Washington & Politics

UN opens office for counter-terrorism and training in Africa

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RABAT, Morocco — Morocco and the United Nations on Thursday inaugurated a U.N. office for counter-terrorism and training in Africa, that's seeing increasing extremist...

Portugal in reverse as delta variant grips Lisbon, cases up

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LISBON, Portugal — Two months after Portugal began to ease a prolonged lockdown, the Lisbon region is going into reverse due to a surge...

Election bill defeat revives fight over Senate rules

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WASHINGTON — The filibuster is here to stay, for now. ...

Iowa county shifts eponym from slave-owning VP to Black dean

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa’s most liberal county is no longer named for a slave-owning U.S. vice president and instead will honor a trailblazing...

US, Germany confront rising antisemitism, Holocaust denial

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BERLIN — The United States and Germany launched a new initiative Thursday to stem an alarming rise in antisemitism and Holocaust denial around the...

A snapshot of the bipartisan infrastructure agreement

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators have reached an agreement to significantly boost infrastructure spending, though considerable hurdles remain...

Pelosi crates panel to `seek the truth’ on Capitol attack

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made it official Thursday that she is creating a special committee to investigate the attack on the Capitol,...

Bipartisan senators reach tentative plan on infrastructure

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WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators reached a tentative framework on an infrastructure deal Wednesday ahead of a crucial meeting with President Joe...

UK plans to ease quarantine rules for travel to US, EU

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LONDON — Britain said Thursday that it intends to relax pandemic travel restrictions by allowing people who are fully vaccinated to visit a wide...

Lilly to seek FDA approval for potential Alzheimer’s drug

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INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Lilly said Thursday that it will submit its potential Alzheimer’s treatment to federal regulators later this year. ...