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Raap, Durfee advance to general election in Grant County Commissioner race
EPHRATA— With only about 150 ballots left to count in Grant County as of Aug. 13, Kelly Raap and Shannon Durfee ap…
NATO helps Greece, Turkey agree steps to avoid conflict
BRUSSELS (AP) — Greece and Turkey agreed Thursday to safety measures aimed at preventing standoffs between their warships and military aircraft in the Mediterranean Sea from breaking out into open conflict, NATO sa…
Hungary sharply criticizes EU Commission after report
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The chief of staff for Hungary's prime minister launched more criticism Thursday of a European Union report that found flaws with the state of the rule of law and democracy in the country, …
Peters raises $14M over 3 months in Michigan Senate race
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Money is abundant in Michigan's competitive U.S. Senate race, in which a campaign-finance expert projects spending will top a staggering $100 million by Election Day.
De Croo sworn in as Belgian premier, rushes to EU summit
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium's new 7-party government under Prime Minister Alexander De Croo promised Thursday to do “whatever it takes" to overcome the coronavirus crisis, including spending enough to ensure the countr…
GOP still fighting ranked voting after ballots cast in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — With the first votes already cast, the Maine Republican Party made a last-ditch request Thursday for the state Supreme Court to stop ranked choice voting in the presidential race -- a tense l…
What's in a name? Maybe a seat on a Detroit-area court
DETROIT (AP) — A man seeking to become a judge could get a boost on Election Day after changing his last name to one that has long been associated with Detroit-area courts.
Whitmer revises rules on nursing homes with virus patients
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer revised rules related to the care of Michigan nursing home residents with the coronavirus, saying they should be sent to facilities with solid federal staffing ratings.
Madrid to obey new virus rules while fighting them in court
MADRID (AP) — Madrid and its suburbs prepared Thursday to enter a soft lockdown that restricts trips in and out of the Spanish capital following a weeks-long political turf war that experts say has prevented an eff…
Californians to vote on racial, gender preference programs
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California with vastly different political preferences and demographics is voting on whether to allow affirmative action in public hiring, contracting and college admissions — nearly a quarte…
White House ups bid in last-ditch COVID talks with Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is backing a $400 per week pandemic jobless benefit and is dangling the possibility of a COVID-19 relief bill of $1.6 trillion as last-ditch, pre-election negotiations hit a critic…
GOP asks full appeals court to hear Wisconsin absentee case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans want the full 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to hear their appeal of a ruling by a three-judge panel of the court that allowed absentee ballots to be counted for six da…
Turkish govt accused of hiding true extent of virus outbreak
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s government is being accused of hiding the true extent of the country's coronavirus outbreak after the health minister revealed that the daily COVID-19 figures published by his ministr…
Greece: Violence at school rally, concern over nursing home
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police used tear gas Thursday to disperse violently protesting state high school students who have organized scores of school strikes in response to classroom overcrowding during the cor…
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Pompeo meets with Vatican after US-China tensions spill over
ROME (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Thursday at the Vatican to meet with top Holy See officials, a day after tensions over American opposition to the Vatican’s China policy spilled out in public.