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Europe sees modest growth, but the weaker dollar looms as a threat
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European economy recorded modest growth at the end of last year, pushing past turmoil over higher U.S. tariffs. But now the economy faces another hurdle: a stronger euro against the dollar that could weigh on exports.Growth in the 21 countries that use the shared euro currency came in at 0.3% for the last three months of 2025, matching the figure from the third quarter, the EU statistics agency Eurostat reported Friday. Growth compared with the fourth quarter of 2024 was 1.3%.
Moderate growth has defied recession fears from earlier in... Read More
The Westminster dog show is turning 150. Here's what has â and hasn't â changed over time
NEW YORK (AP) — When some Gilded Age gentleman hunters organized a New York event to compare their dogs, could they have imagined that people would someday call it the World Series of dogdom or the Super Bowl of dog shows?Of course they couldn't. The World Series and the Super Bowl didn't exist. Nor, for that matter, did the Brooklyn Bridge or the Statue of Liberty.
But the Westminster Kennel Club's dog show did, and still does. With the 150th annual show set to start Saturday, here's a then-and-now look at the United States' most famous canine competition.
Lindsey Vonn left limping after crash in final downhill race before Milan Cortina Olympics
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday and was left limping and keeping weight off her left knee — a troublesome development in the 41-year-old's spectacular skiing comeback.Vonn — who was expected to be one of the stars of the Olympics but now faces uncertainty over her status — lost control when landing a jump in a World Cup race held in difficult conditions with low visibility and ended up tangled in the safety nets on the upper portion of the course.
The race was later... Read More
Alcaraz fends off Zverev and cramps in an epic five-set semifinal to reach the Australian Open final
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz overcame injury to fend off Alexander Zverev in an epic, momentum-swinging five-setter Friday, becoming the youngest man in the Open era to reach the finals of all four Grand Slam events.At 22, he’s aiming to be the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam.
He reached his first Australian Open final the hard way, winning 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-5 in 5 hours, 27 minutes. It was the longest match of the tournament so far, and the longest semifinal ever at the Australian Open — surpassing the 2009 classic... Read More
Ethiopia's national carrier cancels flights to Tigray region as fears grow of renewed fighting
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s national carrier canceled flights to and from the troubled northern region of Tigray, as fears grow of renewed fighting between federal troops and regional forces.For a second day, Ethiopian Airlines wasn't flying to Tigray on Friday, with customers receiving messages that cited “unplanned circumstances.”
The carrier issued no public statement. Ethiopian authorities also didn't comment.
A high-ranking official in the security service told The Associated Press on Thursday that the suspension of flight services... Read More
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- Lindsey Vonn left limping after crash in final downhill race before Milan Cortina Olympics
- Alcaraz fends off Zverev and cramps in an epic five-set semifinal to reach the Australian Open final
- Australian base in Italy gives athletes from Down Under a home edge at the Winter Olympics
- Cooper Flagg breaks NBA teen record with 49 points in Mavs' loss to Hornets