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Judge upholds income tax ballot disclosure, sparks sponsor outrage
(The Center Square) – A Thurston County Superior Court judge on Friday upheld the government-drafted financial dis…
Poland's ruling party leader joins revamped government
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president has formally sworn in a reshuffled government in which the leader of the main ruling party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, becomes deputy prime minister, after years of forging the nat…
US sees "important progress" in Helsinki nuclear arms talks
HELSINKI (AP) — The top U.S. negotiator in nuclear arms control talks with Russia held in Helsinki says a one-day follow-up meeting to earlier talks in Austria has yielded “important progress.”
Poland, Lithuania recall ambassadors from Belarus
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland and Lithuania have recalled their ambassadors from neighboring Belarus, where hundreds of people have been detained during massive protests against the authoritarian president who won a…
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Police: Suspicious devices on Trump signs were theft alarms
EASTON, Md. (AP) — Several “suspicious devices” were found on Trump-Pence campaign signs around a Maryland city, but when bomb squads arrived, they realized those devices were small alarm systems.
Early voting beginning in Ohio, amid pandemic precautions
NORWOOD, Ohio (AP) — Early voting begins Tuesday in Ohio, again looming as a potential swing state, but this time in a pandemic-altered election.
Biden makes ad push into rural Ohio as early voting begins
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden is expanding his ad buys into every corner of Ohio as early voting begins Tuesday, signaling his campaign’s growing hopes that a state Donald Trump won easily four years ago…
White House virus testing couldn't protect Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — His press secretary once described President Donald Trump as the “most tested man in America” when it came to COVID-19. And variations on that message were the White House ready response any time …
Furloughs to cause 10% pay cut for New Orleans city workers
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — City workers in New Orleans will have their pay cut by 10% as Louisiana's largest city braces for an expected $150 million decline in revenue amid the
Trump's top federal prosecutors are overwhelmingly white men
The nation’s top federal prosecutors have become less diverse under President Donald Trump than under his three predecessors, leaving white men overwhelmingly in charge at a time of national demonstrations over rac…
Judge asked to mandate counting of ballots received too late
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit by the ACLU asking him to override state election law and allow the counting of absentee and mail-in ballots received after the state-mandat…
Kyrgyzstan cancels parliament election results after unrest
MOSCOW (AP) — The Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan declared the results of the weekend's parliamentary election invalid on Tuesday after mass protests erupted in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, and other citi…
US, Australia, India, Japan discuss China's growing power
TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that China's increasingly assertive actions across the region make it more critical than ever for four Indo-Pacific nations known as the Quad to coopera…
Belmont University still planning on hosting 3rd debate
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A university in Tennessee's capital city says it is still on track to host the third and final presidential debate later this month.
Cambodia denies new speculation about Chinese base plans
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s government denied that its demolition of a U.S.-funded facility at one of its naval bases is a signal that China will be granted basing privileges there, saying the work only …