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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to …
PP-Dem-Pres-All,100
1,362 of 1,381 precincts - 99 percent
Treasury proposal: Deliver $500B to Americans starting April
WASHINGTON (AP) — By a sweeping bipartisan tally, the Senate on Wednesday approved a $100 billion-plus bill to boost testing for the coronavirus and guarantee paid sick leave for millions of workers hit by it — and…
Stocks drop as recession fears take hold; Dow loses 1,300
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing sharply lower as fears of a prolonged coronavirus-induced recession take hold. The Dow industrials lost more than 1,300 points, or 6.3%. After a brutal few weeks, the Dow has now …
AP Deleg Count-GOP States, 1st Add,400
Comley +- De La Fuent +- Ely +- Horn +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 6th Add,400
Kraus +- Krichevsky +- Moroz +- Patrick +-
Earthquake shakes Utah, rattling frayed coronavirus nerves
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A moderate earthquake Wednesday near Salt Lake City temporarily shut down a major air traffic hub, damaged a spire atop a temple and frightened millions of people already on edge from the coro…
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 7th Add,400
Sestak +- Sloan +- Steinman +- Steinman +-
Canada announces massive aid package amid pandemic
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday his government is deferring tax payments until August, providing a wage subsidy for small businesses and pausing student loan payments as part of…
AP Deleg Count-GOP States, 4th Add,400
Sanford +- Uncommitted +- Walsh +- No Preferen +-
AP Deleg Count-GOP States, 3rd Add,400
Maxwell +- Merrill +- Murphy +- Payne +-
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2,281 of 2,281 precincts - 100 percent
US Census Bureau suspends field operations on virus concerns
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A week after starting its 2020 count for most of the U.S., the Census Bureau on Wednesday suspended field operations for two weeks out of concern about the health and safety of its workers and …
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California parents face possible long-term homeschooling
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Extraordinary restrictions on everyday activities expanded to more areas of California on Wednesday as many parents around the state struggled to fathom the prospect put forth by Gov. Gavi…
Trump invokes emergency authority; Big 3 automakers closing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday invoked emergency authority to marshal industry to fight the coronavirus, as the economic fallout from the crisis mounted with word that nearly the entire U.S.…