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Ballot processing continues as certification approaches
EPHRATA — Election officials in Grant and Adams counties are nearing the finish line of the 2026 general election,…
EU slaps sanctions on 7 new Syria government ministers
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Friday imposed sanctions on seven ministers recently appointed to the Syrian government, blaming them for playing a role in the continued crackdown on civilians in the war-rava…
Biden out-raises Trump $383M to $248M in September
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was out-raised by Democrat Joe Biden in September and is being outgunned financially by his rival with just weeks to go until Election Day.
Deadline looms to defuse Pennsylvania's budget time bomb
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Months after passing a partial budget that avoided some hard decisions, Pennsylvania's Legislature and governor face a deadline at the end of November to finish the job and plug a multibillio…
Restaurant cards for Hawaii unemployed to arrive Friday
HONOLULU (AP) — Restaurant cards for unemployed workers are expected to begin arriving in Hawaii mailboxes Friday, with the cards covering meals plus purchases at bakeries and catering services.
Court rejects bid to extend vote counting on Navajo Nation
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected a bid to give an extra 10 days after Election Day to count ballots mailed by Navajo Nation members living on the Arizona portion of the tribe's reservation
Pennsylvania sees another big monthly drop in jobless rate
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate began to look like the rest of the nation's in September, taking another steep drop from its post-pandemic high as the labor force and payrolls grew, accordin…
Merkel: EU summit on China called off as virus resurges
BRUSSELS (AP) — A planned European Union summit on the bloc's China policy that was to be held in Berlin next month has been called off because of the resurgent coronavirus pandemic, German Chancellor Angela Merkel…
Canadian FM sees exiled Belarus opposition figure in Vilnius
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Canada’s foreign minister pledged support for top Belarusian opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who is in exile in Lithuania, during a meeting Friday.
UK leader’s spokesman says EU trade talks are ‘over,’ casting doubt on plan for negotiations next week
LONDON (AP) — UK leader’s spokesman says EU trade talks are ‘over,’ casting doubt on plan for negotiations next week.
NY officials optimistic about fixes to mail-in voting system
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — With the clock ticking down to Election Day, officials are cautiously optimistic New York has fixed problems with mail-in voting that led to delays and disenfranchisement in a rocky June primary.
AP-NORC poll: Voters see the nation as fundamentally divided
NEW YORK (AP) — The overwhelming majority of voters believe the nation is deeply divided over its most important values, and many have doubts about the health of the democracy itself. And supporters of President Do…
Election 2020 Today: Trump, Biden spar from afar; vote surge
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UK regions under pressure to submit to virus restrictions
LONDON (AP) — England's northwestern county of Lancashire, home to 1.5 million people, has agreed to accept the most severe level of COVID-19 restrictions as the British government warned Friday that it has the aut…
Finnish PM leaves EU summit as 'precautionary' measure
BRUSSELS (AP) — Another day at the European Union summit, another leader gone away.
Kyrgyzstan's prime minister becomes acting president
MOSCOW (AP) — Kyrgyzstan’s prime minister became the acting head of state Friday in the wake of the president's resignation amid turmoil sparked by a disputed parliamentary election.