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'Toy Story' meets the NFL: Sunday's Falcons-Jaguars game to feature alternate presentation for kids
Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the “Toy Story” universe will be taking in an NFL game for the first time. Sunday's game between the Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars at London's Wembley Stadium will be contested inside of Andy's room as part of an alternate telecast. ...
Dutch police say 3 people are killed in shootings at a university hospital and home in Rotterdam
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A lone gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire in an apartment and a hospital in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam on Thursday, killing three people, including a 14-year-old girl, police said. The shooting sent patients and medics fleeing the...
Giant panda Fan Xing leaves a Dutch zoo for her home country China
RHENEN, Netherlands (AP) — Giant panda Fan Xing began a long journey home on Wednesday — to a country she has never visited. The 3-year-old was given a ceremonial send off Wednesday from Ouwehands Zoo in the Netherlands, where she was born, for the first leg of her journey to...
Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf has died at 64. He shot themes from gay nightlife to the royal family
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Erwin Olaf, an acclaimed Dutch photographer whose work documented topics ranging from gay nightlife in Amsterdam to portraits of the Dutch royal family, has died. He was 64. Olaf’s highly stylized photos, with lighting often influenced by Dutch...
International Criminal Court says cybersecurity incident affected its information systems last week
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court said Tuesday that it detected “anomalous activity affecting its information systems" last week and took urgent measures to respond. It didn't elaborate on what it called a “cybersecurity incident.” Court spokesman...
Dutch caretaker government unveils budget plan to spend 2 billion per year extra to fight poverty
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The caretaker Dutch government announced Tuesday that it will spend an extra 2 billion euros ($2.1 billion) per year to tackle poverty in this nation where the gap between rich and poor is shaping up as a major campaign theme ahead of a November general election. ...
Over 3 years after it was stolen, a van Gogh painting is recovered but with some damage
BRUSSELS (AP) — More than three years after it was stolen from a museum that was shut to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, a painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh has been recovered, a little worse for wear, the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands said Tuesday. Van...
Dutch court sentences ex-Pakistani cricketer to 12 years over reward for death of far-right lawmaker
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court on Monday sentenced a former Pakistani cricketer to 12 years in prison over allegations that he had offered a reward for the death of firebrand anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders. The suspect, identified by Wilders as Khalid Latif,...
Dutch police cleared out climate protesters blocking a highway over fossil fuel subsidies
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Several thousand climate activists blocked a Dutch highway on Saturday in anger at billions of euros in government subsidies for industries that use oil, coal and gas — before police dispersed them with water cannons. A report earlier this week...
US goal for Berhalter's second term is 'to change soccer in America forever'
Gregg Berhalter has established a gigantic goal for his second term as U.S. soccer coach. “We set out on a mission four years ago to change the way the world views American soccer. And now our motto is to change soccer in America forever,” midfielder Weston McKennie said ahead of...
