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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday announced the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats and sanctions against nearly three dozen people and companies as it moved to hold the Kremlin accountable for interference in last year’s presidential election and the hacking of federal agencies. The actions, foreshadowed for weeks by the administration, represent the first retaliatory measures announced against the Kremlin for the hack, familiarly known as the SolarWinds breach.

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set newsroom policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. Michael McGough is the Los Angeles Times’ senior editorial writer, based in Washington, D. C. President Joe Biden has turned to a familiar Washington institution — the blue-ribbon commission — to try to defuse a political problem.

This story will be updated. Another Mainers has died as health officials on Thursday reported 579 more coronavirus cases across the state. The number of coronavirus cases diagnosed in the past 14 days statewide is 5,165. This is an estimation of the current number of active cases in the state, as the Maine CDC is no longer tracking recoveries for all patients.

A service dog that helps students in Sanford is in need of help herself. Ory has been an integral part of the classroom at Willard School since she was a puppy. Teachers said she’s had a “ruff go of it” with hip dysplasia, degenerated hips and torn ACLs in both her knees. She needs three different surgeries that will cost about $20,000 total so now school officials and students are holding a fundraiser called “Pennies for Paws.” The GoFundMe page has raised about a third of the money needed so far.

GENEVA — A top official from the World Health Organization says Europe has surpassed 1 million deaths from COVID-19 and the situation remains “serious,” with about 1.6 million new cases reported each week in the region. Overall, a tally by Johns Hopkins University shows nearly 3 million deaths have been linked to COVID-19 worldwide — with the Americas hardest hit, followed by Europe.

A 3-year-old boy died Wednesday evening after he was hit by a car in Gorham. The Portland Press Herald reported that a 13-year-old girl was driving a car on Tamarack Circle about 6:30 p.m. when she hit the child. She was alone in the car. The boy died at the scene, according to the newspaper. It’s unclear why the girl was alone in the car, and police did not release additional information, citing an ongoing investigation.