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High-end car sales sink in China as its economy slows, taking a toll on European automakers

AP News HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese demand for foreign luxury cars is waning as customers opt for more affordable Chinese brand models, often sold at big discounts, catering to their taste for fancy electronics and comfort.

That is bad news for European carmakers like Porsche, Aston Martin, Mercedes-Benz and BMW that have long dominated the upper reaches of the world's largest auto market.

A slowing economy hits the luxury market

A prolonged property downturn in China has left many consumers with little appetite for big purchases. Meanwhile, the well-to-do are...
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Police search Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 8 on campus

AP News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded eight others at Brown University on Saturday during final exams on the Ivy League campus, authorities said, and police were searching for the suspect.

Officers scattered across the campus and into an affluent neighborhood filled with historic and stately brick homes, searching academic buildings, backyards and porches for hours after the shooting erupted.

The suspect was a male in dark clothing who was last seen leaving the engineering building where the attack happened, said...
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A list of deadly shootings on college campuses in the US

AP News A shooting Saturday at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, left two people dead and at least eight other critically injured. Authorities were still searching for a suspect in the hours afterward.

The shooting occurred on a Saturday afternoon in a campus building with final exams underway. The suspect was dressed in black and left the building on foot, officials said.

The violence prompted a shelter-in-place order for the larger university area. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said “we have all available resources” to find the suspect.

“Sadly,...
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Fernando Mendoza wins the Heisman Trophy as college football's top player

AP News NEW YORK (AP) — Fernando Mendoza, the mercurial quarterback of No. 1 Indiana, won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first Hoosier to win college football’s most prestigious award since its inception in 1935.

Mendoza claimed 2,362 first place votes. He beat Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia (1,435 votes), Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love (719 votes) and Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin (432 votes).

Mendoza guided the Hoosiers to their first No. 1 ranking and the top seed in the 12-team College Football bracket, throwing for 2,980 yards and...
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Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack that the US blames on IS

AP News DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that “there will be very serious retaliation” after two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed in an attack in Syria that the United States blames on the Islamic State group.

“This was an ISIS attack against the U.S., and Syria, in a very dangerous part of Syria, that is not fully controlled by them,” he said in a social media post.

The American president told reporters at the White House that Syria's president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, was “devastated by what happened” and stressed...
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  • Police search Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 8 on campus
  • Fernando Mendoza wins the Heisman Trophy as college football's top player
  • A list of deadly shootings on college campuses in the US
  • Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack that the US blames on IS
  • Arctic air sweeps south as residents of the Pacific Northwest remain on guard after severe flooding
  • Russia and Ukraine trade attacks as US and European officials prepare for peace talks
  • UN chief says 6 peacekeepers killed in drone strike on a UN facility in Sudan
  • Affable comedy acting legend Dick Van Dyke turns 100 years old
  • Israel says it has killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza
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