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BEIJING — European shares gained Wednesday following Wall Street’s tech-driven rise as investors waited for word from the U.S. Federal Reserve on a possible interest rate hike, while Asian markets were mostly lower. KEEPING SCORE: France’s CAC-40 gained 0.9 percent to 5,308.17 points and Germany’s DAX added 0.5 percent to 12,830.93. London’s FTSE 100 rose

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bahrain’s Pearl roundabout, the focal point of the island kingdom’s 2011 Arab Spring protests, has reopened to traffic after being guarded by security forces for years. The reopening of the roundabout Tuesday night, now called Al-Farooq Junction by authorities, comes as Bahrain has been engaged in a yearlong crackdown on

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — As Bill Cosby awaits a verdict in his sexual assault case in Pennsylvania, the comedian’s civil lawyers are fighting civil lawsuits against him by 10 women around the country. Currently, seven women have defamation suits pending in Massachusetts, while three more have defamation or sexual battery suits pending in California. Cosby has

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — For all the ways the judge in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial has streamlined the case inside the courtroom, the frenzy outside grows larger and wilder each day of jury deliberations. The media presence, large but manageable during five days of testimony last week, has ballooned as the verdict seems near. Hotel

SEATTLE — Damiris Dantas had a career-high 22 points, Bria Holmes scored nine of her 15 points in overtime and the Atlanta Dream beat the Seattle Storm 91-86 on Tuesday night. Holmes grabbed an offensive rebound, was fouled with 6.6 seconds left and hit 1 of 2 free throws to extend the lead to 87-84.

CINCINNATI — The prosecution has rested after testimony from a deputy coroner in the Ohio murder retrial of a former University of Cincinnati police officer. Dr. Karen Looman of the Hamilton County coroner’s office said Wednesday that Sam DuBose died instantly from a bullet fired into his head at a downward angle. Defendant Ray Tensing

CINCINNATI — A federal appeals court is hearing arguments over the constitutionality of Ohio’s new three-drug execution method. At issue before the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on Wednesday is the effectiveness of the first drug used in the method, a sedative called midazolam (mih-DAY’-zoh-lam). Midazolam has been used in problematic executions

COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than a dozen women have staged a protest against a proposed ban on Ohio’s most common abortion procedure while dressed in character from the dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale.” The group attended a committee hearing at the Statehouse Tuesday while wearing red capes and white bonnets. The costumes resemble those worn

SAN DIEGO — When manager Andy Green came to the mound in the eighth inning, Clayton Richard thought his outing was over. Richard stayed in the game, however — and nearly finished it. The left-hander carried a shutout into the ninth and Franchy Cordero homered twice as the San Diego Padres beat the slumping Cincinnati

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The jury considering the fate of a Minnesota police officer charged with manslaughter in the death of a black motorist begins its third day of deliberations Wednesday. On Tuesday, jurors requested another look at dashcam video captured by Officer Jeronimo Yanez’s squad car that shows the shooting of 32-year-old Philando Castile.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — It’s day three of deliberations for a Minnesota jury in the case of a police officer charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a black motorist. Officer Jeronimo (yeh-RON’-ih-moh) Yanez shot 32-year-old cafeteria worker Philando Castile during a traffic stop in a St. Paul suburb last July 6. Castile had

PYONGYANG, North Korea — Dennis Rodman’s visit to North Korea has been uncharacteristically low-key so far. On the agenda? Bowling and a visit to the zoo. There is no clear sign that the former NBA bad boy will meet leader Kim Jong Un, as he did on previous visits to the isolated country. Such a

MEDWAY, Maine — U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is heading to Maine on Wednesday to see Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument as part of a tour of national monuments that are under review. President Donald Trump has ordered the review of more than two dozen national monuments, including Katahdin. Zinke is slated to visit

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho has an answer to where the controversy over the theatrical releases of Netflix movies started: his cinematic ambition. Bong said Wednesday that Netflix never pushed for the theatrical release of his “Okja,” but he did so himself so people could see it on the big screen.

SAN FRANCISCO — His surgically repaired left elbow no longer a concern, Jason Vargas is pitching better than he has at any time in his career. That and a solid rapport with veteran catcher Salvador Perez have Vargas on quite a roll. Vargas pitched seven strong innings, Alcides Escobar hit a two-run double in a

BOSTON — A majestic maritime gathering is bringing more than 50 grand sailing vessels from 14 countries into Boston Harbor. Tall ships from Europe, South America and the U.S. are converging on the city as part of the Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta, a trans-Atlantic race spanning the United Kingdom, Bermuda and other locations. Boston

NEW YORK — Tracy K. Smith, the country’s new poet laureate, would like to start a conversation. “A poem asks you to let go many of your assumptions, move away from your own certainties and to listen,” says Smith, 45, a Pulitzer Prize winner whose appointment to a one-year term was announced Wednesday by the

TUKWILA, Wash. — Zach Mathers scored on a penalty kick early in the second half to break a 1-all tie, and the Seattle Sounders defeated rival Portland Timbers 2-1 in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday night. Mathers’ penalty goal about 10 minutes into the second half came after Andre Lewis

MOSCOW — Workers building stadiums for next year’s World Cup in Russia have faced repeated abuses and routinely gone unpaid for several months, according to a report by Human Rights Watch released on Wednesday. At a stadium in Yekaterinburg, some workers were required to work in temperatures of minus-25 degrees Celsius (minus-13 Fahrenheit) “without sufficient

BEIJING — China reasserted its hard line on Taiwan on Wednesday following Panama’s switching of diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing. Spokesman for the Cabinet’s Taiwan Affairs Office Ma Xiaoguang told reporters that there could be no deviation from Beijing’s insistence that Taiwan acknowledge it is part of China. “Only by recognizing … that the

CHICAGO — Like many young power hitters, Matt Davidson’s focus at the plate is not to get himself out. “When I stay in the zone, I do pretty well, and so does everybody,” Davidson said. “You want to swing at the ones in the zone.” The rookie definitely was in the zone on Tuesday night.

Francisco Calvo and Bryan Ruiz scored and Costa Rica beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday night. Kevin Molino scored for Trinidad and Tobago. Also, Roman Torres scored in the 90th minute and Panama rallied for a 2-2 draw with Honduras. Mexico leads the final round of the North and Central

CLEVELAND — Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig made an obscene gesture at Cleveland fans after hitting a home run Tuesday night. After crossing home plate following his second-inning drive, Puig raised both middle fingers in the direction of fans seated in the dugout suites located on field level at Progressive Field. He was booed for the

FRESNO, Calif. — Federal prosecutors say a man was arrested in central California for allegedly uploading the Marvel film “Deadpool” to his Facebook page days after its February 2016 release. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California says 21-year-old Trevon Maurice Franklin was arrested Tuesday on a federal criminal charge of

WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers are suing President Donald Trump over foreign money flowing into his global business empire. Almost 200 senators and representatives are plaintiffs in a lawsuit alleging Trump is violating the so-called emoluments clause of the Constitution. It’s being filed early Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the lawmakers