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FILE - The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, Monday, April 25, 2022, in San Diego. By hiring Linda Yaccarino as Twitter’s new CEO, Friday, May 12, 2023, Elon Musk is welcoming a veteran ad executive to the helm of the social media site. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

What to know about Twitter's new CEO Linda Yaccarino

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Elon Musk is welcoming a veteran ad executive to the helm of Twitter. He says he has hired Linda Yaccarino as the social media site's new CEO. Yaccarino has worked as an advertising executive for … more

By MAE ANDERSON | 5/12/23

California Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gomez Reyes, left, and Democratic Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, right, march with parents and others who support the state's subsidized child care programs on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in Sacramento, California. Gov. Gavin Newsom will announce his updated budget plan on Friday, May 12, 2023. Newsom has proposed delaying funding for about 20,000 subsidized child care slots. (AP Photo/Adam Beam).

California's governor says state's budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday the state’s budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion. That’s about $10 billion more than predicted in January, when the governor offered his first … more

By ADAM BEAM | 5/12/23

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, right, and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell chat prior to a group photo session of the G7 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors, at Toki Messe in Niigata, Japan, Friday, May 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

More red ink: Congressional budget agency projects bigger deficits as debt talks continue

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The Congressional Budget Office says this year’s projected federal budget deficit has jumped by $130 billion. That's due in part to a proposed change to student loan repayment plans and a series of … more

By FATIMA HUSSEIN | 5/12/23

File - Philip Jefferson speaks during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Washington. President Joe Biden nominated Jefferson, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, to serve as vice chair of the board, the White House announced Friday, May 12, 2023. (Ken Cedeno/Pool via AP, File)

Biden taps Philip Jefferson to be Fed's vice chair, Kugler as first Hispanic on Fed board

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President Joe Biden has nominated Philip Jefferson, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, to serve as vice chair of the board. Biden has also chosen Adriana Kugler, a Georgetown … more

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER | 5/12/23

Philana Holmes and her daughter Olivia Caraballo, 7 listen to the final witness in their case at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday May 10, 2023. McDonald’s and a franchise holder are at fault after a hot Chicken McNugget from a Happy Meal fell on the girl's leg and caused second-degree burns, a jury in South Florida has found, Thursday, May 11. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

McDonald's found liable for hot Chicken McNugget that fell from Happy Meal and burned girl

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A jury in Florida says McDonald’s and a franchise holder are fault after a hot Chicken McNugget from a Happy Meal fell on a little girl’s leg and caused second-degree burns. Thursday's split … more

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View of the village and the "Brienzer Rutsch", taken on Tuesday, 9 May 2023, in Brienz-Brinzauls, Switzerland. Authorities in eastern Switzerland have ordered residents of the tiny village of Brienz to evacuate by Friday evening because geology experts say a mass of 2 million cubic meters of Alpine rock looming overhead could break loose and spill down in coming weeks. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

Stragglers pack up as Swiss village is evacuated under rockslide threat

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Stragglers packed up belongings in cars, trucks and at least one pickup truck before a looming deadline to evacuate a village in eastern Switzerland facing an urgent rockslide threat. About 2 million … more

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FILE - A postal worker empties a box near the Fiserv Forum on Aug. 18, 2020, in Milwaukee. The U.S. Postal Service is replacing tens of thousands of antiquated keys used by postal carriers and installing thousands of high-security collection boxes to stop a surge in robberies and mail thefts, officials said Friday, Friday, May 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

US Postal Service taking new steps to prevent carrier robberies, stolen mail

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The U.S. Postal Service is replacing thousands of antiquated keys used by postal carriers and installing thousands of high-security collection boxes to stop a surge in robberies and mail thefts. The … more

By DAVID SHARP | 5/12/23

Travellers with suitcases walk around Berlin's main train station, Friday, May 12, 2023. A labor union representing more than 200,000 railway workers said Friday that it is going ahead with a planned strike next week after its demands for better pay were rejected by employers. The EVG union said its members will walk out for 50 hours from late Sunday until late Tuesday. The 50-hour strike will likely is one of the biggest in recent history. (Carsten Koall/dpa via AP)

Germany braces for 50-hour train strike after employers refuse union demands

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A labor union representing more than 200,000 railway workers says it's going ahead with a planned strike next week after its demands for better pay were rejected by employers. The EVG union said … more

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FILE - Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wave flags in front of his picture in Istanbul, on March 31, 2019. Turkey is heading toward presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday May 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)

A look at the candidates in Turkey's presidential elections

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Turkey is heading toward presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday. President Recep Tayyip has dominated Turkish politics over the past two decades. But he has never appeared more vulnerable … more

By SUZAN FRASER | 5/12/23

Toyota: Data on more than 2 million vehicles in Japan were at risk in decade-long breach

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Toyota’s much-touted online service for its drivers had a data breach spanning over a decade, risking outside access to information on more than 2 million vehicles. Vehicles belonging to about 2.15 … more

By YURI KAGEYAMA | 5/12/23

Southeastern trains in sidings at Ashford International railway station in Kent, Britain, as members of the drivers' union Aslef have staged a walk out during their long-running dispute over pay, Friday May 12, 2023. The U.K. economy grew sluggishly during the first three months of the year as double-digit inflation curbed consumer spending and labor unrest curtailed output in industries ranging from transportation to healthcare and education. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)

UK economy grows sluggishly in 1st quarter as double-digit inflation curbs consumers spending

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The U.K. economy grew sluggishly during the first three months of the year as double-digit inflation curbed consumer spending and labor unrest curtailed output in industries ranging from … more

By DANICA KIRKA | 5/12/23

FILE - Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo listens during a meeting with President Joe Biden's "Investing in America Cabinet," in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, May 5, 2023, in Washington. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra looks on at left. The Commerce Department on Friday, May 12, 2023, is launching the application process for cities to receive a total of $500 million in grants to become “tech hubs.” (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Commerce Department starts process to fund tech hubs across the US with $500 million in grants

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The Commerce Department is launching the application process for cities to receive a total of $500 million in grants to become technology hubs. The $500 million is part of a $10 billion authorization … more

By JOSH BOAK | 5/12/23

Pope Francis delivers his speech flanked by Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni during a conference on birthrate, at Auditorium della Conciliazione, in Rome, Friday, May 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope joins Meloni in urging Italians to have more kids, not pets

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Pope Francis has joined Italy’s conservative premier in encouraging Italians to have more children after Italy registered a record low birth rate last year. Francis urged concrete political action … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD and PAOLO SANTALUCIA | 5/12/23

Drag acts perform during the second semi final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, England, Thursday, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

It's Eurovision time! Here's how the contest works and who to watch for

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The 67th Eurovision Song Contest will soon reach its climax with a grand final broadcast live from Liverpool. There will be catchy choruses, a kaleidoscope of costumes and tributes to the spirit of … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 5/12/23

Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers and central bank governors attend a family photo session ahead of their meeting in Niigata, Japan, on Friday, May 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

G-7 talks focus on ways to fortify banks, supply chains as China accuses group of hypocrisy

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Financial leaders of the Group of Seven advanced economies are focusing on ways to fortify ever more complicated financial systems and supply chains during meetings in Japan ahead of a summit next … more

By ELAINE KURTENBACH | 5/12/23

Zelenskyy barred from addressing 'nonpolitical' Eurovision Song Contest

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The Eurovision Song Contest has barred President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from addressing the final of the pan-continental music competition. He had been expected to use a video address on Saturday to … more

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Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their coronation ceremony, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

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May 5-11, 2023 From the war in Ukraine and Russia's celebration of Victory Day, to people fleeing fighting in Sudan and the coronation of U.K. King Charles III in London, this gallery highlights … more

By The Associated Press | 5/12/23

People walk past an excavator demolishing the remains of a destroyed building after a powerful earthquake in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, Wednesday, May 10, 2023. For many voters from Turkey’s quake-stricken region, casting their ballots in Sunday’s closely contested presidential and parliamentary elections will be an uphill battle. The elections are taking place just three months after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake - the deadliest quake in the country’s modern history - struck southern Turkey, killing more than 50,000 people and leaving millions of others homeless and living in temporary accommodation - including tents. (AP Photo/Metin Yoksu)

AP PHOTOS: In quake-devastated Turkey, voting in presidential election is no simple task

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ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — For many voters from southern Turkey, casting ballots in Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections will be an uphill battle. The elections are taking place just … more

By METIN YOKSU | 5/12/23

FILE - The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, April 25, 2022, in San Diego. Twitter launched encrypted messaging Wednesday, May 10, 2023, offering select users the ability to communicate more securely. But its new service is much more of a baby step than a giant leap forward. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Secure messaging arrives on Twitter - sort of. 'Don't trust it yet,' Musk warns

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Twitter has launched encrypted messaging, offering select users the ability to communicate more securely. But the new service is more of a baby step than a great leap forward. It lacks basic … more

By DAVID HAMILTON | 5/11/23

Adidas to sell Yeezy shoes and donate proceeds months after Kanye West split

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Adidas says it will try to sell a portion of its remaining Yeezy shoe inventory and donate the proceeds to charitable organizations. The German sportwear brand cut ties with Ye, the rapper formerly … more

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS | 5/11/23