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Soap Lake looking to seat salary commission
SOAP LAKE — The City of Soap Lake is seeking residents to serve on its newly reactivated Salary Commission, a citi…
Dutch police clash with anti-lockdown protesters in 2 cities
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Rioters set fires in the center of the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven and pelted police with rocks Sunday at a banned demonstration against coronavirus lockdown measures, while offic…
Dutch police clash with protesters in Amsterdam, Eindhoven
URK, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch police clashed with protesters demonstrating against the country's lockdown in the capital, Amsterdam and the southern city of Eindhoven on Sunday, a day after rioting youths protestin…
The Latest: Biden nominee frustrated at vaccine delays
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s nominee to be health secretary is expressing his own frustration about long lines for vaccinations, canceled appointments as local health authorities run out of vaccine and the di…
Estonia to get 1st female PM as government deal clinched
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s two biggest political parties say they have clinched a deal to form a new government to be led by a female prime minister for the first time in the Baltic country’s history, replac…
The Latest: Becerra frustrated at vaccine delays, confusion
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s nominee to be health secretary is expressing his own frustration about long lines for vaccinations, canceled appointments as local health authorities run out of vaccine and the di…
US police weigh officer discipline after rally, Capitol riot
For two Virginia police officers who posed for a photo during the
The Latest: France faces 3rd lockdown if curfew not enough
PARIS : __ France’s government may impose a third lockdown in the coming days if an existing 12-hour-a-day curfew doesn’t significantly slow virus infections.
Defense chief orders review of military sex assault programs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in his first directive since taking office, has given his senior leaders two weeks to send him reports on sexual assault prevention programs in the military, and an…
The Latest: EU: Drug firms must fulfill vaccine contracts
PARIS — The president of the European Council vowed Sunday to make drug companies fulfill their vaccine contracts with EU countries, but acknowledged it will be hard for the bloc to meet its goal of vaccinating 70%…
Britain's Boris Johnson presses Biden for new trade deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made clear to President Joe Biden on Saturday that he's eager to forge a new U.S.-U.K. trade deal.
Why Biden's immigration plan may be risky for Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is confronting the political risk that comes with grand ambition.
Rioting youths in Dutch village torch virus testing center
URK, Netherlands (AP) — Rioting youths protesting on the first night of a Dutch curfew torched a coronavirus testing facility and threw fireworks at police in a Dutch fishing village.
UK vaccination drive expands as virus toll nears 100,000
LONDON (AP) — Britain is expanding a coronavirus vaccination program that has seen more than 6 million people get the first of two doses — even as the country’s death toll in the pandemic approaches 100,000.
The Latest: UK expands vaccinations; 6 million shots given
LONDON — Britain is expanding a coronavirus vaccination program that has seen almost 6 million people get the first of two doses -- even as the country’s death toll in the pandemic approaches 100,000.
Portugal chooses a president amid a severe pandemic surge
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal held a presidential election Sunday, with the moderate incumbent candidate strongly favored to earn a second five-year term as a devastating COVID-19 surge grips the European Union …