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FILE - A Target store is seen June 29, 2016, in Hialeah, Fla. Target announced, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, that it will close nine store in four states, including one in East Harlem, New York and three in San Francisco, saying that theft and organized retail crime have threatened the safety of its workers and customers. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)

Target to close 9 stores including 3 in San Francisco, citing theft that threatens workers, shoppers

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Target said it's closing nine store in four states, including one in East Harlem, New York and three in San Francisco, saying that theft and organized retail crime have threatened the safety of its … more

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | 9/26/23

This undated photo provided by Ascend Elements shows a team member loading used electric vehicle battery modules onto a massive shredder at the Ascend Elements battery recycling facility in Covington, Ga. A recycling facility will be built in Hopkinsville, Ky., to shred electric vehicle batteries in a $65 million venture between American and South Korean companies — Ascend Elements and SK ecoplant, respectively — that will supply material for a separate battery-related operation in the same town, the companies announced Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (Ascend Elements via AP)

A new battery recycling facility will deepen Kentucky's ties to the electric vehicle sector

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A recycling facility will be built in Kentucky to shred electric vehicle batteries in a $65 million venture. The facility in Hopkinsville will create about 60 jobs. That's according to U.S.-based … more

By BRUCE SCHREINER | 9/26/23

Models wear creations for the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2024 womenswear fashion collection presented Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023 in Paris. (AP Photo/Vianney Le Caer)

Dior triumphs with Parisian runway melding women's past and future

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Amid the electric ambiance of strobe lights and an usually sweltering Parisian fall, Dior presented its spring/summer 2024 womenswear collection. The show, set in the Tuileries gardens, witnessed a … more

By THOMAS ADAMSON | 9/26/23

FILE - A cursor moves over Google's search engine page, Aug. 28, 2018, in Portland, Ore. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, a top Apple executive defended the tech giant’s decision to make Google the default search engine on Apple iPhones and Macs, saying there was no “valid alternative.’’ (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

Apple exec defends tech giant’s decision to make Google default search engine on Apple iPhones, Macs

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A top Apple executive defended the tech giant’s decision to make Google the default search engine on Apple iPhones and Macs, saying there was no “valid alternative.’’ Testifying in the … more

By PAUL WISEMAN | 9/26/23

A man walks past the building where is located the Gunvor trading office in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday July 26, 2023. Swiss federal prosecutors on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, said they have indicted a former employee of oil trading giant Gunvor over bribes paid to obtain access to the Republic of Congo's petroleum market more than a decade ago. (AP Photo/Jamey Keaten)

Swiss prosecutors indict an ex-employee of trading firm Gunvor over bribes paid in Republic of Congo

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Swiss federal prosecutors say they have indicted a former employee of the Geneva-based commodities trading firm Gunvor over bribes paid to obtain access to the Republic of Congo’s petroleum market … more

9/26/23

General Electric washing machines are displayed at a retailer, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Marietta, Ga. On Tuesday, the Conference Board reports on U.S. consumer confidence for September. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

US consumer confidence tumbles in September as American anxiety about the future grows

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The American consumer is feeling less confident this month, particularly about the future, as expectations persist that interest rates will remain elevated for an extended period. The Conference … more

By MATT OTT | 9/26/23

This cover image released by Plume shows "The Spice Must Flow: The Story of Dune from Cult Novels to Visionary Sci-fi Movies" by Ryann Britt. (Plume via AP)

Book Review: 'The Spice Must Flow' chronicles the legacy of the breakthrough novel 'Dune'

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The saga of how cult sci-fi novel “Dune” slowly permeated the mainstream over decades is a tale with almost as many twists and turns as “Dune” itself, and author Ryan Britt recounts it in the … more

By MAE ANDERSON | 9/26/23

File - Taylor Swift, right, watches from a suite alongside Travis Kelce's mother, Donna Kelce, inside Arrowhead Stadium during the first half of an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. Following the 12-time Grammy Award winner's appearance at the game, jersey sales for the All-Pro tight-end seemingly skyrocketed. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)

Taylor Swift is a fan and suddenly, so is everyone else. Travis Kelce jersey sales jump nearly 400%

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Taylor Swift’s trip to watch the Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce didn’t just have the internet talking nonstop. Following the 12-time Grammy Award winner’s appearance at Arrowhead Stadium, … more

9/26/23

FILE - Workers install lighting on an "X" sign atop the company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, Friday, July 28, 2023. A top European Union official said Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, that the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, is the biggest source of fake news and urged owner Elon Musk to comply with the bloc's laws aimed at combating disinformation. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Musk's X is the biggest purveyor of disinformation, EU official says

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A top European Union official says the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, is the biggest source of fake news and urged owner Elon Musk to comply with the bloc’s laws aimed at combating … more

By KELVIN CHAN | 9/26/23

The leader of Spain's Popular Party Alberto Nunez Feijoo waves during his arrival at the Spanish parliament's lower house in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. The leader of Spain's conservatives will have his opportunity to form a new government this week in what has been preordained as a lost cause given his lack of support in the Parliament. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Leader of Spain's conservatives has a slim chance of winning lawmakers' approval for his government

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The leader of Spain’s conservatives has tried to win the endorsement of the nation’s parliament to form a new government. Spain’s July 23 national election gave Alberto Núñez Feijóo’s … more

By BERNAT ARMANGUE and JOSEPH WILSON | 9/26/23

FILE - Gary Sinise attends the LA premiere of "I Still Believe," at ArcLight Hollywood, Saturday, March 7, 2020, in Los Angeles. Sinise will receive an honorary AARP Award for his work through his foundation that supports initiatives toward military members. The organization announced Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, that Sinise will receive the honorary AARP Purpose Prize award during a ceremony on Oct. 25. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Gary Sinise to receive honorary AARP Purpose Prize Award

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Gary Sinise will receive an honorary AARP Award for his work through his foundation that supports military members and first responders. The organization announced Tuesday that Sinise will receive … more

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. | 9/26/23

FILE - Even Berrios, left, and Nicholas Hartnett, owner of Pure Power Solar, install a solar panel on the roof of a home in Frankfort, Ky., July 17, 2023. The window to limit human-caused warming to a globally agreed goal is narrowing but still open because of the huge growth of solar energy and electric vehicles sales worldwide, a report said Tuesday, Sept. 26. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Boost in solar energy and electric vehicle sales gives hope for climate goals, report says

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Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) is becoming harder but a narrow window remains because clean energy infrastructure has grown around the world, a new report … more

By SIBI ARASU | 9/26/23

Alibaba will spin off its logistics arm Cainiao in an IPO in Hong Kong

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Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba says it will spin off its logistics arm, Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, in an initial public offering in Hong Kong. It's the first business unit to go public … more

By ZEN SOO | 9/26/23

FILE - Passengers walk into the Departures entrance at the North Terminal of Gatwick Airport near Crawley, just south of London, Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Gatwick Airport, London’s second-busiest, is limiting flights this week, partly because of an outbreak of COVID-19 within air traffic control. In a statement late Monday, Sept. 25, 2023 the airport says a daily limit of 800 flights has been imposed until Sunday, affecting both departures and arrivals. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

London's Gatwick Airport limits flights this week due to staff illness, including COVID-19

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Gatwick Airport, London’s second-busiest, is limiting flights this week, partly because of an outbreak of COVID-19 within air traffic control. In a statement late Monday, the airport says a daily … more

9/26/23

FILE - Colombian performer Shakira arrives at court in Madrid, Spain, March 27, 2019. Spanish prosecutors have charged pop star Shakira with failing to pay 6 million euros ($6.36 million) in tax on her 2018 income, authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Spain’s latest fiscal allegations against the Colombian singer. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

Spain charges pop singer Shakira with tax evasion for a second time and demands more than $7 million

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Spanish prosecutors have charged pop star Shakira with failing to pay 6.7 million euros ($7.1 million) in tax on her 2018 income, in Spain’s latest fiscal allegations against the Colombian singer. … more

9/26/23

This undated image made from video provided by Eisai Co., Ltd., shows Leqembi, a drug for Alzheimer’s decease that was jointly developed by Japanese and U.S. pharmaceutical companies, at Eisai's Kawashima plant in Kakamigahara city, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. Japan's health ministry has approved Leqembi, the first drug for the treatment of the disease in a country with a rapidly aging population. Leqembi was developed by Japanese drugmaker Eisai and U.S. biotechnology firm Biogen. (Eisai Co., Ltd. via AP)

After US approval, Japan OKs its first Alzheimer's drug. Leqembi was developed by Eisai and Biogen

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Japan’s health ministry has approved Leqembi, a drug for Alzheimer’s decease that was jointly developed by Japanese and U.S. pharmaceutical companies. It's the first drug for the treatment of the … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 9/26/23

FILE - A person stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in Tokyo. Asian shares mostly sank Tuesday, Sept. 26, over worries about a possible U.S. government shutdown and the troubled Chinese economy.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Stock market today: Asian shares dip with eyes on the Chinese economy and a possible US shutdown

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Asian shares are mostly sinking over worries about a possible U.S. government shutdown and the troubled Chinese economy. Benchmarks fell in Tuesday afternoon trading in Tokyo, Sydney, Seoul, Hong … more

By YURI KAGEYAMA | 9/26/23

Alyssa Milligan participates in the Bike Ride Across Wilson County in conjunction with the Tennessee State Fair, Aug. 19, 2023, in Tenn. Milligan was struck and killed by a pickup truck in September while riding with a friend. Roadway deaths in the U.S. are mounting despite government test data showing vehicles have been getting safer. While the number of all car-related fatalities has trended upward over the last decade, pedestrians and cyclists have seen the sharpest rise, 64% between 2011 and 2022. (Ronald E. VanHoose via AP)

New cars are supposed to be getting safer. So why are fatalities on the rise?

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Government test data shows new passenger vehicles in the U.S. are extremely safe, but roadway deaths are steadily rising. Some of the biggest increases are deaths of pedestrians and cyclists. That … more

By TRAVIS LOLLER | 9/26/23

FILE - Striking writers take part in a rally in front of Paramount Pictures studio, Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Los Angeles. A tentative deal was reached, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, to end Hollywood’s writers strike after nearly five months. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Writers strike is not over yet with key votes remaining on deal

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The deal is made, the pickets have been suspended, and Hollywood’s writers are on the verge of getting back to work after months on strike. Crucial steps remain for the striking writers, including … more

By ANDREW DALTON | 9/26/23

FILE - United Auto Workers members walk the picket line at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Biden is headed to Michigan to join the UAW picket line. He's all-in on showing his union bona fides

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Experts in presidential and U.S. labor history say they cannot recall an instance where a sitting president has joined an ongoing strike. President Joe Biden will do just that on Tuesday, which is … more

By SEUNG MIN KIM, TOM KRISHER and CHRIS MEGERIAN | 9/26/23