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World shares mixed after tech-led retreat on Wall Street

Shares are mostly lower in Europe and Asia after a retreat on Wall Street led by technology companies

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Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. Shares fell in Asia on Friday after technology companies led Wall Street benchmarks lower as investors weighed the implications of higher interest rates, surging coronavirus cases and tensions between Beijing and Washington. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

UK governing Conservatives suffer shock by-election loss

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has suffered a stunning defeat in a parliamentary by-election that was a referendum on his government amid weeks of scandal and soaring COVID-19 infections

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Helen Morgan of the Liberal Democrats makes a speech after being declared the winner in the North Shropshire by-election in Shrewsbury, England early Friday Dec. 17, 2021. The Liberal Democrats overturned an almost 23,000 Conservative majority to win the special election that was sparked by the resignation of Owen Paterson, a result that heaps further pressure on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (Jacob King/PA via AP)

China vows to respond after US Xinjiang sanctions passed

China says it will take all necessary measures to safeguard its institutions and enterprises after the U.S. Senate passed a new law barring imports from the Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove they were produced without forced labor

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New legal battle over predator killing in Nevada wilderness

Conservationists are suing three federal agencies over an environmental review the government says satisfies requirements to resume killing coyotes, mountain lions and other wildlife in federally protected wilderness areas in Nevada

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FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2015, file photo, a coyote makes its way through the snow on a hillside north of Reno, Nev. Conservationists are suing three federal agencies over an environmental review the government says satisfies requirements to resume killing coyotes, mountain lions and other wildlife in federally protected wilderness areas in Nevada. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner, File)

Asian shares fall after latest tech-led retreat on Wall St

Shares have fallen in Asia after technology companies led Wall Street benchmarks lower

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A currency trader passes by the screens showing the foreign exchange rates at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. Stocks climbed in Asia on Thursday, tracking Wall Street's gains, after the Federal Reserve said it would accelerate its pullback of economic stimulus. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Delaware judge rejects Fox News motion to dismiss lawsuit

A judge says that the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit can go forward.

December 17

FILE - A worker passes a Dominion Voting ballot scanner while setting up a polling location at an elementary school in Gwinnett County, Ga., outside of Atlanta on Jan. 4, 2021. Local officials in rural Nevada decided on Thursday, Dec. 16 2021, to replace equipment manufactured by Dominion Voting Systems — a sign that unsubstantiated concerns about election machine tampering remain prevalent in many parts of the United States more than a year after the 2020 election. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

Australia, Britain sign free trade agreement

Australia and Britain have signed a free trade agreement that will eliminate almost all taxes on exports between the countries

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FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, right, walks with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison after their meeting, in the garden of 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Australia and Britain signed a free trade agreement Friday, Dec. 17, that will eliminate almost all taxes on exports between the countries. (Dominic Lipinski/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Judge rejects Purdue Pharma's sweeping opioid settlement

A federal judge has rejected OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's sweeping deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids

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CDC recommends Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 shots over J&J's

U.S. health officials say most Americans should get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines instead of the Johnson & Johnson shot

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FILE - A member of the Philadelphia Fire Department prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site setup in Philadelphia, on March 26, 2021. A government advisory panel is meeting Thursday, Dec. 16, to determine if any restrictions are needed to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine because of rare but serious blood clots. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Upstart electric vehicle maker Rivian posts $1.23B Q3 loss

Electric vehicle upstart Rivian Automotive posted a $1.23 billion net loss in the third quarter due to expenses from starting production of its pickup truck

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is flanked by a Rivian electric truck announces that the electric truck maker plans to build a $5 billion battery and assembly plant east of Atlanta projected to employ 7,500 workers, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Kellogg's reaches tentative agreement with striking workers

Kellogg's has reached a new tentative agreement with its 1,400 striking cereal plant workers that could bring an end to the strike that began Oct. 5

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FILE - Striking Kellogg's workers Michael Rodarte, Sue Griffin, Michael Elliott, Eric Bates and Mark Gonzalez stand outside the Omaha, Neb., cereal plant on, Dec. 2, 2021. Kellogg's has reached a new tentative agreement on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, with its 1,400 striking cereal plant workers that could bring an end to the strike that began Oct. 5. Members of the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union will vote on the new offer that includes cost-of-living adjustments and a $1.10 per hour raise for all employees on Sunday, Dec. 19. Last week, the union overwhelmingly rejected a previous offer from the Battle Creek, Michigan-based company. (AP Photo/Josh Funk, File)

Rivian praises Georgia's education system, resources, talent

An official with Rivian Automotive said the company was attracted to Georgia's education system, resources and talent when choosing a site for its $5 billion battery and assembly plant, resources and talent already present in the state

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FILE - Large crowds turned out to look at Rivian Automotive's R1S prototype during a public rollout of the company's new vehicles in Normal, Illinois, Sunday, Oct. 13,2019. Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive will announce Thursday, Dec. 15, 2021 that it's building a $5 billion battery and assembly plant east of Atlanta that's projected to employ 7,500 workers, sources briefed on the decision told The Associated Press. (David Proeber/The Pantagraph via AP)

Congress approves import ban targeting forced labor in China

The Senate has given final approval to a bill barring all imports from China's Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove they were produced without forced labor

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CEO of GM's Cruise autonomous vehicle unit to leave company

The CEO of General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicles subsidiary is leaving the company

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FILE - General Motors President Dan Ammann speaks at the New York International Auto Show on April 1, 2015. The CEO of General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicles subsidiary is leaving the company. In a statement Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, GM gave no reason for Dan Ammann's departure. But the company said that Cruise President and Chief Technical Officer Kyle Vogt would be interim CEO. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Vaccinated California employees face workplace restrictions

California's workplace regulators are extending the state's coronavirus pandemic regulations into next year with some revisions that employers say could worsen the labor shortage

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FILE — California Gov. Gavin Newsom holds a face mask while speaking at a news conference in Oakland, Calif., on July 26, 2021. California is bringing back a statewide indoor mask mandate. Newsom's administration announced the new mandate will start Wednesday, Dec. 15 and last until Jan. 15, 2022. The order comes as the per capita rate of new coronavirus cases in California has jumped 47% in the past two weeks. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Workers of factory destroyed in tornadoes file class-action lawsuit against company

The workers claim they were threatened with termination if they left work.

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Search are rescue efforts are underway at Mayfield Consumer Products, a candle factory, Dec. 11, 2021, after a tornado traveled through Mayfield, Kentucky previous day.

Spyware find highlights depth of hacker-for-hire industry

Security researchers say they discovered two different types of commercial spyware on the phone of a leading exiled Egyptian dissident, documenting for the first time a hack by a little-known competitor of Israel's notorious NSO Group

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Awash in illegal pot farms, Oregon plans millions for relief

The Oregon Legislature has dedicated $25 million to combatting the proliferation of illegal marijuana farms in Oregon

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A marijuana grow is seen on Sept. 2, 2021, in an aerial photo taken by the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office in the community of Alfalfa, Ore. After hearing testimony this week about the proliferation of illegal marijuana farms in Oregon and their negative impacts, the Oregon Legislature dedicated $25 million to combatting them. (Deschutes County Sheriff via AP)

How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

Technology companies led stocks lower on Wall Street Thursday as investors weighed the implications of higher interest rates as the Federal Reserve prepares to begin raising rates next year to fight inflation

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Adobe, Lennar fall; Accenture, Valero rise

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Adobe, Lennar fall; Accenture, Valero rise

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House report finds lax federal oversight of Trump's DC hotel

A congressional report says the federal agency overseeing the lease of the luxury hotel that Donald Trump's family company runs in the nation's capital failed to carry out its basic responsibilities

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FILE - A passerby takes a look at the front of The Trump International Hotel on March 4, 2021, in Washington. A federal agency overseeing Donald Trump's Washington hotel let possible constitution violations go unchecked by failing to track millions of dollars from foreign governments that patronized the property. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Prosecution casts Elizabeth Holmes as a brazen con artist

A federal prosecutor on Thursday described Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes as a shameless fraudster who duped investors and patents while concealing dangerous defects in her startup's blood-testing technology

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Elizabeth Holmes walks into federal court in San Jose, Calif., Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Holmes is accused of duping elite financial backers, customers and patients into believing that her startup was about to revolutionize medicine. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

Biden's highway safety pick vows to reduce US traffic deaths

President Joe Biden's pick to run the nation's highway safety agency is pledging to attack a crisis of fatal car crashes by implementing safety rules to deter impaired driving

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Vince Patton, a new Tesla owner, demonstrates on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, on a closed course in Portland, Ore., how he can play video games on the vehicle's console while driving. Patton, of Portland, Ore., filed a complaint with federal regulators after discovering the feature in his new car. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels

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Intel to invest $7.1B in Malaysia chipmaking expansion

Intel is expanding its manufacturing operation in Malaysia as chipmakers work to diversify global supply chains that were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic

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CEO of Intel Corporation Pat Gelsinger speaks during a press conference at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. Intel Corp will invest more than US$7 billion (RM29.6 billion) to build a new chip-packaging and testing factory expanding production in the Malaysia following a global shortage of semiconductors. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

EPA details push to tighten rules for lead in drinking water

The Biden administration is taking steps aimed at reducing lead in drinking water, releasing $2.9 billion in infrastructure bill funds for lead pipe removal

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the AFL-CIO about union jobs and building infrastructure, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Blizzard shuts down highway linking California with Oregon

Heavy snow, blizzard conditions and stuck vehicles have prompted authorities to impose a shutdown of a portion of the West Coast's major interstate that links California with Oregon

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In this photo provided by Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, MMSA, vehicles are covered with over four feet of snow in Mammoth Mountain in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., early Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. Another storm is pushing into California as the state cleans up from a powerful weather system that coated mountains with much-needed snow and set rainfall records in the drought-stricken state. Wednesday's storm is expected to mostly impact Northern California. (Peter Morning/MMSA via AP)

Solid demand, backlog of home orders favors builders in '22

Homebuilder stocks have outpaced the broader market this year, and analysts are bullish on the prospects for more gains in 2022, despite expectations of continued supply chain woes

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New home construction in Philadelphia, Pa., Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. U.S. homebuilder stocks have outpaced the broader market this year, and analysts are bullish on the prospects for more gains in 2022, despite expectations of continued supply chain woes.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

'We want to give people hope': Americans aid tornado victims

Americans across the country are pitching in to help after last week's tornadoes ravaged the South and Midwest, killing at least 90 people and displacing hundreds

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FILE - Volunteers, mostly from the Mayfield Consumer Products factory, help salvage possessions from the destroyed home of Martha Thomas, in the aftermath of tornadoes that tore through the region several days earlier, in Mayfield, Ky., Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. Americans across the country are pitching in to help after last week's tornadoes ravaged the South and Midwest, killing at least 90 people and displacing hundreds. Volunteers, backed by national and local aid groups, are lending a hand at the hardest-hit areas. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

US home construction jumps 11.8% in November

New home construction in the U.S. rebounded 11.8% in November, as strong demand continues to boost builder confidence even with the slower winter season approaching

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Julian Hernandez of B2C Mechanical works on a sprinkler system at Lennar at Heritage at Stonebridge, the newest 55+ active adult housing community construction site, on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, in Las Vegas. High material costs still prevail in home renovation and building. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Alden sues Lee after news publisher rejects its takeover bid

The Alden Global Capital hedge fund stepped up its efforts to buy Lee Enterprises this week by filing a lawsuit against the newspaper publisher accusing Lee's board of improperly denying shareholders the chance to have a say on its takeover offer

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FILE - A pressman grabs a freshly printed paper off the press at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's printing facility in Maryland Heights, Mo. in this Nov. 11, 2008 file photo. Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises has rejected a takeover offer from the Alden Global Capital hedge fund that is one of the largest newspaper owners in the country with a reputation for intense cost cuts and layoffs. Lee said Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021 that its board unanimously rejected Alden's offer to buy the company for $24 per share or about $141 million because it

Mortgage rates up slightly this week to a still-low 3.12%

The average interest rate on a long-term mortgage in the U.S. ticked up slightly this week but remain historically low just as the Federal Reserve announces that it will begin tightening credit

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This is a home for sale in Mount Lebanon, Pa., on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. U.S. mortgage rates were mixed this week, Thursday, Nov. 24. The average rate on the benchmark 30-year, fixed rate home loan was unchanged from last week at 3.1%; a year ago, it stood at 2.72%. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

European Central Bank to taper pandemic stimulus, but gently

The European Central Bank has decided not to abruptly pull back its pandemic support for the economy as the new omicron variant of COVID-19 stirs uncertainty about the continent's recovery

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FILE - President of European Central Bank Christine Lagarde speaks during a press conference following the meeting of the governing council in Frankfurt, Oct. 28, 2021. The European Central Bank is being pulled two ways: It's caught between a scheduled end of its pandemic stimulus and growing alarm about the new omicron variant of the coronavirus even as other banks around the world decide to take steps to combat soaring consumer prices. The dilemma faced by the bank and President Christine Lagarde at their meeting Thursday Dec. 16, 2021 in Frankfurt is compounded by an wave of infections caused by the delta variant. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

This image released by Beast Philanthropy Productions shows Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, during a turkey giveaway at Pitt County Fairgrounds in Greenville, N.C. on Nov. 7 2021. The widely popular YouTube video maker has built an unusual charity playbook that leverages his fame and skills with the goal to end hunger. (Beast Philanthropy Productions via AP)

Meals from a box hold a helping of nostalgia, too

Boxed convenience foods aren't just dinner

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Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has book deal

The former Facebook manager who startled the world this fall by leaking tens of thousands of internal documents and accusing her former employer of caring more about money than about public safety has a book deal

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FILE - Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen speaks during a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, in Washington. Haugen who startled the world this fall by leaking tens of thousands of internal documents and accusing her former employer, Facebook, of caring more about money than about public safety has a book deal. Little, Brown and Company announced Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, that it had acquired Haugen's memoir, which it said would offer "a critical examination of Facebook.

EU leaders urge booster shots, seek coordinated travel rules

European Union leaders have agreed that administering booster shots is "urgent" and "crucial" to tackle the surge of coronavirus infections across the continent and the emergence of the new omicron variant

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for an EU Summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. European Union leaders meet for a one-day summit Thursday that will center on Russia's military threat to neighbouring Ukraine and on ways to deal with the continuing COVID-19 crisis. (Johanna Geron, Pool Photo via AP)

Live updates: COVID-19 sidelines European soccer matches

European soccer teams are experiencing the symptoms of the coronavirus in their schedules

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A man wears a face mask as he reads a newspaper on a London Underground train, in London, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. The U.K. recorded the highest number of confirmed new COVID-19 infections Wednesday since the pandemic began, and England's chief medical officer warned the situation is likely to get worse as the omicron variant drives a new wave of illness during the Christmas holidays. The U.K. recorded 78,610 new infections on Wednesday, 16% higher than the previous record set in January. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

UK interest rate hike is 1st in a top economy amid pandemic

The Bank of England has raised interest rates to combat surging consumer prices

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FILE - A woman wears a face mask while walking crossing a road outside the Bank of England, in the financial district, known as The City, in London, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. With prices rising at the fastest pace in a decade in the run-up to Christmas, households up and down the United Kingdom could do without an increase in their loans and mortgages if the Bank of England decides to raise interest rates Thursday Dec. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

British surge seen as warning on omicron but responses vary

Spiraling infections in Britain driven in part by the new omicron variant of the coronavirus rattled many in Europe, fueling a familiar dread that tighter restrictions will scuttle holiday plans again this year

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A woman wears a face mask as she walks in Covent Garden market, in London, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. The U.K. recorded the highest number of confirmed new COVID-19 infections Wednesday since the pandemic began, and England's chief medical officer warned the situation is likely to get worse as the omicron variant drives a new wave of illness during the Christmas holidays. The U.K. recorded 78,610 new infections on Wednesday, 16% higher than the previous record set in January. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

US jobless claims rise to a still-low 206,000

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week despite signs that the U.S. labor market is rebounding from last year's coronavirus recession

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FILE - A traveller wheels her baggage past a now hiring sign outside a bar and restaurant Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Sioux Falls, S.D. America's employers slowed the pace of their hiring in November, adding 210,000 jobs, the lowest monthly gain in nearly a year. Friday, Dec. 3 report from the Labor Department also showed that the nation's unemployment rate tumbled from 4.6% to 4.2% evidence that many more people reported that they had a job. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Ousted McDonald's CEO returns $105M after misconduct

Former McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook has paid back more than $105 million in equity awards and cash to the burger giant after it learned that he had lied about the extent of his misconduct while he was its top executive

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FILE - Steve Easterbrook, President & CEO of McDonald's, speaks during an event in McDonald's Chicago flagship restaurant Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. McDonald's former President and CEO Easterbrook must return more than $105 million in equity awards and cash to the burger giant as part of a settlement reached with the company. Easterbrook issued an apology Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Postal hike doesn't stop catalogers from stuffing mailboxes

A big postal rate increase over the summer hasn't stopped catalog retailers from stuffing mailboxes this holiday season

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FILE- In this Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, file photo, a selection of catalogs are displayed in Freeport, Maine. A big postal rate increase over the summer hasn't stopped catalog retailers from stuffing mailboxes this holiday season. The U.S. Postal Service says more than 300 million catalogs flooded into people's mailboxes last month and that overall the number of catalogs has grown 12% over last year. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, files)

France to restrict travel from Britain to fight omicron

France will restrict arrivals from Britain because of fast-spreading cases of the omicron virus variant

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People wearing face masks to protect against COVID-19 cross the Trocadero Plaza in Paris, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. Authorities in France want to accelerate vaccinations against the coronavirus before Christmas as infections surge and more people with COVID-19 seek medical attention. Eiffel Tower in the background. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Hungarian fashion studio builds Roma cultural prestige

A fashion studio in Hungary is challenging the centuries-old stereotypes faced by the country's Roma minority and asserting a place at the table of high culture for the historically marginalized group

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Roma sisters Helena, left, and Erika Varga work on a production in their fashion studio, Romani Design, in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. Romani Design, a fashion studio in Hungary, is challenging the centuries-old stereotypes faced by the country's Roma minority, and asserting a place at the table of high culture for the historically marginalized group. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

EU hopes to avoid Ukraine war with talks, sanctions threat

European Union leaders are looking to avoid a Russian military invasion into neighboring Ukraine with a threat of unprecedented sanctions and the promise of diplomatic talks

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European Council President Charles Michel, center, speaks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, during a group photo of EU leaders and Eastern Partnership countries at an Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. European Union leaders meet with partner nations on its eastern borders on Wednesday, with the Russian military buildup on Ukraine's border as the main point of focus. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

Japan trade recovers as supply chain troubles ease

Japan has reported its exports jumped 20% and imports rose at an even faster pace in November as disruptions to manufacturing supply chains eased

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FILE - A container ship is docked at a port in Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. Japan has reported Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, that its exports jumped 20% and imports rose at an even faster pace in November as disruptions to manufacturing supply chains began to ease. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Vaccine skeptics in Eastern Europe having change of heart

Some former vaccine skeptics in Eastern Europe are shifting over to the other side

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A man is administered a COVID-19 vaccine at a center on the outskirts of Sarajevo, Bosnia, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. Bosnia, which is still struggling to recover from a devastating interethnic war in 1992-95, has so far inoculated just under a quarter of its 3.3 million people, one of the lowest vaccination rates in Europe. (AP Photo)

Indictment says company ignored California oil spill alarms

A pipeline operator has been indicted for a leak that spilled up to 25,000 gallons of crude oil off the Southern California coast

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FILE - In this aerial image taken with a drone, workers in protective suits clean the contaminated beach after an oil spill in Newport Beach, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. A Los Angeles federal grand jury on Wednesday, Dec. 15 charged a Houston-based oil company and two subsidiaries for the oil spill off the California coast in October. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

AP source: Biden, Manchin sharply divided over $2T Dem bill

President Joe Biden and Sen. Joe Manchin are said to be sharply divided over Democrats' huge social and environment bill, with the holdout senator pushing to erase the measure's improved child tax credit

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