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Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press Jun. 21, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
San Antonio Express-News. June 17, 2021. Editorial: Revel in joy, remember pain of Juneteenth The theme of Juneteenth...

FILE - In this April 28, 2021, file photo, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testifies during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Biden administration is throwing its support behind efforts to waive intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines in an effort to speed the end of the pandemic. Tai announced the government's position in May 5 statement, amid World Trade Organization talks over easing global trade rules to enable more countries to produce more of the life-saving vaccines. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP, File)
Biden move to share vaccine designed to spread US influence

By Zeke Miller And Jonathan Lemire May. 08, 2021 12:04 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks about the April jobs report in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 7, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Biden move to share vaccine designed to spread US influence

By Zeke Miller And Jonathan Lemire May. 07, 2021 06:33 PM EDT

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during the closing ceremony of the EU summit at the Alfandega do Porto Congress Center in Porto, Portugal, Friday, May 7, 2021. European Union leaders met for a summit in Portugal on Friday, sending a signal they see the threat from COVID-19 on their continent as waning amid a quickening vaccine rollout. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool)
EU calls on US to push exports to counter vaccine shortage

By Raf Casert And Barry Hatton May. 07, 2021 12:34 PM EDT

How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

The Associated Press May. 06, 2021 04:21 PM EDT
Stocks are closing higher Thursday, as gains by banks and technology companies led a broad rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a...

Editorial Roundup: Alabama

By The Associated Press Mar. 10, 2021 08:00 AM EST
Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ March 7 The Decatur Daily on Gov. Kay Ivey extending...

A member of production personnel walks in a corridor past a room containing a Disposable 50L Bioreactor (STR50) System with peristaltic pumps and an Inverted Microscope inside the Incepta plant on the outskirts of Dhaka in Bangladesh Saturday Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Al-emrun Garjon)
Countries urge drug companies to share vaccine know-how

By Maria Cheng And Lori Hinnant Mar. 01, 2021 02:24 AM EST

An elderly woman looks at a health worker before getting her shot of the Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine at the Americas sports center in Ecatepec, a borough on the outskirts of Mexico City, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (Foto AP/Marco Ugarte)
Mexican president says Mexico doing better than US on virus

Feb. 23, 2021 12:51 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2020, file photo provided by the New Mexico Office of the Governor, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signs a $330 million economic relief package aimed at helping small businesses and out-of-work New Mexicans while at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. From lockdowns in tribal communities to the economic and social fallout that has reverberated throughout New Mexico, the coronavirus pandemic dominated headlines in 2020. New Mexico had among the toughest public health restriction in the nation early on as Grisham called for the closure of gyms, salons and other businesses deemed nonessential. Public gatherings were banned, sports were cancelled, curbside became the norm, funerals were frowned upon and schools were forced to go virtual. (New Mexico Office of the Governor via AP, File)
High court weighs compensation for business restrictions

By Morgan Lee Jan. 13, 2021 01:14 AM EST

Buildings at Hunter Oaks Apartments undergo renovations on Tuesday. Sept. 22, 2020, in Memphis, Tenn. Owners of the apartment complex are among seven landlords who manage or own more than 5,000 rental units and have filed a lawsuit claiming that a national eviction moratorium has not only placed them under unfair financial strain, but also infringed on their rights as property owners. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)
Judge won't pause eviction ban amid Tennessee landlord suit

By Kimberlee Kruesi Nov. 13, 2020 02:20 PM EST

Buildings at Hunter Oaks Apartments undergo renovations on Tuesday. Sept. 22, 2020, in Memphis, Tenn. Owners of the apartment complex are among seven landlords who manage or own more than 5,000 rental units and have filed a lawsuit claiming that a national eviction moratorium has not only placed them under unfair financial strain, but also infringed on their rights as property owners. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)
Federal government defends eviction ban in court hearing

By Kimberlee Kruesi Oct. 30, 2020 04:20 PM EDT

Hearing set on national eviction moratorium in Memphis

By Kimberlee Kruesi Oct. 15, 2020 03:15 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee landlords hoping to overturn a national eviction moratorium will make their case in front of federal judge later this month. ...

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LOCATION A woman with Turkish and Turkish Cypriot breakaway flags walks along at the beach with abandoned hotels after police open the beachfront of Varosha, an uninhabited, fenced-off suburb in war-divided Cyprus' in the Turkish occupied area in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. The United Nations and the European Union have expressed concern that Turkey's move to open the beachfront could hinder renewed efforts to reunify the island, split in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup by supporters of union with Greece. (AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy)
After 46 years, Cypriot ghost town's beach opens to public

By Menelaos Hadjicostis And Nedim Enginsoy Oct. 08, 2020 01:25 PM EDT

India, South Africa ask WTO to ease IP rules for COVID-19

By Aniruddha Ghosal And Cara Anna Oct. 03, 2020 05:55 AM EDT
NEW DELHI (AP) — South Africa and India have asked the World Trade Organization to waive some provisions in the international agreements that regulate...

FILE - In this June 29, 2019, file photo President Donald Trump, left, poses for a photo with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. China has fast become a top election issue as President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden engage in a verbal brawl over who's better at playing the tough guy against Beijing. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Trump, Biden try to outdo each other on tough talk on China

By Deb Riechmann And Jonathan Lemire Jul. 12, 2020 07:42 AM EDT

A women's movement activist holds a sign that reads in Portuguese "Genocide 60 thousand deaths, Bolsonaro out," during a protest against the government's inefficiency in the face of the new coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing police brutality against blacks, in front of the National Congress, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, July 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Bolsonaro waters down law requiring face masks in Brazil

By Marcelo De Sousa And David Biller Jul. 03, 2020 12:48 PM EDT

The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Supreme Court: Booking.com can trademark its name

Jun. 30, 2020 10:27 AM EDT

A lab technician works during research on coronavirus, COVID-19, at Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutical in Beerse, Belgium, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Janssen Pharmaceutical hopes to begin clinical trials on a potential vaccine for COVID-19 in the middle of the summer. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Race for virus vaccine could leave some countries behind

By Maria Cheng And Christina Larson Jun. 18, 2020 12:11 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2016 file photo, an Iraqi woman who fled the fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants waits for humanitarian aid at a camp for internally displaced people, in Khazir, near Mosul, Iraq. A new report released Monday, May 11, 2020, by the Norwegian Refugee Council found that internally displaced women will face more obstacles returning home than men after nearly three years of languishing in camps since the end of the war against the Islamic State. At least 11 % of women, the report says, will face barriers hindering their return including tribal conflicts and militia presence. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)
Group says Iraqi women fighting to return home face hurdles

By Samya Kullab May. 11, 2020 02:24 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 14, 2020, file photo Taiwanese army soldiers wearing protective suits spray disinfectant over a road during a drill to prevent community cluster infection of coronavirus in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The administration, backed by a bipartisan collection of lawmakers, is pressing for Taiwan's inclusion as a separate entity in international organizations like the World Health Organization and the International Civil Aviation Organization, both of which have significant roles in anti-virus efforts. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)
US sees coronavirus window to push Taiwan's global status

By Matthew Lee Apr. 06, 2020 12:32 AM EDT