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Love him? Hate him? For Donald Trump, attention is attention

Love him? Hate him? For Donald Trump, attention is attention

In the currency of today’s attention economy, Donald Trump is the world’s richest man. His media-engulfed arraignment in New York was an out-of-court Exhibit A.
Dutch court nixes plan to reduce flights at Schiphol Airport

Dutch court nixes plan to reduce flights at Schiphol Airport

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday that the Dutch government cannot order Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, one of Europe's busiest aviation hubs, to reduce the number of flights from 500,000 per year to 460,000, dealing a blow to effo
A decade in the EU, Croatia aids Balkan hopefuls

A decade in the EU, Croatia aids Balkan hopefuls

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Croatia's prime minister promised on Wednesday to redouble efforts to help other countries in the region join the European Union as it prepares to mark a decade of EU membership.
Johnson elected Chicago mayor in victory for progressives

Johnson elected Chicago mayor in victory for progressives

CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher, was elected as Chicago's next mayor Tuesday in a major victory for the Democratic Party’s progressive wing as the heavily blue city grapples with high crime and financial challenge
Ohio Republican lawmaker falsely claims to be MIT graduate

Ohio Republican lawmaker falsely claims to be MIT graduate

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A freshman state lawmaker in Ohio falsely claimed to have graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, according to the prestigious university, and he has stepped down from a House committee leadership post after th
Biden says tech companies must ensure AI products are safe

Biden says tech companies must ensure AI products are safe

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday it remains to be seen if artificial intelligence is dangerous, but that he believes technology companies must ensure their products are safe before releasing them to the public.
German chancellery defends record on sending arms to Ukraine

German chancellery defends record on sending arms to Ukraine

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's spokesman on Wednesday defended Berlin's record on delivering arms to Ukraine after the vice chancellor, a rare prewar advocate of providing Kyiv with weapons, said this week he was “deeply ashamed” that
Thai police say Chinese church members to be deported soon

Thai police say Chinese church members to be deported soon

BANGKOK (AP) — More than 60 self-exiled members of a Chinese Christian church who were detained in Thailand after receiving U.N. refugee status will be deported by next week, probably to a third country, officials said Wednesday.
French PM, unions meeting fails ahead of pension protests

French PM, unions meeting fails ahead of pension protests

PARIS (AP) — French trade union leaders walked out of talks with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Wednesday after failing to find a compromise on the contentious plan to raise the country's legal retirement age from 62 to 64 years.
Bulgaria: Borissov proposes coalition after contested vote

Bulgaria: Borissov proposes coalition after contested vote

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, whose center-right GERB party clinched a narrow win in Bulgaria’s parliamentary election, invited his political opponents Wednesday to talks on forming a government.