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EU puts tariffs on US but hopes for change with Biden

EU puts tariffs on US but hopes for change with Biden

BRUSSELS — The European Union said Monday it would impose tariffs on up to $4 billion worth of U.S.
Police: Woman posing as FBI agent sought free fast food

Police: Woman posing as FBI agent sought free fast food

ROCKMART, Ga. — Police have jailed a woman in Georgia accused of pretending to be an FBI agent to score a free fast-food meal, saying she allegedly threatened to arrest restaurant workers if they didn’t serve her a complimentary bite.
Trump books will continue after Trump leaves office

Trump books will continue after Trump leaves office

NEW YORK — One of publishing's most thriving genres of the past four years, books about President Donald Trump, is not going to end when he leaves office.
Greta Thunberg on 2 very surreal years of protest and fame

Greta Thunberg on 2 very surreal years of protest and fame

NEW YORK — In the first days of Greta Thunberg’s solitary sidewalk protest outside Swedish Parliament in August 2018, most walk right past her. Some pause and ask why she’s not in school.
Roles aren't for keeps on 'Crown,' even newcomer Princess Di

Roles aren't for keeps on 'Crown,' even newcomer Princess Di

LOS ANGELES — For viewers, “The Crown” offers a peek into a modern royal family’s life and times, or at least an engaging dramatization. For the cast, it’s meant the lofty equivalent of gig work as the Netflix series ticks through the decades.
Positive COVID-19 test sidelines FGL’s Tyler Hubbard at CMAs

Positive COVID-19 test sidelines FGL’s Tyler Hubbard at CMAs

NASHVILLE — Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard is the second artist so far that will miss a scheduled performance at the CMA Awards on Wednesday due to COVID-19.
Ukraine's president tests positive for COVID-19

Ukraine's president tests positive for COVID-19

MOSCOW — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced Monday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and will be working in self-isolation while being treated.
Erdogan accepts Turkish finance minister's resignation

Erdogan accepts Turkish finance minister's resignation

ANKARA, Turkey — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accepted the resignation of his son-in-law from the position of finance minister, the Turkish leader's office announced Monday.
McCarrick: What's known about the abusive US ex-cardinal

McCarrick: What's known about the abusive US ex-cardinal

ROME — The Vatican on Tuesday will release its report into the rise and fall of ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the once-influential American cardinal who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation confirmed decades of rumour
Austrian authorities raid suspected Islamic radicals

Austrian authorities raid suspected Islamic radicals

VIENNA — Investigators in several Austrian regions carried out raids early Monday on people and organizations suspected of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas groups, prosecutors said.