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Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2021 02:31 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 24 The Guardian on a line being crossed in Belarus...

A woman with a dog, wearing face mask to protect against coronavirus, arrives at a polling station during the second round of a parliamentary election in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Polls opened Sunday for the run-off of national election in Lithuania, where the vote is expected to bring about a change of government following the first round, held on Oct. 11, which gave the three opposition, center-right parties a combined lead. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Lithuania swings to the center-right as opposition wins vote

By Liudas Dapkus Oct. 26, 2020 07:01 AM EDT

A woman with a child, wearing face mask to protect against coronavirus, arrives at a polling station during , arrives at a polling station during the second round of a parliamentary election in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Polls opened Sunday for the run-off of national election in Lithuania, where the vote is expected to bring about a change of government following the first round, held on Oct. 11, which gave the three opposition, center-right parties a combined lead. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Lithuania holds parliamentary vote as pandemic hits jobs

By Liudas Dapkus Oct. 25, 2020 04:56 AM EDT

A Lithuanian woman, wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus, casts her ballot at a polling station during early voting in the second round of a parliamentary election in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. Lithuanians will vote in the second round of a parliamentary election on upcoming Sunday during the rise in the incidence of coronavirus infection in the country. (AP Photo / Mindaugas Kulbis)
Virus, economy top concerns as Lithuanians vote in runoff

By Liudas Dapkus Oct. 24, 2020 04:31 AM EDT

People wear face masks to protect against coronavirus as they cast their ballots during the parliamentary elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. Polls opened Sunday for the first round of national election in Lithuania, where voters will renew the 141-seat parliament and the ruling four-party coalition is widely expected to face a stiff challenge from the opposition to remain in office. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Lithuania holds national vote, coalition talks expected

By Liudas Dapkus Oct. 11, 2020 02:23 PM EDT

Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron inspect French soldiers of the NATO enhanced forward presence battalion during their visit to the Rukla military base some 100 kms (62.12 miles) west of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Lithuania foreign minister self-isolates after French visit

Oct. 05, 2020 08:36 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 5, 2020 file photo, staff at the Mediamatic restaurant serve food to volunteers seated in small glasshouses during a try-out of a setup which respects social distancing abiding by government directives to combat the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Restaurants around the world try to lure back clientele while keeping them virus-free. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Patrons under plastic: Restaurants get creative in virus era

By Thomas Adamson And Oleg Cetinic May. 28, 2020 03:49 AM EDT