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By The Associated Press Prosecutors weigh perjury charge for Weisselberg NEW YORK | Manhattan prosecutors are weighing a potential perjury charge against Donald Trump’s former corporate finance chief in connection with testimony he gave in October at the ex-president’s New York civil fraud trial, two people familiar with the matter told the Associated Press. Allen

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European Union overcomes threat of veto to seal $54B Ukraine aid package

By Associated Press BRUSSELS — Leaders of the 27 European Union countries sealed a deal Thursday to provide Ukraine with $54 billion in support for its war-ravaged economy after Hungary dropped weeks of threats to veto the measure. European Council President Charles Michel said the agreement “locks in steadfast, long-term, predictable funding for Ukraine” and

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Biden sanctions Israeli settlers accused of attacking Palestinians and peace activists in West Bank

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday issued an executive order that targets Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been accused of attacking Palestinians and Israeli peace activists in the occupied territory, imposing financial sanctions and visa bans in an initial round against four individuals. Those settlers were involved in

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Automakers may be using aluminum produced with forced labor, rights group says

By Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan — Automakers including Tesla, General Motors, Volkswagen and Toyota are failing to ensure they are not using forced labor as part of their China supply chains, a report released Thursday by Human Rights Watch says. The U.S.-based nonprofit linked some of the world’s largest car manufacturers to aluminum allegedly produced

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Amazon reports better-than-expected revenue, profits for the holiday shopping season

By Associated Press Amazon on Thursday reported better-than-expected revenue and profits for the fourth quarter, driven by strong consumer spending during the holiday shopping season. The Seattle-based e-commerce company said it earned $170 billion in revenue and $10.6 billion in profits during the last three months of 2023, beating expectations from analysts surveyed by FactSet.

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Apple ends yearlong sales slump with slight revenue rise in holiday-season period but stock slips

By Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Apple snapped out of a yearlong sales funk during its holiday-season quarter, propelled by solid demand for the latest model of its iPhone and still-robust growth in a services division facing legal threats that could undermine its prospects. The modest revenue growth announced Thursday as part of Apple’s October-December

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OxyContin marketer, opioid maker announce settlements totaling $500 million

By Associated Press An advertising agency that helped develop marketing campaigns for OxyContin and other prescription painkillers and a drugmaker announced separate agreements Thursday worth a total of $500 million to avoid going to trial on claims that they bore some responsibility for the nation’s opioid crisis. Publicis Health, part of the Paris-based media conglomerate

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Sports briefs

By NewsPress Now Commanders hiring Cowboys defensive coordinator as coach The Washington Commanders have an agreement with Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn to hire him as coach, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because the team had not yet

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Former suburban St. Louis police officer now charged with sexually assaulting 19 men

By Associated Press ST. LOUIS — The number of men that a former suburban St. Louis police officer is charged with sexually assaulting has grown to 19. Grand jurors returned a 36-count superseding indictment Wednesday accusing 34-year-old Marcellis Blackwell of groping, abusing and in one case sodomizing the men while they were detained or restrained.

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Missouri Republicans are split over changes to state Senate districts

By Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s high court entertained arguments Thursday on whether to force changes to the state’s Senate districts in a case that has divided majority-party Republicans over how to apply new voter-approved redistricting criteria. The lawsuit brought by voters contends that Senate districts in suburban St. Louis and western Missouri’s

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49ers coach Kyle Shanahan gets another shot at elusive Super Bowl title

By Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Kyle Shanahan’s offense is mimicked throughout the NFL as his innovative schemes are utilized by teams throughout the league. His former assistants are spread around the league as coordinators and head coaches as the “Shanahan offense” has become one of the most predominant ones in today’s game. In

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Around the World briefs

By Associated Press With bonfires and hope, Iran’s minority Zoroastrians celebrate Sadeh and the end of cold winter days TEHRAN, Iran | Lighting fires that brightened the night sky, followers of Iran’s minority Zoroastrian religion marked the Sadeh festival in several cities, celebrating the end of the coldest winter days. Every year on Jan. 30,

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