Parents scramble for child care amid Seattle teacher strike

Parents scramble for child care amid Seattle teacher strike

Written by Gene Johnson and Phuong Le

SEATTLE (AP) — The city opened more of its community centers Monday to help Seattle parents who were scrambling for child care as a teacher strike entered its fourth day. Several of the centers quickly filled, forcing them to turn families away.

New Australian prime minister leads divided government
Politics

New Australian prime minister leads divided government

Associated Press

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, was sworn into power on Tuesday and took charge of a bitterly divided government. He will carry the weight of expectations that he can lift public opinion, reform a flagging economy and steer the nation on a more moderate course on issues from climate change to gay marriage.

But charting a more centrist course is proving difficult to balance with holding together his riven administration and its wary right wing.

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