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Suspect detained after blast at residential building in Germany injures police, firefighters 05/11/2023 04:15pm • BERLIN (AP) — German police have detained a suspect in connection with an explosion at a residential building that injured dozens of first responders on Thursday, some of them seriously, officials said. Police said two officers and three firefighters received life-threatening injuries in the blast Title 42 is ending. Here's what it has done, and how US immigration policy is changing 05/11/2023 04:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is putting new restrictions into place at its southern border to try to to stop migrants from crossing illegally and encourage them instead to apply for asylum online through a new process. The changes come with the end of coronavirus restrictions on asylum that h As public health emergency ends, pandemic-era support programs have already been fading away 05/11/2023 03:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The formal end of the national Public Health Emergency on Thursday is largely a symbolic and psychological step, representing the country’s formal emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic. But behind the scenes, several core aspects of America’s pandemic-era emergency safety n Djokovic expects to rev up his clay-court game at Italian Open 05/11/2023 03:08pm • ROME (AP) — Novak Djokovic is right where he wants to be after a slow start to his clay-court season. Back at the Italian Open — the clay event where he’s had his most success. The top-ranked Serb is a six-time champion in Rome and six-time runner-up. “Historically throughout my career, Rome Pedersen wins 6th stage of Giro, Leknessund stays in lead after calmer day 05/11/2023 03:03pm • NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Mads Pedersen won the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday after a two-man breakaway was caught with the line in sight. Andreas Leknessund kept hold of the pink jersey. Pedersen beat Jonathan Milan and Pascal Ackermann in a bunch sprint at the end of the picturesque Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/11/2023 01:15pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Peloton is recalling more than 2 million exercise bikes in the U.S. Here's why 05/11/2023 12:43pm • Peloton is recalling more than 2 million of its exercise bikes in the U.S. because the bike’s seat post assembly can break during use, posing fall and injury hazards. The recall includes approximately 2.2 million of the Peloton Bikes Model PL01. The bikes were sold in the U.S. from January 2018 th Bank of England raises UK interest rates to highest level since 2008 05/11/2023 11:34am • LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England raised interest rates to their highest level since late 2008 as it continues to combat stubbornly high inflation in the U.K. The decision on Thursday by the bank’s nine-member Monetary Policy Committee to lift its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage Mpox no longer a global emergency, WHO says 05/11/2023 11:32am • LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization said Thursday that the global outbreak of mpox, which initially baffled experts when the smallpox-related disease spread to more than 100 countries last year, is no longer an international emergency, after a dramatic drop in cases in recent months. Last Asian Cup host Qatar happier with draw after losing World Cup debut 05/11/2023 09:20am • DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Asian Cup host Qatar was undoubtedly happier about its draw on Thursday, six months after a losing debut at the World Cup it staged. Since then, former Real Madrid coach Carlos Queiroz has been appointed as coach and, as Qatar is the defending champion after winning the 2019 Asi Japan's Honda records lower profit, projects recovery ahead on sales rebound 05/11/2023 07:42am • TOKYO (AP) — Honda’s profit for the fiscal year that ended in March dropped 1.7% as sales took a hit from a semiconductor shortage and restrictions in China related to the coronavirus pandemic. But the Japanese automaker said Thursday that recovery was on the way, forecasting record sales and op Long-haul carrier Emirates sees highest-ever profit in 2022 of $2.9B after pandemic grounded flights 05/11/2023 05:42am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates saw its most-profit year ever in 2022, earning $2.9 billion after bouncing back from the coronavirus pandemic shutting down global aviation, the airline announced Thursday. The carrier's revival comes as Dubai, which owns the airline, Nissan reports surging profit amid strong sales, easing chip crunch 05/11/2023 05:17am • TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Nissan reported Thursday a seven-fold surge in January-March profit and forecast strong sales for this fiscal year riding on the popularity of its new model offerings. Nissan Motor Co.’s net profit for the fiscal fourth quarter totaled 106.9 billion yen ($798 mill Dubai main airport sees over 21.2M passengers in early 2023 05/11/2023 04:05am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport had over 21.2 million passengers pass through its terminals in the first quarter of the year, potentially nearing numbers it saw before the coronavirus pandemic grounded air traffic around the world. The Dubai airport, the home of the South Korea to lift quarantine mandate for COVID-19 and end testing recommendation for travelers 05/11/2023 01:22am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will drop its COVID-19 quarantine requirements and end testing recommendations for international arrivals starting next month after the World Health Organization declared the end of the global health emergency. In lowering the coronavirus alert level from “c