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Calculated risk: Dutch lockdown eased, but curfew extended
Read full article: Calculated risk: Dutch lockdown eased, but curfew extendedRutte said high school students can return to their classrooms for at least one day a week starting March 1. “We are at a time when we have to be prepared to take a little bit more risk,” he said. AdThe 9 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. curfew the Dutch government imposed sparked rioting when it was introduced. It was the subject of legal wrangling last week, when a judge ruled the curfew was improperly ordered and the government appealed. The public health institute credited the tough lockdown and curfew with reducing infections by an estimated 10% since Jan. 23.
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The Latest: Williams-Stephens on tap at sunny US Open
Read full article: The Latest: Williams-Stephens on tap at sunny US OpenNEW YORK The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):11:30 a.m.Day 6 has started at the year's second Grand Slam tournament the U.S. Open normally closes the major tennis championship season but the pandemic caused changes to the calendar. The sun is shining and the temperature is in the mid-70s Fahrenheit (mid-20s Celsius) as the third round continues Saturday. The highlight of the afternoon is expected to be Serena Williams against Sloane Stephens in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Williams owns 23 Grand Slam singles titles, including six in New York. Stephens won the 2017 U.S. Open.