Washington & Politics

Munich to have about 20% capacity for Euro 2020 games

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MUNICH — The Allianz Arena in Munich will fill about 20% of its capacity for games during the European Championship, the state government for...

U-Michigan won’t drop GOP donor’s name over ‘witches’ remark

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DETROIT — The University of Michigan will keep the name of a prominent Michigan Republican on a campus building despite his description of Gov....

Reports: Facebook to end rule exemptions for politicians

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Facebook plans to end a contentious policy championed by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that exempted politicians from certain moderation rules on its site, according to...

US envoy: Syrians face ‘senseless cruelty’ if border is shut

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ANKARA, Turkey — The closure of a final humanitarian border crossing into Syrian could cause “senseless cruelty” to millions of Syrians, the U.S. ambassador...

Biden widens list of Chinese firms off-limits for investment

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President Joe Biden has nearly doubled the list of Chinese companies whose shares are off-limits to U.S. investors in the latest sign he is...

Publisher removes Anne Frank passage from Hilderbrand novel

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NEW YORK — Elin Hilderbrand has asked that a reference to Anne Frank in her new novel be taken out after numerous online readers...

Swimming federation to elect leader in shadow of FIFA case

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GENEVA — A new president will take over the governing body of swimming on Saturday with a FIFA bribery case casting a shadow on...

South Carolina inmate trying to halt June 18 execution

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The inmate scheduled to be the first put to death under South Carolina's recently revamped capital punishment law has filed a...

Watchdog: Syria has likely used chemical weapons 17 times

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UNITED NATIONS — The head of the international chemical weapons watchdog told the U.N. Security Council that its experts have investigated 77 allegations against...

Judge: US can’t delay challenge to public land coal sales

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BILLINGS, Mont. — A U.S. judge has rejected the Biden administration's attempt to delay a lawsuit from several states and environmentalists who are seeking...