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Denzel Dumfries of the Netherlands, bottom, is congratulated after scoring his side's 3rd goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the Netherlands and the United States, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Dumfries gets kissed as Oranje reach World Cup quarterfinals

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

Walker Zimmerman of the United States, left, fights for the ballwith Cody Gakpo of the Netherlands during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the Netherlands and the United States, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

Netherlands eliminates U.S. in round of 16 at World Cup

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

head coach Gregg Berhalter of the United States celebrates after the World Cup group B soccer match between Iran and the United States at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

U.S. coach Berhalter to draw on Dutch lessons at World Cup

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Cody Gakpo of the Netherlands celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the World Cup group A soccer match between the Netherlands and Qatar, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor , Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Netherlands beats host Qatar 2-0 to advance at World Cup

By Andrew Dampf - Associated Press

Christian Pulisic of the United States scores his side's opening goal during the World Cup group B soccer match between Iran and the United States at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Pulisic sacrifices body to propel U.S. into World Cup’s knockout round

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Ecuador's Enner Valencia celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's first goal during the World Cup group A soccer match between Netherlands and Ecuador, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Valencia scores World Cup-best third goal in Ecuador draw, eliminates Qatar from tournament

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Campaigners take their hat off in a show of respect for people who took their own lives in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, where they calling for the decriminalization of assisted suicide in the Netherlands took the Dutch state to court, arguing its ban breaches human rights norms. The case at The Hague District Court was brought by a group called Cooperative Last Will, which has long urged a change of the law to allow people to help relatives end their lives. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch activists sue government over assisted suicide

By Mike Corder - Associated Press

Some 25 tractors were used to blockade a distribution center for supermarket chain Albert Heijn in the town of Zaandam, just north of Amsterdam, Monday, July 4, 2022. Dutch farmers angry at government plans to slash emissions used tractors and trucks Monday to blockade supermarket distribution centers, the latest actions in a summer of discontent in the country's lucrative agricultural sector. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch farmers block entrances to supermarket warehouses

By Peter Dejong - Associated Press

In this Sept. 19, 2019, file photo, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during his news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) **FILE**

Dutch city to take down bridge temporarily to accommodate Jeff Bezos’ new yacht

By Peter Santo - The Washington Times

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Carlsen, Erigaisi score big chess wins at Tata Steel tourney in Wijk aan Zee

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Several thousands of people defied a ban Sunday to gather and protest the Dutch government's coronavirus lockdown measures, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. The municipality of the Dutch capital banned the protest, saying police had indications some demonstrators could be attending &quot;prepared for violence.&quot; (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Thousands gather to oppose Dutch virus measures despite ban

By Aleksandar Furtula and Mike Corder - Associated Press

Presiding Judge Hendrik Steenhuis, right, looks at a television monitor during the ongoing trial and criminal proceedings regarding the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, at the high security court at Schiphol airport, near Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Prosecutors are scheduled to begin explaining the evidence and their case to judges Monday in the murder trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with involvement in downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 passengers and crew. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch prosecutors demand life sentences in MH17 downing

By Mike Corder - Associated Press

FILE - A man takes part in a demonstration against the country's coronavirus restrictions in Vienna, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. The coronavirus's omicron variant kept a jittery world off-kilter Wednesday Dec. 1, 2021, as reports of infections linked to the mutant strain cropped up in more parts of the globe, and one official said that the wait for more information on its dangers felt like “an eternity.” (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner, File)

Omicron and delta spell return of unpopular restrictions

By Lori Hinnant - Associated Press

Wu Huan speaks during an interview in a safe house in the Ukraine on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Wu claims that she was held for eight days at a Chinese-run “black site” in Dubai along with at least two Uyghurs, in what may be the first evidence that China is operating a secret detention facility beyond its borders. She was on the run from the threat of being sent back to her home country because of her support of her fiance, Wang Jingyu, a perceived Chinese dissident. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

Detainee says China has secret jail in Dubai, holds Uyghurs

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United States' goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher stops a ball in a the penalty shootout against Netherlands during a women's quarterfinal soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Alyssa Naeher is a steadying force in goal for the US

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

United States' Lynn Williams, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against Netherlands during a women's quarterfinal soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Rapinoe converts and US gets past Netherlands on penalties

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

Caeleb Dressel of the United States swims in a heat of the men's 100-meter butterfly at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Caeleb Dressel goes for more gold on Day 7 of Tokyo Games

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Netherlands' Shanice van de Sanden, left, dribbles the ball to score her side's opening goal as China's Peng Shimeng tries to stop during a women's soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Netherlands downs China 8-2, sets up match against US

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Gold medal winners Britain's Thomas Daley and Matty Lee compete in the synchronized 10-meter platform diving final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Monday, July 26

Associated Press

Milieudefensie Director Donald Pols, holding a copy of the verdict, celebrates the outcome in the court case of Milieudefensie, the Dutch arm of the Friends of the Earth environmental organization, against Shell in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, May 26, 2021 In a landmark legal battle of climate change activists in the Netherlands energy giant Shell was ordered to rein in its carbon emissions. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut net emissions by 45%

By Mike Corder - Associated Press