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Paul McCartney: John Lennon responsible for Beatle breakup

LONDON (AP) — Paul McCartney has revisited the breakup of The Beatles, disputing the suggestion that he was responsible for the group’s demise. Speaking on an episode of BBC Radio 4’s “This Cultural Life’’ that is scheduled to air Oct…

NFL Abroad: League to choose German host city, eyes France

LONDON (AP) — The NFL returns to London with the Atlanta Falcons facing the New York Jets on Sunday but the league is also focused on its next international destination: Germany. The NFL is finalizing its short list of German…

IS bomber kills 46 inside Afghan mosque, challenges Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Islamic State suicide bomber struck at a mosque packed with Shiite Muslim worshippers in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 46 people and wounding dozens in the latest security challenge to the Taliban as…

Google cracks down on ads denying climate change

LONDON (AP) — Google will no longer allow digital ads promoting false climate change claims to appear next to the content of other publishers, hoping to deny money to those making such claims and to stop the spread of misinformation…

Facebook blames outage on error during routine maintenance

LONDON (AP) — Facebook blamed a error during routine maintenance for causing a massive global outage that took down its services for hours. In an update late Tuesday, the company provided more details about the outage that left millions of…

Biden, China's Xi expected to meet virtually by year's end

ZURICH (AP) — With tensions rising between the global powers, President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to hold a virtual meeting before year’s end. That word comes from a senior Biden administration official. The agreement in…

UN endorses world's 1st malaria vaccine as 'historic moment'

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has endorsed the world’s first malaria vaccine and said it should be given to children across Africa in the hope that it will spur stalled efforts to curb the spread of the parasitic…

Outage highlights how vital Facebook has become worldwide

NEW YORK (AP) — The six-hour outage of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp on Monday was a headache for many casual users. But the outage was far more serious for many people worldwide who rely on the social media sites to…

VIDEO: Multi-story building collapses in India

(CBS Newspath) -- BUILDING COLLAPSE: This building collapsed in Shimla, India on September 30. Local media reported that people had been evacuated after cracks were discovered in the structure. A city…

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage

Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down across wide swathes of the world on Monday. The company said it was aware that "some people are having trouble accessing (the) Facebook app" and that it was working on restoring…