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The Latest: Germany reports 24,000 daily coronavirus cases

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on citizens to help ease the strain on nurses and doctors caring for the ...

Biden says Rangers making mistake by allowing full capacity

President Joe Biden told ESPN on Wednesday it was a mistake for the Texas Rangers to allow full capacity at their ballpark ...

US factory activity expands at fastest pace since 1983

U.S. manufacturers expanded in March at the fastest pace in 37 years, a sign of strengthening demand as the pandemic wanes ...

Construction spending dips 0.8% in February amid bad weather

U.S. construction spending fell in February after several months of steady gains, likely because of unseasonably cold weather ...

Safety last: Risky investments soared at start of 2021

Who needs safety when the world's about to get back to normal? Risky stocks seen as nearly untouchable a year ago burst to ...

AP survey: ADs fear sharing revenue with college athletes

Back in January, two Democratic senators introduced federal legislation called the College Athlete Bill of Rights. Among a ...

Dems aim for July vote as Congress digs in on infrastructure

Even before President Joe Biden unveiled his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, congressional committees were laying the ...

ShowBiz Minute: Knives Out, Simon, BTS

Netflix lands "Knives Out" sequels in high-priced deal; Paul Simon sells song catalog to Sony Music Publishing; BTS get their ...

Taiwan chip maker TSMC to invest $100B to grow capacity

Major Taiwan computer chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to invest $100 billion in the next three years ...

India fights virus surge, steps up jabs amid export row

There isn’t any room at Sion Hospital in India’s megacity, Mumbai - approximately all 500 beds reserved for COVID-19 patients ...

Pakistan lifts weekslong ban on TikTok over racy content

Pakistan's media regulatory agency on Thursday reinstated access to the Chinese video service TikTok, after a court banned ...

In Dubai, an art show's return reflects city's new normal

It was a scene reminiscent of pre-pandemic Dubai: Art lovers dressed in designer clothes or alternative fashion, walking ...

New Mexico primed to join US recreational pot wave

New Mexico is joining a wave of states that are legalizing recreational marijuana as its Democrat-dominated Legislature sent ...

Under pressure, some Ga. corporate leaders slam voting bill

Some of Georgia's most prominent corporate leaders on Wednesday began to more forcefully criticize the state's sweeping new ...

AP source: Lindor, Mets agree to $341 million, 10-year deal

Francisco Lindor and the New York Mets have agreed to a $341 million, 10-year deal, keeping the All-Star shortstop in Queens ...

Bank of Japan 'tankan' survey upbeat over economic recovery

A closely watched economic survey by the Bank of Japan shows growing optimism as the world’s third-largest economy grapples ...

The Latest: 6 more COVID cases found in local China outbreak

BEIJING — Health officials in China say six more people have become ill with COVID-19 in a southwestern Chinese city on the ...

Lawmakers urge Biden to expand infrastructure plan

President Joe Biden outlined a huge $2.3 trillion plan Wednesday to reengineer the nation’s infrastructure in what he billed ...

New York is latest state to legalize recreational marijuana

New York adults over the age of 21 can now possess and use marijuana — even in public — under a legalization bill signed ...

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine batch fails quality check

A batch of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine failed quality standards and can’t be used, the drug giant said Wednesday.