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US stocks open slightly higher even as Big Tech lags behind
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening slightly higher on Wall Street as investors anticipate that a coronavirus relief bill will still become law despite threats from President Donald Trump, who is demanding changes that Republicans in Congress have opposed. Trump wants much bigger payouts to American families. The S&P 500 index climbed 0.4% early Wednesday, but the benchmark index is still down slightly for the week. Weakness in some Big Tech companies left the tech-heavy Nasdaq slightly lower. Crude oil prices rose, European markets were higher and Asian markets closed higher. Treasury yields rose. Trading has been subdued in this holiday-shortened week.
EU to spend hundreds of millions more on refugees in Turkey
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union plans to spend hundreds of millions of euros over the next year helping refugees living in Turkey, most of them people who fled the war in Syria.
New whale watching rules to take effect in 2021
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — New regulations for whale watching in Washington waters will take effect in 2021 in an effort to protect endangered orcas, according to the state Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Editorial Roundup: US
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
The Latest: Crematoria in Germany's Saxony reaching limits
BERLIN — Undertakers in Saxony say crematoria in the eastern German state are reaching their limits because of the number of COVID-related deaths there.
Season's greetings: Cards solicited for COVID-19 patients
SOMERS POINT, N.J. (AP) — Joseph Johnson was going about his life, getting ready for the holidays at the Jersey Shore, when he started to feel ill and wound up in a hospital. It turned out he had diabetes, and it was threatening his life.
Turkish court convicts former editor on terror charges
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court on Wednesday convicted the former editor-in-chief of opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet on espionage and terror-related charges over a 2015 news story, a verdict the exiled journalist said exemplified the pressures on Turkish media.
Consumer spending drops 0.4%, first decline since April
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer spending fell 0.4% in November, the first decline since April, as Americans confronted a newly resurgent virus.
Atletico's Trippier banned for 10 weeks for betting breaches
LONDON (AP) — Atletico Madrid defender Kieran Trippier was banned from football for 10 weeks on Wednesday for breaching betting rules in a punishment from The English Football Association that applies worldwide.
AP Entertainment Digest for Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020
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US layoffs remain elevated as 803,000 seek jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell by 89,000 last week to a still-elevated 803,000, evidence that the job market remains under stress nine months after the coronavirus outbreak sent the U.S. economy into recession and caused millions of layoffs.
The Latest: Switzerland starts vaccinations at nursing home
BERLIN — Switzerland has started vaccinating people against the coronavirus, a few days before its European Union neighbors start their vaccination campaigns.
Pfizer to supply US with additional 100M vaccines doses
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer said Wednesday it will supply the U.S. government with an additional 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine under a new agreement between the pharmaceutical giant and the Trump administration.
Turkey's president slams European court for Demirtas ruling
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president on Wednesday accused the European Court of Human Rights of “defending a terrorist” after it ruled that Turkey must immediately release from prison a prominent Kurdish politician.
Isolation of UK eases but backlog could take days to clear
CALAIS, France (AP) — Goods and passengers from Britain began arriving on French shores Wednesday following a two-day blockade imposed because of a new variant of the coronavirus that had isolated the U.K. and raised fears of food shortages. But officials warned the backlog would take days to work through.
Turkish court convicts journalist Dundar on terror charges
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court has convicted journalist Can Dundar on espionage and terror-related charges for a news report.
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Wednesday, December 23, 2020
MATCHDAY: Tottenham, Man United play in English cup quarters
A look at what’s happening around European soccer on Wednesday:
Global Forecast-Celsius
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Wednesday, December 23, 2020
The Latest: 60% of Belgians want vaccine shot right away
BRUSSELS — With the first coronavirus vaccinations due to begin in Belgium on Monday, national health authorities say that 60% of people want to be inoculated as soon as the shots become available.