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BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s antitrust authority has cleared the planned merger of the country’s two main department store chains, ruling that it doesn’t threaten competition at a time when online retail is rising....

LONDON (AP) — Official figures show that the British economy grew in the third quarter of the year at its fastest pace for nearly two years. The Office for National Statistics said Friday that the economy expanded by a quarterly...

EAST HANOVER, N.J. (AP) — At 43, Baylor coach Matt Rhule is far removed from a playing career. That doesn’t mean he won’t run the gauntlet with his guys to prove a point. When Rhule was helping turn around the...

After years of declines, NFL television ratings are showing modest gains. Three of the league’s television partners have shown increases after the first nine week of the season while one remains flat. That is welcome news...

BEIJING (AP) — China’s auto sales sank for a fourth month in October, tumbling 13 percent from a year earlier, an industry group reported Friday, adding to an unexpectedly painful downturn for global automakers in their...

HONG KONG (AP) — The Asia editor of the Financial Times has been refused entry to Hong Kong, weeks after the semi-autonomous Chinese territory refused to renew his work visa. The newspaper reported that Victor Mallet was turned...

BEIJING (AP) — Authorities say a chemical leak that sickened 52 people this week has nearly been cleaned up at a wharf in eastern China. Investigators said around 7 tons of the common additive C9 leaked while workers were...

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The leaders of Vietnam and Cuba are pledging to deepen relations between two of the world’s few remaining communist countries. President Nguyen Phu Trong and his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seniors in many states will be able to get additional services like help with chores, safety devices and respite for caregivers next year through private “Medicare Advantage” insurance plans....

WASHINGTON (AP) — Getting President Donald Trump’s tax returns is high on the list of Democratic priorities now that they have won the House. By law, the leaders of tax-writing committees in the House and Senate can obtain...