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Biden Administration: Here Are His Cabinet Members And Key Advisers

The U.S. Senate continues to take up President Biden's nominees for key roles.

Protesters gather outside Poland's Supreme Court in January, demonstrating against the government's efforts to curtail the judiciary's independence. The European Commission is investigating Poland and Hungary for violating standards of democracy and rule of law.

Hungary And Poland Block EU Budget With Pandemic Relief Funds For Hard-Hit Nations

The two Eastern European countries are in a long-running dispute with the European Union over their consolidation of state power and restrictions on free speech and an independent judiciary.

Bourbon Street is a sea of humanity on Mardi Gras in New Orleans in February. The city will not allow Mardi Gras parades in 2021.

New Orleans Mayor Cancels Mardi Gras Parades In 2021

"With COVID-19 cases increasing around the country, we will have to modify how to observe [Carnival] season," the mayor said. She's asking for alternative ideas from the public.

KLCC Wants Your Questions on COVID-19

This Friday at 3:30, we'll again have Lane County Chief Medical Officer Dr. Patrick Luedtke in the KLCC studios to answer your questions about COVID-19.…

Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Dr. Umair A. Shah as the next Secretary of Health. Shah is currently the director of public health in Harris County (Houston), Texas. He will replace outgoing Sec. John Wiesman.

Inslee names Texas doctor as next Secretary of Health

The director of public health in the third most populous county in the United States will be Washington's next secretary of health. Gov. Jay Inslee on...

<em>The Book Collectors: A Band of Syrian Rebels and the Stories That Carried Them Through a War,</em> by Delphine Minoui

'The Book Collectors' Opens The Door To A Secret Library Amidst Syria's Civil War

Delphine Minoui's slim new book tells the true story of a group of Syrian resistance fighters who founded a 15,000-volume library in the basement of an abandoned building.

Cross-border traffic at the Peace Arch and other places along the U.S.-Canada border has fallen dramatically since nonessential crossings were limited due to the pandemic.

U.S.-Canada border closure likely to be 'with us for a while'

The most recent extension of the U.S.-Canada border closure expires this Friday, November 21, but no one expects the restrictions to be lifted then....

AC/DC, left to right: Cliff Williams, Phil Rudd, Angus Young, Brian Johnson, Stevie Young.

AC/DC Returns To Rock The Masses With 'Power Up'

Angus Young and Brian Johnson discuss the band's new album, a tribute to Young's late brother Malcolm and an unlikely comeback from all kinds of loss.

Under President Trump, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau weakened a rule that aimed to protect people who get payday loans. Consumer advocates say they are looking forward to a Biden administration strengthening the agency.

Financial Watchdog Expected To Get Its Teeth Back Under Biden

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a powerful agency policing predatory or unfair practices. Trump hobbled it. But a court ruling allows Biden to appoint a new sheriff at the bureau.

Residents of Gwinnett County in Georgia hold Biden-Harris campaign signs on Election Day in Norcross, Ga. President-elect Joe Biden ran up the margins in Atlanta's diversifying suburbs.

How Biden Won: Ramping Up The Base And Expanding Margins In The Suburbs

Remarkably few counties shifted in the 2020 election, which saw sky-high turnout. The president's base voted in big numbers in rural areas, but Biden's gains in the suburbs propelled him to victory.

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