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World shares rally and Japan's Nikkei 225 jumps after a big victory for PM Takaichi's ruling party

BANGKOK (AP) — World shares advanced and Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 share index jumped as much as 5% to a record on Monday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election.

In early European trading, Germany's DAX gained 0.6% to 24,864.59, while the CAC 40 in Paris edged 0.2% higher, to 8,288.06. Britain's FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 10,399.61.

U.S. futures edged higher after the U.S. stock market roared back on Friday as technology stocks recovered much of their losses from earlier in the week and... Read More

China critic and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in a Hong Kong security case

HONG KONG (AP) — Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city’s dissent.

Lai, 78, was convicted in December of conspiring with others to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security, and conspiracy to publish seditious articles. The maximum penalty for his conviction was life imprisonment.

His co-defendants, six former employees of his Apple... Read More

Seahawks ride their 'Dark Side' defense to a Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The “Dark Side” defense carried Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks to a Lombardi Trophy.

Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall, Byron Murphy and the rest of Mike Macdonald’s ferocious unit pummeled Drake Maye, and the Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday to win the franchise’s second Super Bowl.

“We never waver, man. We believe in each other. We love each other, and now we’re world champions," Macdonald said.

Darnold threw a touchdown pass to AJ Barner, Kenneth Walker III ran for 135 yards and Jason Myers... Read More

Patriots' Maye had pain-relieving injection in shoulder before 3 turnovers in Super Bowl loss

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Drake Maye was a dependable and steadying force for the New England Patriots this season. The second-year quarterback never got the chance to be that when his team needed him most in the Super Bowl.

Maye was the NFL’s most accurate passer during the regular season and finished second in MVP voting, but he was hounded by the Seahawks' “Dark Side” defense throughout. He threw two touchdown passes, but was sacked six times, had two interceptions and lost a fumble that led to a TD by Seattle in New England's 29-13 loss on Sunday.

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Crackdown on dissent after nationwide protests in Iran widens to ensnare reformist figures

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian security forces have launched a campaign to arrest figures within the country's reformist movement, reports said Monday.

That widens a crackdown on dissent after authorities earlier put down nationwide protests in violence that killed thousands and saw tens of thousands more detained.

Detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has received another prison sentence of over seven years. It signals a widening effort to silence anyone opposed to the bloody suppression of unrest by Iran's theocracy as it faces new nuclear... Read More

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World shares rally and Japan's Nikkei 225 jumps after a big victory for PM Takaichi's ruling party

China critic and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in a Hong Kong security case

Seahawks ride their 'Dark Side' defense to a Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13

Patriots' Maye had pain-relieving injection in shoulder before 3 turnovers in Super Bowl loss

Crackdown on dissent after nationwide protests in Iran widens to ensnare reformist figures

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