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FILE - People admire the view of the city of Athens with the Greek Parliament on the left and the ancient Acropolis hill on the right, on Aug. 10 , 2022. Greece's government on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 announced a carrot-and-stick drive to cut public sector energy use by 10% this year, linking compliance to funding and urging state employees to switch off lights and appliances when leaving the office. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)

Greece tells state workers to save power, seeks 10% cut

Greece’s government has announced a carrot-and-stick drive to cut public sector energy use by 10% this year. It's linking compliance to funding and urging state employees to switch off lights and … more

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS | 9/7/22

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, right, takes a break with Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard, center, and Federal Reserve Bank of New York president and CEO John Williams, left, at the central bank's annual symposium in Grand Teton National Park Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. in Moran, Wyo. (AP Photo/Amber Baesler)

Fed's Brainard: Rates to rise higher, stay elevated longer

A top Fed official says the Federal Reserve will need to continue lifting its short-term interest rate to a level that restricts economic growth and keep it there for an extended period. In remarks … more

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER | 9/7/22

This image released by Sony Pictures shows Brad Pitt, left, and Sandra Bullock in a scene from the film "Bullet Train." (Scott Garfield/Sony Pictures via AP)

Movie chain Cineworld files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Movie theater operator Cineworld Group has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. as it deals with billions of dollars in debt and lower-than-expected attendance at screenings. The … more

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN | 9/7/22

A customer makes a sports bet at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. on Sept. 6, 2022. In the fifth year of legal sports betting in most U.S. states, the action is speeding up due to microbetting, the ability to place a bet on an outcome as narrowly targeted as the result of the next pitch in baseball or the next play in football. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Wins — and losses — can pile up with sped-up sports betting

Legal sports betting in the United States is getting faster. That means there's more opportunity to win — and lose — money at a rapid pace. With the industry in its fifth year following a U.S. … more

By WAYNE PARRY | 9/7/22

FILE - Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, attends the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Elon Musk will be able to include new evidence from a Twitter whistleblower as he fights to get out of his $44 billion deal to buy the social media company, but Musk won’t be able to delay a high-stakes October trial over the dispute, a judge ruled Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (Patrick Pleul/Pool via AP)

Judge: Musk can use Twitter whistleblower but not delay case

Elon Musk will be able to include new evidence from a Twitter whistleblower as he fights to get out of his $44 billion deal to buy the social media company, but Musk won’t be able to delay a … more

By MATT O'BRIEN | 9/7/22

Michael Flynn: From government insider to holy warrior

The retired Army general and former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn has been focusing on the future. In the past Flynn was part of the effort to overthrow the 2020 election. More … more

By MICHELLE R. SMITH | 9/7/22

FILE - Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama pauses before speaking as he addresses a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Albania cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country's embassy staff over a major cyberattack nearly two months ago that was allegedly carried out by Tehran on Albanian government websites, Prime Minister Rama said Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Albania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran over July cyberattack

Albania's prime minister says the government has cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country’s embassy staff. Albania and the U.S. have blamed Tehran for a major cyberattack nearly two … more

By LLAZAR SEMINI | 9/7/22

Apple puts on first in-person event since start of pandemic

Apple is expected to unveil the 14th series of its iconic and ubiquitous iPhone, its first in-person product launch event since before the coronavirus pandemic began. Analysts who cover technology … more

By MATT OTT | 9/7/22

Egypt demands Netflix, others adhere to 'societal values'

Egypt’s media regulator has demanded that Netflix and other steaming services adhere to this majority Muslim county’s “societal values” — a veiled reference to programs featuring members of … more

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FILE - Shoppers buy food in a supermarket in London, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss has pledged to rebuild the economy, but she faces a daunting job. Truss inherits an ailing economy on the brink of a potentially long recession, with record inflation and millions crying out for government help to cope with energy bills. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss inherits an economic storm

Britain’s new prime minister has pledged to rebuild the economy and “ride out the storm” gathering over the country, but Liz Truss faces a daunting job. She inherits an ailing economy on the … more

By SYLVIA HUI | 9/7/22

UPS driver Joe Speeler makes a delivery at the Leanon Shops in Mount Lebanon, Pa., on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. United Parcel Service said Wednesday, Sept 7, 2022, it plans to hire more than 100,000 extra workers to help handle an increase in packages during the critical holiday season. That’s similar to the holiday seasons of 2021 and 2020. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

UPS to hire more than 100,000 workers for the holidays

United Parcel Service said Wednesday it plans to hire more than 100,000 extra workers to help handle an increase in packages during the critical holiday season. That’s similar to the holiday … more

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | 9/7/22

FILE - An Arleigh-Burke Class destroyer is christened at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, Aug. 1, 2009. The U.S. Navy's workhorse destroyer went into production more than 30 years but will soon be replaced by a new destroyer that will feature lasers that can shoot down missiles and attack enemies with hypersonic missiles topping 3,800 mph. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Navy wants new destroyer with lasers, hypersonic missiles

The Navy is getting ready to turn the chapter on its workhorse destroyer, the Arleigh Burke, which went into production more than 30 years ago. The Navy has awarded design contracts on a future ship … more

By DAVID SHARP | 9/7/22

FILE - Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer addresses the media during a joint press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, July 28, 2022. The Austrian government has presented plans for a power price cap to curb the rise in energy costs. Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, that the cap should ease costs for an average household of three by about 500 euros per year. (AP Photo/Theresa Wey, File)

Austria announces price cap to curb rising power prices

The Austrian government has presented plans for a power price cap to curb the rise in energy costs. Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Wednesday that the cap should ease costs for an average household of … more

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. European Union countries should set a price cap on Russian gas and seek "solidarity contribution" from European oil and gas companies making extraordinary profit from market volatility sparked by the war in Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU wants price cap on Russian gas, energy companies to pay

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says European Union countries should set a price cap on Russian natural gas. She also said Wednesday that European oil and gas companies are making … more

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FILE - Former United States ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft speaks to reporters before the start of the Kentucky Farm Bureau Ham Breakfast at the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Craft launched her long-anticipated campaign for Kentucky governor on Wednesday, Sept. 7, saying the state's “best days are ahead of us” as she joined a crowded lineup of Republicans competing to challenge Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear next year.(AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Trump ambassador Kelly Craft joins Kentucky governor's race

Former United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft has launched her campaign for Kentucky governor. She said Wednesday that the state’s “best days are ahead.” Craft joins a crowded lineup of … more

By BRUCE SCHREINER | 9/7/22

FILE - Brian Cornell, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Target, speaks at a financial community meeting, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in New York. Cornell will stay in his position leading the retailer for about the next three years. The company also announced Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 that Arthur Valdez, executive vice president and chief supply chain and logistics officer, will retire. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Target drops mandatory CEO retirement age, Cornell to stay

Target is dropping the mandatory retirement age for its CEO and extending its contract with Chief Executive Brian Cornell for three years. Cornell would have passed mandatory retirement age in that … more

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Britain's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, left, and Vicky Ford, development minister in the Foreign Office leave 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 after attending the first cabinet meeting since Liz Truss was installed as British Prime Minister a day earlier. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

New UK Cabinet is diverse in makeup and solidly on the right

Liz Truss’s new Cabinet is Britain’s most diverse ever with women serving as prime minister and deputy prime minister and Black and South Asian politicians filling many of the top jobs. The … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 9/7/22

FILE - China's President Xi Jinping greets the media prior to a meeting of leaders of the BRICS emerging economies at the Itamaraty palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on Nov. 14, 2019. Xi is expected to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a visit to the neighboring Central Asian nations of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan later in September 2022, in what would be his first overseas visits since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in late 2019. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, Pool, File)

EXPLAINER: Why is Xi Jinping's Central Asia trip important?

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a visit to the neighboring Central Asian nations of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan this month in what would … more

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech during a meeting of the German Federal Parliament, Bundestag, in the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

Scholz: Germany well-placed on energy to get through winter

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the country is well-placed to get through this winter with enough energy thanks to his efforts to shore up supplies. He is dismissing criticism from the country’s … more

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Russian President Vladimir Putin applauds during a plenary session at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (Sergei Bobylev/TASS News Agency Host Pool Photo via AP)

Putin mocks West, says Russia will press on in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow will continue its military action in Ukraine until reaching its goals and mocked Western attempts to drive Russia into a corner with sanctions. … more

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | 9/7/22