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FILE - This photo provided by Pfizer in August 2023 shows their RSV vaccine Abrysvo. On Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, U.S. health officials are recommending RSV vaccinations for moms-to-be as a second option to protect newborns. (Pfizer via AP, File)

RSV vaccine recommended during pregnancy as a second option to protect newborns

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U.S. health officials are recommending RSV vaccinations for moms-to-be as a second option to protect newborns. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the shots should only be given to … more

By MIKE STOBBE | 9/22/23

FILE - Woodbridge firefighter Joe Zurilgen passes a burning home as the Kincade Fire rages in Healdsburg, Calif., on Oct. 27, 2019. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced plans on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, aimed at keeping home insurers in California amid increasing risks from climate change. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Things to know about California's new proposed rules for insurance companies

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California's insurance commissioner says he will write new rules for insurers in the nation's most populous state. Ricardo Lara's announcement on Thursday comes after state lawmakers failed to agree … more

By ADAM BEAM | 9/22/23

FILE - A general view shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 17, 2023. When the town of Lahaina, which was leveled by wildfire in August, is rebuilt, local residents who survived the conflagration might not be able to afford to live there, leading economists warned on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes

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Economists in Hawaii warn that residents who survived the wildfire that destroyed much of the Maui community of Lahaina might not be able to afford to live there after it is rebuilt unless officials … more

By ANDREW SELSKY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER | 9/22/23

Models wear creations as part of the Gucci women's Spring Summer 2024 collection presented in Milan, Italy, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Sabato De Sarno makes much anticipated debut at Gucci under the gaze of stars like Julia Roberts

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Sabato De Sarno wants people to fall in love with Gucci again, titling his debut collection “Gucci Ancora,” Italian for “Gucci Again.” The title is a touching admission of the challenges … more

By COLLEEN BARRY | 9/22/23

United Auto Workers members and supporters picket outside a General Motors facility in Langhorne, Pa., Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The United Auto Workers expanded its strike against major automakers Friday, walking out of 38 General Motors and Stellantis parts distribution centers in 20 states. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The UAW strike is growing. What you need to know as more auto workers join the union's walkouts

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The United Auto Workers’ strike is getting bigger. One week into the union’s historic work stoppages against major car makers, the UAW on Friday walked out of dozens of more factories across 20 … more

9/22/23

Brightline president Patrick Goddard talks to media as the first Brightline train to Miami prepares to depart in the debut of service from Orlando International Airport, early Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank /Orlando Sentinel via AP)

High-speed trains begin making trip between Orlando and Miami

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A privately owned high-speed passenger train service has been launched between Florida’s two biggest tourist hubs. The Brightline train is a $5 billion bet by owner Fortress Investment Group that … more

9/22/23

FILE - Rupert Murdoch attends the WSJ. Magazine 2017 Innovator Awards at The Museum of Modern Art in New York on Nov. 1, 2017. The media magnate is stepping down as chairman of News Corp. and Fox Corp., the companies that he built into forces over the last 50 years. He will become chairman emeritus of both corporations, the company announced on Thursday. His son, Lachlan, will control both companies. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Hero or villain? Rupert Murdoch’s exit stirs strong feelings in Britain, where he upended the media

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Rupert Murdoch stirs mixed feelings in Britain, where he transformed the media over half a century. U.K. journalists and politicians are both hailing and reviling the 92-year-old mogul after he … more

By JILL LAWLESS and PAN PYLAS | 9/22/23

FILE - A rig and supply vessel are pictured in the Gulf of Mexico off the cost of Louisiana, April 10, 2011. A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to expand next week’s scheduled sale of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases by millions of acres. The Thursday, Sept. 22, 2023, ruling rejected a scaled-back plan announced last month by the Biden administration as part of an effort to protect an endangered whale species. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Judge blocks government plan to scale back Gulf oil lease sale to protect whale species

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A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to expand next week’s scheduled sale of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases by millions of acres. The Thursday night ruling rejected a scaled-back … more

By KEVIN McGILL | 9/22/23

FILE - Climate activists march on Madison Avenue while protesting energy policy and the use of fossil fuels, in New York, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. Outside the gates of the United Nations, many civil society groups, activists and major philanthropic foundations are making plans on the sidelines of the General Assembly to push forward toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston, File)

On the sidelines of the U.N.: Hope, cocktails and efforts to be heard

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Across New York City, civil society groups and large philanthropies meet on the sidelines of the United Nations while world leaders gather at the annual General Assembly. Nonprofit organizations send … more

By THALIA BEATY | 9/22/23

FILE - Amazon's Prime Video streaming app on an iPad is seen in Baltimore on March 19, 2018. Amazon says that it will now start charging $2.99 per month in order for users in the U.S. to watch Prime Video ad free. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Amazon Prime Video will soon come with ads, or a $2.99 monthly charge to dodge them

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Amazon’s Prime Video will begin showing adds during shows and movies early next year, joining other streaming services that have added different tiers of subscriptions. The company said Friday that … more

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN | 9/22/23

Models wear creations as part of the Tod's women's Spring Summer 2024 collection presented in Milan, Italy, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

MILAN FASHION PHOTOS: Sharon Stone takes front row at Tod's show celebrating Italian craftsmanship

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MILAN (AP) — Rain forced more than one fashion house to scramble for indoor locations in Milan and fashionistas to find a way to move about the gridlocked Italian city on Friday without the threat … more

By COLLEEN BARRY | 9/22/23

EU hits Intel with $400 million antitrust fine in long-running computer chip case

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European Union antitrust enforcers have slapped Intel with a fresh $400 million fine in a long-running legal fight that the chipmaker appeared to have won last year. The European Commission imposed … more

9/22/23

Deb Libby, who poses in Worcester, Mass., on Aug. 21, 2023, has been on the state waitlist for public housing for almost a year. In a state with some of the country's most expensive real estate, Libby is among the 184,000 people — including thousands who are homeless, at risk of losing their homes or living in unsafe conditions — on a waitlist for the state's 41,500 subsidized apartments. (Jesse Costa/WBUR via AP)

Massachusetts has a huge waitlist for state-funded housing. So why are 2,300 units vacant?

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Massachusetts has about 184,000 people on a waitlist for the state’s public housing. Yet a WBUR and ProPublica investigation found that nobody is living in nearly 2,300 state-funded apartments, … more

By TODD WALLACK AND CHRISTINE WILLMSEN, WBUR | 9/22/23

FILE - Baseballer Charlie Grimm,left, deposed by the Chicago Cubs in favor of Gabby Hartnett as manager, takes up new duties as a radio broadcaster at the ball games at Wrigley Field in Chicago, July 25, 1938. He's assisted by Pat Flanagan, a broadcasting colleague. Many baseball fans, especially older ones, originally fell in love with America’s pastime by listening to ballgames on AM radio. But several major automakers are eliminating broadcast AM radio from newer models, prompting lawmakers on Capitol Hill to propose legislation that would prevent the practice for safety and other reasons. (AP Photo/File)

With the future of AM unclear, a look back at the powerful role radio plays in baseball history

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Many baseball fans, especially older ones, originally fell in love with America’s pastime by listening to ballgames on AM radio. In fact, next month will mark the 100th anniversary of the first … more

By MIKE FITZPATRICK | 9/22/23

FILE - Then Bayern's head coach Julian Nagelsmann smiles during an interview prior the Champions League, round of 16, second leg soccer match between Bayern and Salzburg in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Germany has appointed former Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann to lead the men’s national soccer team. The German soccer federation says Nagelsmann is taking over on a short-term contract through the European Championship next summer. Germany is hosting the tournament. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Germany hires Julian Nagelsmann as men’s national soccer team coach through Euro 2024

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Germany has hired Julian Nagelsmann to lead the men’s national soccer team. The German soccer federation is entrusting the former Bayern Munich coach with doing a better job than the last Bayern … more

By CIARÁN FAHEY | 9/22/23

FILE - A sign outside the Activision building in Santa Monica, Calif., June 21, 2023. British competition regulators signaled Friday, Sept. 22 that Microsoft’s restructured $69 billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard is likely to receive antitrust approval by next month's deadline. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Microsoft's revamped $69 billion deal for Activision gets closer to UK approval

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British competition regulators has signaled that Microsoft’s restructured $69 billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard is likely to receive antitrust approval. The Competition and … more

By KELVIN CHAN | 9/22/23

Lara Arias, a rare female golf course superintendent, poses for a photo with her Australian Shepard "Ryder" during an interview with the Associated Press, at the Marco Simone Club in Guidonia Montecelio, Italy, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. When Lara Arias started her job as course superintendent at the Marco Simone golf club outside Rome that will host the Ryder Cup from Sept. 29 to Oct.1 there was hardly any grass to manicure, no bunkers to rake and nary a green to shape, the entire course was practically one big pile of dirt amid a complete restyling. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

RYDER CUP ’23: A rarity in the golf world. A woman is the course superintendent

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Lara Arias is a rare female golf course superintendent and she's in charge at the Marco Simone club outside Rome that will host the Ryder Cup next week. She tells The Associated Press that she hopes … more

By ANDREW DAMPF | 9/22/23

Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Asian shares were mixed on Friday after another slump on Wall Street driven by expectations that U.S. interest rates will stay high well into next year. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after interest rates-driven sell-off on Wall Street

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Asian shares are mixed after another slump on Wall Street driven by expectations for U.S. interest rates to stay high well into next year. Hong Kong and Shanghai advanced while Tokyo, Seoul and … more

By ELAINE KURTENBACH | 9/22/23

Adnan Amin, CEO and number two official at the upcoming Conference of Parties (COP28) in Dubai, answers questions during an interview, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, at United Nations Headquarters. Amin said he knows what activists, critics and the head of the United Nations really want – a phase out of fossil fuels that cause climate change. He said it looks unlikely. (AP Photo/Joseph Frederick)

Top warming talks official hopes for 'course correction' and praises small steps in climate efforts

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A top official of upcoming international climate negotiations hopes to prove critics wrong and surprise them with a “course correction” for an ever-warming world. But don’t expect that big a … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 9/22/23

A volunteer from the GAF Roofing Academy helps replace the roof of Joe Capers, who has lived in New Orleans since the 1950s, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Back at old job, Anthony Mackie lends star power to New Orleans' post-Ida roof repair effort

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Movie star Anthony Mackie was back in his home town — and back at an old job — as he took part in a program to help people needing roof repairs and replacements after natural disasters. The New … more

By STEPHEN SMITH | 9/22/23