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Updated 1 day, 17 hours ago

4 Republicans pitch different approaches to growth, spending and agriculture in Grant County Commissioner race

MOSES LAKE — With ballots due Aug. 4, voters in Grant County Commissioner District 3 have four Republican candidat…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Top brass at California medical group joined Newsom at party

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two top officials at the California Medical Association attended a birthday party alongside Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this month as the state experienced an uptick in coronavirus cases.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
More Indiana counties listed at highest coronavirus risk

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nearly a quarter of Indiana’s counties are now listed in the highest-risk category of coronavirus spread as

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Pa. high court takes up Trump challenge to 8K Philly votes

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's state Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will take up challenges to more than 8,000 ballots in Philadelphia filed by President Donald Trump's campaign, among the lawsuits lau…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Deadline near for hand tally of presidential race in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials across Georgia are staring down a Wednesday deadline to complete a hand tally of the presidential race in the state.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Kansas governor preparing to announce new COVID-19 measures

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly prepared Wednesday to announce new measures designed to control the spread of the coronavirus in Kansas as the state again reported another record seven-day increase in new case…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Ohio capital city issues stay-at-home order to slow virus

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Residents of Ohio’s capital city and the surrounding county should stay at home as much as possible and not have guests inside their homes, including on Thanksgiving Day, according to an advis…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
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Montana: Allow Marijuana Legal Age (To be set by law)

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Bosnians rally against migrants after local man killed

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Several hundred people rallied in a suburb of Bosnia’s capital on Wednesday demanding that authorities move migrants from the streets and into camps following a fight and stabbin…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
More Nebraska cities approve mask mandates to limit virus

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — More Nebraska cities are passing mask mandates as the number of virus cases continues to surge across the state, but Gov. Pete Ricketts continues to reject the idea of a statewide mask mandate.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Trump pays $3 million for partial Wisconsin vote recount

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump has paid $3 million for a partial recount in Wisconsin but has yet to file a petition indicating which counties it is targeting, the Wisconsin Elections Commission said W…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Rep. Thomas Suozzi wins reelection bid in tight race

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Thomas Suozzi, a Democrat, has survived a tough challenge to win a third term representing a district that includes Long Island’s wealthy north shore.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Democrat Thomas Suozzi wins reelection to U.S. House in New York's 3rd Congressional District

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Thomas Suozzi wins reelection to U.S. House in New York's 3rd Congressional District.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams announces mayoral run

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is running for mayor of New York City, the Democrat announced Wednesday, joining an already crowded field of candidates for the 2021 election.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
UK's Labour roiled by feud over anti-Semitism and Corbyn

LONDON (AP) — The leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party said Wednesday that he won’t readmit ex-Labour chief Jeremy Corbyn to the party’s parliamentary caucus, accusing Corbyn of weakening efforts to sta…