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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…
Michigan Legislature poised to ease processing of ballots
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers voted Thursday to made it easier for clerks to process a surge in absentee ballots in the battleground state's presidential election by letting them start a day earlier than…
In sign of frustration, US shortens sanctions waiver to Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — The United States has extended a sanctions waiver that enables Iraq to continue importing gas from Iran but this time granting a significantly shorter waiver period, Iraqi officials and the U.S. Stat…
1st Kosovar Albanian arrested on war crimes charges
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A special international court said Thursday that a former commander of the separatist fighters in Kosovo's 1998-1999 war has been arrested on charges including torture of detainees and the m…
Ohio court weighs allowing electronic ballot applications
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) —
AP-NORC poll: Support for racial injustice protests declines
NEW YORK (AP) — As the decision in Kentucky to bring charges against only one of three police officers involved in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor sparks renewed protests nationwide, a new survey finds support …
Italy lets migrants dock in Sardinia, but not disembark yet
ROME (AP) — Italy on Thursday allowed a rescue ship with 125 migrants aboard to dock in Sardinia to escape rough seas and said the migrants could eventually disembark in Italy before being sent to other European co…
Trump pays respects to late Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump paid respects to late Supreme Court Justice
Over 360 more detained in Belarus in protests against leader
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Over 360 more people have been detained in Belarus during protests against the country's authoritarian president, who was
AP Explains: What's next with the Supreme Court vacancy?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The death of Supreme Court
NYC mayor skips Saudi Arabia summit, citing rights concerns
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday he is withdrawing from a virtual summit of world cities scheduled to be hosted by Saudi Arabia because of human rights concerns.
Trump-appointed judges under an election-year political lens
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson, a Trump administration appointee who bucked the president's conservative base by blocking a Tennessee law that restricts mail-in voting, had an announceme…
EU tries to sell migrant pact amid claims the hardliners won
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top migration officials struggled Thursday to sell their new plan to overhaul the bloc’s failed asylum system amid concern they have sold out to anti-migrant governments.
De Blasio pulls out of upcoming summit in Saudi Arabia
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday he is withdrawing from a virtual summit of world cities scheduled to be hosted by Saudi Arabia ahead of the Group of 20 summit of the world's 20 majo…
EU warns of slim window to avoid repeat of prior virus peak
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union officials urged member nations Thursday to move quickly to slow the latest wave of COVID-19 infections to avoid a repeat of the broad lockdowns that paralyzed the continent’s economy …
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