Washington & Politics

Hungary’s immunity cards allow packed stands, raise concerns

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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Tens of thousands of soccer fans packed the Puskas Arena in Budapest last week to attend Euro 2020 matches. It was...

Michigan county seeks vote recount sought by Trump backers

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CHEBOYGAN, Mich. — A rural northern Michigan county sought state...

Judge weighs blocking Indiana ‘abortion reversal’ law

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INDIANAPOLIS — A federal judge said he'll soon decide whether to block a new Indiana law that would require doctors to tell women undergoing...

Cyprus gets new health minister in government mini-reshuffle

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NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus’ president on Tuesday appointed an economics professor as the country’s new health minister, after his predecessor asked to leave the...

Veteran lawmaker to lead N. Ireland’s DUP after turmoil

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LONDON — Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party on Tuesday named veteran lawmaker Jeffrey Donaldson as its new leader, weeks after he narrowly lost the...

Hungary’s foreign minister defends law limiting LGBT rights

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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's foreign minister alleged Tuesday that a disinformation campaign was being used to rally international criticism of a recent law passed...

Portland police change traffic stop and search procedures

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Police in Oregon's largest city are being advised to no longer pursue low-level traffic infractions — including expired plates and broken...

Almost 900 Secret Service employees were infected with COVID

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WASHINGTON — Roughly 900 U.S. Secret Service employees tested positive for the coronavirus, according to government records obtained by a government watchdog group. ...

As passengers return to air travel, bad behavior skyrockets

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Air travel can be difficult in the best of times, with cramped planes, screaming babies, flight delays and short tempers. ...

Migrant youth describe desperation to leave large shelters

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A 13-year-old Honduran girl who spent two months at the government's largest emergency shelter for migrant children said she was put on suicide watch...