Washington & Politics

WH legislative team pursues ‘politics is personal’ strategy

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WASHINGTON — The calls can come late in the day, over the weekend, really any time a question pops into the mind of a...

Belarusians in Ukraine protest repression in homeland

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KYIV, Ukraine — Belarusians distraught by the intensifying crackdown on political opposition in their homeland demonstrated Saturday against the country’s authoritarian president in the...

Belarusians increasingly cornered after EU cuts air links

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KYIV, Ukraine — As fear of repression rises among Belarusians following the arrest of a dissident journalist whose plane was forcibly diverted to Minsk,...

UK: Anti-immigration protest blocks traffic in port of Dover

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LONDON — Anti-immigration demonstrators protesting the rising numbers of people attempting to reach the U.K. by crossing the English Channel in small boats blocked...

In time for summer, Europe sees dramatic fall in virus cases

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ROME — When Italy won the Eurovision Song Contest with an over-the-top glam-rock performance, the victory signaled more than just a psychological boost for...

Dancing like there’s no COVID-19: Paris hosts test concert

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PARIS — Thousands of people, masked and tested for the coronavirus, packed inside a Paris arena for a concert Saturday as part of a...

Marijuana legalization prompting police K-9 retirements

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RICHMOND, Va. — Asking dogs to follow their noses won't work anymore in states that have legalized marijuana. ...

White House asks court to dismiss lawsuit over drug imports

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Biden administration is urging a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that could stand in the way of states like...

Indiana county hit by HIV outbreak could end needle exchange

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INDIANAPOLIS — A rural southern Indiana county that was the epicenter of the state’s worst-ever HIV outbreak driven by intravenous drug use is poised...

Partiers protest Belgium’s virus rules medics demand support

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BRUSSELS — Thousands of protesters angry at pandemic-related restrictions marched to European Union headquarters in Brussels on Saturday and had minor tussles with police...