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FILE - Singer Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform during their 2023 tour on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Backstreets, a magazine and website that has served Springsteen's fans for 43 years, is shutting down, its publisher writing that he has been disillusioned by the debate over ticket prices for their hero's current tour. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

After ticket flap, Springsteen's fan magazine shutting down

A fan publication devoted to Bruce Springsteen says it is shutting down after 43 years, with its publisher saying he's been disillusioned by the talk about ticket prices for their hero's current … more

By DAVID BAUDER | 2/7/23

This photo provided by Michelob Ultra shows a scene from Michelob Ultra 2023 Super Bowl NFL football spot. A bevy of booze brands will be in the Super Bowl ad lineup this year, now that Anheuser-Busch has ended its exclusive advertising sponsorship after more than 30 years. Anheuser-Busch, parent of the Budweiser, Michelob Ultra and Busch beer brands, said in June it would end its exclusivity deal, which it first struck in 1989, and focus on other marketing efforts.(Michelob Ultra via AP)

In the spirit: More alcohol ads to run during Super Bowl

A bevy of booze brands will be in the Super Bowl ad lineup this year. Anheuser-Busch has ended its exclusive advertising sponsorship after more than 30 years. The St. Louis, Missouri, beverage giant … more

By MAE ANDERSON | 2/7/23

Microsoft bakes ChatGPT-like tech into search engine Bing

Microsoft is fusing ChatGPT-like technology into its search engine Bing, transforming an internet service that now trails far behind Google into a new way of communicating with artificial … more

By MATT O'BRIEN | 2/7/23

A sign near the entrance of the Reedy Creek Improvement District administration building is seen Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Disney’s government in Florida was the envy of any private business, giving it unprecedented powers in deciding what and how to build at Walt Disney World. Those days are numbered as a new bill released in early February 2023 puts the entertainment giant’s district firmly in the control of Florida’s governor and legislative leaders. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Disney faces losing control of its kingdom with Florida bill

Disney’s government in Florida has been the envy of any private business, with its unprecedented powers in deciding what to build and how to build it at Walt Disney World. Those days are numbered … more

By MIKE SCHNEIDER | 2/7/23

FILE - A Federal Aviation Administration sign hangs in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. Congress is taking up key aviation legislation just after close calls between planes at airports in New York and Texas. A House committee held the first hearing Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, on legislation that will govern the Federal Aviation Administration. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Congress takes up legislation on federal aviation oversight

Congress is taking up key aviation legislation just after close calls between planes at airports in New York and Texas. A House committee held the first hearing Tuesday on legislation that will … more

By DAVID KOENIG | 2/7/23

Andy Thibault, Editor and Publisher of The Winsted Citizen, carries the first bundle of papers off a pallet as Advertising and Circulation Director Rosemary Scanlon holds the first print press plate while a group of musicians play behind them after the arrival of the first delivery of the paper on, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Winsted, Conn. At a time that local newspapers are dying at an alarming rate, longtime activist Ralph Nader is helping give birth to one. Nader put up $15,000 to help launch The Winsted Citizen and hired a veteran Connecticut journalist, Andy Thibault, to put it together. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Newspapers dying? Ralph Nader's giving birth to one

At a time when community newspapers across the United States are dying at alarming rates, longtime activist Ralph Nader is giving birth to one. He's bankrolling the start of the Winsted Citizen, … more

By DAVID BAUDER | 2/7/23

In this photo supplied by the Mozambican Presidency, Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi, left, shakes hands with TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne at a meeting in Maputo, Mozambique, Friday, Feb. 3 2023. Extremist rebels in the county's northern Cabo Delgado province have killed a worker for an international charity shortly after a former vice president of the organization was asked to produce a report into the humanitarian situation in the conflict-hit region. In March 2021 Mozambique’s Islamic extremist insurgency forced the France-based firm TotalEnergies to put on hold its $20 billion liquified natural gas project in the north of the province. (Photo Mozambican Presidency via AP).

Mozambique's extremist rebels kill aid worker in north

Extremist rebels in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province have killed a worker for the international charity Doctors Without Borders, shortly after a former vice president of the organization … more

Associated Press | 2/7/23

FILE - Beyonce accepts the award for best dance/electronic music album for "Renaissance" at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. Tickets for Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” world tour which kicks off in Stockholm in May have been sold out “after a high ticket pressure." A new second concert in the Swedish capital was announced Tuesday when the sale started. The concerts are part of her highly anticipated tour and it was her first single tour in five years. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Tickets for Beyoncé’s 1st concert of world tour sell out

Tickets for the first concert of Beyoncé’s upcoming “Renaissance” world tour have sold out. Concert management group Live Nation said a second concert in Stockholm was added because of the … more

2/7/23

This image provided by Catalina María Gomez Caycedo shows Aleena Rupani, from left, Catalina María Gomez Caycedo, Henry Crabtree, and Michael Watkins in Crabtree's London flat. The close friends met through their work at a software company with workers scattered around the globe. A recent Gallup survey says just 2 in 10 adult U.S. employees say they have a best friend at work. (Catalina María Gomez Caycedo via AP).

Gallup: Just 2 in 10 U.S. employees have work `best friend'

A recent Gallup survey says just 2 in 10 adult U.S. employees say they have someone at work they consider a best friend. The number of workers under 35 who have besties dropped by 3 percentage points … more

By LEANNE ITALIE | 2/7/23

FILE - Protesters hold signs as they march during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Chicago, May 30, 2020. Candid, a leading philanthropy research group, is leading a coalition of funders and grantees that want to standardize the collection of demographic information to help target donations to minority-led groups. Corporations and foundations pledged billions for racial equity after the police killing of Floyd in 2020. But statistics show that philanthropic money flows unequally to white-led and minority-led organizations. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

How Candid hopes diversity data will help aid racial equity

Philanthropy research organization Candid is leading a coalition of funders and grantees looking to standardize the collection of demographic information to help streamline donations to minority-led … more

By GLENN GAMBOA | 2/7/23

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James moves the ball up court in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. The Pelicans won 121-136. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Ticket demand, anticipation grows as LeBron nears Kareem

Ticket prices are predictably high for the Los Angeles Lakers' next two home games, with LeBron James poised to break the NBA scoring record. James is 36 points from passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The … more

By TIM REYNOLDS | 2/7/23

Relatives stand by the coffin of Eduard Strauss, a Ukrainian serviceman who died in combat on Jan. 17 in Bakhmut, during his funeral in Irpin, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Russian shells spark hospital fire ahead of expected assault

Ukrainian officials say Russian shelling has hit more civilian targets, starting a fire at a town’s hospital, ahead of what Kyiv authorities suspect is an impending new offensive by Russia around … more

By SUSIE BLANN | 2/7/23

A passenger waits at the Gare de Lyon station in Paris, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. The French parliament has started debating President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular pension reform proposals, which prompted strikes and large demonstrations in recent weeks. The bill would raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64. A third round of protests has been called on Tuesday Feb.7, 2023 by eight main workers' unions. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

French protesters hold more strikes over pension changes

Public transportation, schools and electricity, oil and gas supplies are disrupted in France as demonstrators were to take to the streets for a third round of nationwide strikes and protests against … more

2/7/23

FILE - Denmark Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Jakob Ellemann-Jensen arrives to attend the Summit of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) in Riga, Latvia, on Dec. 19, 2022. Ellemann-Jensen has taken a leave of absence for an undetermined period of time after he, last week, felt uneasy and went to a Copenhagen hospital for a medical check-up. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov, File)

Denmark's defense minister takes sick leave after checkup

Denmark’s defense minister has taken a leave of absence for an undetermined period of time after he felt unwell and went to a Copenhagen hospital for a medical checkup last week. The 49-year-old … more

2/7/23

FILE - A traveler walks past an advertisement featuring a Nintendo character at Narita airport in Narita near Tokyo Friday, June 10, 2022. Japanese video game maker Nintendo recorded a slight drop in in profit in April to December 2022 as it maintained strong sales of its Switch console games. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

Japan games maker Nintendo's profit slips amid chips crunch

Japanese video game maker Nintendo has recorded a slight drop in in profit for April-December as it recorded strong sales of its Switch console games. Nintendo’s net profit in the first nine months … more

By YURI KAGEYAMA | 2/7/23

UK energy company BP's profits double to $27.7 billion

British energy company BP has reported record annual earnings amid growing calls for the U.K. government to boost taxes on companies profiting from the high price of oil and natural gas after … more

2/7/23

A woman walks in front of SoftBank store in Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Jan. 20, 2020. Japanese investor SoftBank Group reported Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 that it sank into a deep loss for the October-December quarter, slammed by the global plunge in technology shares. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan's SoftBank logs $5.9B loss as tech investments tumble

Japanese investor SoftBank Group has sunk into a deep loss for the October-December quarter, slammed by the global plunge in technology shares. The 783 billion yen, or $5.9 billion, net loss for the … more

By YURI KAGEYAMA | 2/7/23

FILE - A Boeing 737 Max jet prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle, Sept. 30, 2020. Boeing plans to make staffing cuts in the aerospace company's finance and human resources support services departments in 2023, with a loss of around 2,000 jobs, the company said Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Boeing plans to cut about 2,000 finance and HR jobs in 2023

Boeing says it plans to cut about 2,000 jobs from the aerospace company’s finance and human resources departments in 2023. A statement by the Virginia company says the jobs will be reduced … more

2/7/23

A man walks down steps in front of the Bank of England in London, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates by as much as half a percentage point. That would outpace the latest hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The move on Thursday comes as the central bank seeks to tame decades-high inflation that has driven a cost-of-living crisis and predictions of recession. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Britcoin? UK gets closer to launching a digital currency

Britcoin is moving closer to reality. U.K. authorities say British businesses and consumers are likely to need a digital version of the pound. They formally asked for public comment Monday on the … more

By DANICA KIRKA | 2/6/23

FILE - A sign is shown on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., Sept. 24, 2019. Google is girding for a battle of wits in artificial intelligence with “Bard," a conversational service apparently aimed at countering the popularity of the ChatGPT tool backed by Microsoft. Bard initially will be available exclusively to a group of “trusted testers" before being widely released later in the year, according to a Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, blog post from Google CEO Sundar Pichai. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Google hopes 'Bard' will outsmart ChatGPT, Microsoft in AI

Google is girding for a battle of wits in the field of artificial intelligence with “Bard.” That's the name the company's given to its conversational service that's apparently aimed at countering … more

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE | 2/6/23