boost a populist anti- immigration party that is vowing to crack down on gang violence shaking people's sense of security. The Sweden Democrats won … more

By VANESSA GERA | 9/11/22

A security guard wearing mask directs traffic near art decor in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China sends college students to quarantine under zero-COVID

Almost 500 students at China's premier college for broadcast journalists have been sent to a quarantine center after a handful of COVID-19 cases were detected in their dormitory. The 488 students, 19 … more

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Cosplayers watch a Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer at the Marvel Comics exhibit at the D23 Expo Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Indiana Jones, Black Panther take spotlight at Disney expo

An emotional Harrison Ford has unveiled a trailer for the fifth Indiana Jones film, saying this one will be his last. Ford and castmate Phoebe Waller-Bridge appeared on stage at Disney's D23 Expo … more

By ANDREW DALTON | 9/10/22

A St. Lawrence & Atlantic freight train travels Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Auburn, Maine. A proposed Boston-to-Montreal passenger train would travel through Maine on tracks north of Portland currently used only by freight trains. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Advocates make push for Montreal-to-Boston passenger rail

Rail advocates are dusting off a proposal for passenger train service between Montreal and Boston, riding on a renewed interest in train travel. The proposal for the first overnight service between … more

By DAVID SHARP | 9/10/22

A rendering of the entrance of a Small Modular Reactor facility that Rolls-Royce SMR hopes to have operational by the end of the decade is seen in this handout render provided by Rolls-Royce SMR on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. A global search for alternative sources to Russian energy during the war in Ukraine has refocused attention on smaller, easier-to-build nuclear power stations that proponents say they could provide a cheaper, more efficient alternative to older model mega-plants but detractors warn of heightened risks including the disposal of highly radioactive wave and the specter of nuclear weapons proliferation.

Small nuke reactors emerge as energy option, but risks loom

A global search for alternative sources to Russian energy during the war in Ukraine has refocused attention on smaller, easier-to-build nuclear power stations. Proponents say they could provide a … more

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS | 9/10/22

Fashion from the Proenza Schouler Spring Summer 2023 collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Friday Sept. 9, 2022 in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Proenza Schouler turns on the waterworks at NY Fashion Week

In a stunning Beaux-Arts building that housed a bank in the early 20th century, Proenza Schouler designers Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough presented a collection they said was a mix of their … more

By JOCELYN NOVECK | 9/10/22

Firefighters use aircraft to battle a wildfire south of Salem, Ore., on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. Climate change is bringing drier conditions to the Pacific Northwest and that requires strategies that have been common in fire-prone California for the past decade or more, said Erica Fleishman, director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute at Oregon State University. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)

Oregon adopts Calif fire tactic, shuts power amid high winds

Oregon utilities shut down power to tens of thousands of customers on Friday as dry easterly winds swept into the region, raising the risk of wildfire danger. Portland General Electric halted power … more

By GILLIAN FLACCUS | 9/10/22