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Japan's economy shrinks on weak consumer spending, auto woes 05/15/2024 11:03pm • TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese economy shrank at an annual rate of 2% in the first quarter of this year, as consumption and exports declined, the government said Thursday. Although unemployment has stayed relatively low in the world’s fourth largest economy at about 2.6%, wage growth has been slow an Now armed with AI, America's adversaries will try to influence election, security officials warn 05/15/2024 05:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — America's foreign adversaries will again seek to influence the upcoming U.S. elections, top security officials warned members of the Senate Wednesday, harnessing the latest innovations in artificial intelligence to spread online disinformation, mislead voters and undermine trust Pro-Palestinian protesters place fake bloody corpses at home of University of Michigan official 05/15/2024 04:59pm • Pro-Palestinian protesters wearing masks pitched tents and placed fake bloody corpses outside the home of a University of Michigan board member Wednesday, raising tension with the school. Sarah Hubbard, chair of the university's governing board, said the 6 a.m. demonstration at her home in Okemos in Son-in-law of top opponent of Venezuela's president pleads guilty to US money laundering charges 05/15/2024 12:49pm • MIAMI (AP) — The son-in-law of a prominent Venezuelan opposition leader has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges for his role in a vast bribery conspiracy to siphon $1.2 billion from the state-owned oil company. As part of his plea agreement announced Tuesday in federal court in Miami, Fern 2 journalists in detention in Tunisia as authorities launch wave of arrests against critics 05/15/2024 12:15pm • TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Two journalists were kept under detention in Tunisia on Wednesday, following a raft of arrests targeting government critics including lawyers and the press that has drawn concern from the country's international allies. Authorities in the north African country this week unle Brunson scores 44, Knicks beat Pacers 121-91 to move a win away from conference finals 05/15/2024 09:12am • NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks have one more step to climb to reach the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000. Jalen Brunson, after a couple rough games, looks ready to take it. Brunson scored 44 points, reaching 40 for the fifth time in this postseason, and the Knicks beat Anti-abortion activist who led a clinic blockade is sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison 05/14/2024 05:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — An anti-abortion activist who led others on an invasion and blockade of a reproductive health clinic in the nation's capital was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly five years in prison. Lauren Handy, 30, was among several people convicted of federal civil rights offenses for blockadi Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone 05/13/2024 10:31pm • PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The voice Alexis “Lexi” Bogan had before last summer was exuberant. She loved to belt out Taylor Swift and Zach Bryan ballads in the car. She laughed all the time — even while corralling misbehaving preschoolers or debating politics with friends over a backyard fire p Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone 05/13/2024 09:52am • PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The voice Alexis “Lexi” Bogan had before last summer was exuberant. She loved to belt out Taylor Swift and Zach Bryan ballads in the car. She laughed all the time. In high school, she was a soprano in the chorus. Then that voice was gone. Doctors in August removed a lif Tunisian lawyers call for strike over arrest of their colleague amid crackdown on dissent 05/12/2024 01:11pm • TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Hooded police raided Tunisia’s bar association headquarters and arrested a lawyer as authorities escalated a broad government crackdown that has ensnared political dissidents, non-governmental organizations and Black migrants. Sonia Dahmani, a prominent critic of the govern Trump is increasingly directing personal attacks against independent rival Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 05/11/2024 08:41am • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump is known for leveling constant and often personal attacks on top rivals such as Joe Biden. Lately, he's increasingly taking that same approach against independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Among the recent jabs, Trump this past week posted a ro NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 05/10/2024 02:27pm • 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. ___ No, France did not deploy troops to fight with Ukraine against Russi Scammer who claimed to be an Irish heiress should be extradited to UK, judge rules 05/09/2024 05:38pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A convicted scammer who claimed to be an Irish heiress and who is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from several victims should be extradited to the United Kingdom, a federal court has ruled. Marianne Smyth, who accusers say has also fashioned herself as a wit Former aide and consultant close to U.S. Rep. Cuellar plead guilty and agree to aid investigation 05/09/2024 03:50pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A top former aide to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and a political and business consultant have agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to help the Democrat congressman from Texas launder more than $200,000 in bribes and to assist prosecutors in a federal criminal investigation, accord Fight over foreign money in politics stymies deal to assure President Joe Biden is on Ohio's ballot 05/09/2024 02:59pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The question of whether Democratic President Joe Biden will appear on Ohio's fall ballot has become entangled in a partisan legislative fight to keep foreign money out of state ballot campaigns, a year after cash tied to a Swiss billionaire boosted a successful effort to ensh