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The Latest: COVID-19 cases halts Louisiana hospital intake

By The Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — One of Louisiana’s largest hospitals has temporarily stopped taking inpatients ... Read more

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Confusion besets new police reform laws in Washington state

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state is embarking on a massive experiment in police ... Read more

Business

Some French health workers resent, resist mandatory vaccines

By CONSTANTIN GOUVY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — While most French health care workers are vaccinated against the ... Read more

Business

The Latest: Virus on rise in eastern Chinese city of Nanjing

By The Associated Press BEIJING — New coronavirus cases continue to grow in the major eastern Chinese city ... Read more

Business

French parliament OKs restaurant COVID pass, vaccine rules

PARIS (AP) — France’s parliament approved a law early Monday requiring special virus passes for all restaurants and ... Read more

AP Interview: Premier: Iraq doesn’t need US combat troops

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister says his country no ... Read more

Business

The Latest: Education Dept OKs Georgia plan for relief funds

By The Associated Press ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Education approved Georgia’s plans to use $1.4 billion ... Read more

Business

French protesters reject virus passes, vaccine mandate

By PATRICK HERMANSEN and BOUBKAR BENZEBAT PARIS (AP) — Some 160,000 people, including far-right activists and members of ... Read more

Thousands protest lockdown in Sydney, several arrested

SYDNEY (AP) — Thousands of people took to the streets of Sydney and other Australian cities on Saturday ... Read more

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The Latest: SKorea to extend distancing rules in Seoul area

By The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea —— South Korea says it’ll extend the toughest distancing rules imposed ... Read more