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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 09/29/2023 11:43am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Conspiracy theories about FEMA’s Oct. 4 emergen Today in History: September 28, Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin 09/29/2023 10:39am • Today in History Today is Thursday, Sept. 28, the 271st day of 2023. There are 94 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 28, 1928, Scottish medical researcher Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first effective antibiotic. On this date: In 1781, American forces Slovakia election pits a pro-Russia former prime minister against a liberal pro-West newcomer 09/29/2023 12:03am • BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia holds an early parliamentary election on Saturday that pits populist former Prime Minister Robert Fico, who campaigned on a clear pro-Russia and anti-American message, against a liberal pro-West newcomer. Fico and his leftist Smer, or Direction, party vowed to Once rivals, now partners: Peloton and Lululemon to collaborate on connected fitness and apparel 09/28/2023 11:48am • Peloton and athletic wear maker Lululemon have announced a five-year partnership, effectively closing the curtain on Lululemon's recently acquired connected fitness device, Mirror. The interactive fitness company steps in to become the exclusive digital fitness content provider for Lululemon, which Shelters for migrants are filling up across Germany as attitudes toward the newcomers harden 09/28/2023 07:57am • BERLIN (AP) — Dozens of people from around the world lined up on a sunny morning this week in front of a former mental health hospital in Berlin to apply for asylum in Germany. There were two older women from Moldova. A young man from Somalia sat next to them on a bench. A group of five young Paki Chinese immigrant workers sue over forced labor at illegal marijuana operation on Navajo land 09/27/2023 08:18pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Chinese immigrant workers allege they were lured to northern New Mexico under false pretenses and forced to work 14 hours a day trimming marijuana on the Navajo Nation where cultivating the plant is illegal, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in state court. Job advert Jonas Kaufmann battles back from infection in Claus Guth's 'Doppleganger' 09/27/2023 06:03pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Finally recovered from a string of illness, tenor Jonas Kaufmann rose from one of 62 neatly ordered hospital beds at the Park Avenue Armory to perform a collection of Schubert songs in “Doppleganger.” For 80 solid minutes, the spotlight shone on Kaufmann, whose voice was in fin New Jersey Supreme Court to rule on pandemic-related insurance exclusions 09/27/2023 02:23pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's Supreme Court is considering whether an Atlantic City casino can get payouts from business interruption insurance for losses during the COVID-19 outbreak, potentially providing guidance for policyholders nationwide regarding the scope of coverage for pandemic-rela Justice Department targets eBay for alleged unlawful sales of pesticides and other toxins 09/27/2023 01:30pm • The U.S. Justice Department filed a civil complaint against eBay, claiming the online marketplace unlawfully sold and distributed hundreds of thousands of products like pesticides and motor vehicle emission-evading devices that violate environmental laws. The complaint Wednesday claims eBay sold, of UN summit of world leaders, by the numbers: The longest speech, the language that dominated and more 09/27/2023 11:59am • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nearly all the world's on stage, and all the men and but 20 women merely players. That's what a less-inspired Shakespeare might have written about this year's U.N. General Assembly meeting of leaders, which concluded Tuesday. Over six days, a cavalcade of world leaders addres US allows Israeli citizens to travel to US visa-free as Israel joins a select group of countries 09/27/2023 11:45am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is admitting Israel into a select group of countries whose citizens are allowed to travel to the United States without getting a visa in advance. The decision announced Wednesday comes despite Washington’s concerns about the Israeli government’s treat Egypt aims to double the number of tourists to reach 30 million by 2028, tourism minister says 09/27/2023 08:13am • CAIRO (AP) — Egypt is seeking to double the number of visitors to the country in the next five years, its top tourism official told The Associated Press. Egypt is aiming at reaching 30 million visitors by 2028, as its once-thriving tourism sector recovers from the fallout of the coronavirus pande DC to settle suit for not providing special education in jail during pandemic 09/26/2023 08:35am • High school students with disabilities in the D.C. jail reached a settlement with the District on Monday, after a lawsuit claimed they were denied an education while incarcerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. When the pandemic hit, D.C. Public Schools stopped providing in-person education to stud London's Gatwick Airport limits flights this week due to staff illness, including COVID-19 09/26/2023 07:07am • LONDON (AP) — 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 said a daily 800-flight limit, affecting both departures and arrivals, has been imposed until Sunday. Prominent Thai human rights lawyer accused of insulting the king receives a 4-year prison term 09/26/2023 02:07am • BANGKOK (AP) — A prominent Thai human rights lawyer was convicted on Tuesday of insulting the monarchy and sentenced to four years in prison, the first conviction under a controversial law guarding the royal institution since a civilian government took office after years of military-backed rule. A