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Commissioner candidates discuss what distinguishes themselves
EPHRATA — Four Republican candidates are seeking election to Grant County Commissioner Position 3 in the upcoming …
EXPLAINER: Why is the EU taking so long to OK vaccine?
AMSTERDAM (AP) — As Canadians, Britons and Americans begin getting immunized with a German-developed vaccine against coronavirus, pressure is building on the European Medicines Agency to approve the shot made by Pf…
Election 2020 Today: Democracy challenged, GOP reckoning
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Russia's Putin congratulates Biden on winning U.S. election
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on winning the U.S. presidential election after weeks of holding out.
In a first, leading Republicans call Biden president-elect
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, a groundswell of leading Republicans said Monday that Democrat
Minnesota Legislature OKs virus aid for businesses, workers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature voted Monday night to pass a $216 million relief package aimed at businesses and workers who took the biggest hit from a four-week “pause” ordered by Gov. Tim Walz as in…
Under attack from Trump, institutions bend but don't break
WASHINGTON (AP) — For weeks, President Donald Trump has put America's democratic institutions under unprecedented strain as he fights to hold power despite losing his bid for reelection. But the institutions so far…
Biden returns to Georgia as validator for Ossoff, Warnock
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans eager to cement GOP
Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, is departing amid lingering tension over the president’s baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation i…
'Democracy prevailed': Biden aims to unify divided nation
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden pointedly criticized President Donald Trump for threatening core principles of democracy even as he told Americans that their form of self-government ultimately “pr…
Electoral College makes it official: Biden won, Trump lost
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Electoral College decisively confirmed Joe Biden as the nation’s next president, ratifying his November victory in an authoritative state-by-state repudiation of President Donald Trump’s refus…
New Mexico Legislature considers 'hybrid' session for safety
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The next regular session of the New Mexico Legislature in early 2021 is likely to be held in a hybrid mode with committee hearings taking place online and some in-person deliberations, leading…
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In their own words: Public health officials on front line
Public health officials work to keep the nation safe and healthy, overseeing everything from water inspections to childhood immunizations.
Minnesota Legislature OKs virus aid for businesses, workers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature voted Monday night to pass a $216 million relief package aimed at businesses and workers who took the biggest hit from a four-week “pause” ordered by Gov. Tim Walz as in…
New Mexico Legislature considers 'hybrid' session for safety
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The next regular session of the New Mexico Legislature in early 2021 is likely to be held in a hybrid mode with committee hearings taking place online and some in-person deliberations, leading…