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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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