Sneakers, elastic pants: People alter office wear amid COVID
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Blazers in knit fabrics, pants with drawstrings or elastic waists, and polo shirts as…
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Civilians rescued from Mariupol steel plant head for safety
By CARA ANNA and INNA VARENYTSIA Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Russia resumed pulverizing the Mariupol steel mill that has become…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed in light ‘Golden Week’ trading
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mixed in light “Golden Week” trading with markets in China, Japan and some other…
Continue Reading New Zealand welcomes back tourists as pandemic rules eased
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand welcomed tourists from the U.S., Canada, Britain, Japan and more than 50…
Continue Reading Japan’s Kishida holds talks with Thailand’s leader
BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has met with his Thai counterpart, Prayuth Chan-ocha, for talks on economic, security and…
Continue Reading Mower, co-inventor of implantable defibrillator, dies at 89
BALTIMORE (AP) — Dr. Morton Mower, a former Maryland-based cardiologist who helped invent an automatic implantable defibrillator that has helped…
Continue Reading 104 and no more: Amputee wraps up marathon record quest
By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press When amputee athlete Jacky Hunt-Broersma says her mantra is, “I can do hard things,” she’s not kidding…
Continue Reading Germany: Quitting Russian oil by late summer is ‘realistic’
BERLIN (AP) — Germany says it’s making progress on weaning itself off Russian fossil fuels and expects to be fully independent of Russian crude…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s big plans for Twitter: What we know so far
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk has laid out some bold, if still vague, plans for…
Continue Reading Amazon, union face off in a rematch election in New York
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon and the nascent group that successfully organized the company’s first-ever U.S.…
Continue Reading Tourists, rejoice! Italy, Greece relax COVID-19 restrictions
By NICOLE WINFIELD and DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ROME (AP) — For travelers heading to Europe, summer vacations just got a whole lot easier.…
Continue Reading En plein air: NYC aims to keep outdoor lifestyle post-virus
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As COVID-19 ravaged New York City, virus-wary denizens locked out of indoor public places…
Continue Reading May Day rallies in Europe urge more help as inflation bites
ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of people were marching in cities across Europe for May Day protests to honor workers…
Continue Reading 2 people rescued 50 hours after China building collapse
BEIJING (AP) — Two people have been rescued from the rubble of a building in central China more than 50 hours after it collapsed. Dozens remain…
Continue Reading Pelosi, in surprise Kyiv trip, vows unbending US support
By VANESSA GERA, NICOLE WINFIELD and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A top-level U.S. congressional delegation led by House…
Continue Reading Look for the orange vest: Ukrainians in Romania help others
By CHISATO TANAKA Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Elena Trofimchuk fled Ukraine to Romania more than a month ago. She now sees…
Continue Reading Evacuations under way in Mariupol; Pelosi visits Ukraine
By CARA ANNA and YESICA FISCH Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — A long-awaited evacuation of civilians from a besieged steel plant in…
Continue Reading Egyptian officials: Militants blow up gas pipeline in Sinai
By ASHRAF SWEILAM Associated Press EL ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian security officials say suspected Islamic State militants blew up a natural gas…
Continue Reading Late Del. Gov. du Pont remembered for bipartisanship, humor
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Current and former Delaware politicians, family and friends of Pierre S. “Pete” du Pont IV have gathered to remember…
Continue Reading Despite payment, investors brace for Russia to default
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Prices for Russian credit default swaps — insurance contracts that protect an investor against a…
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