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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…
EU postpones summit after Michel goes into quarantine
BRUSSELS (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic forced the European Union to postpone a scheduled summit for a week after EU Council President Charles Michel went into quarantine because a close collaborator was diagnosed…
Evers extends Wisconsin's mask mandate until Nov. 21
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Faced with soaring coronavirus cases across Wisconsin, particularly on college campuses, Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday extended a statewide mask mandate until Nov. 21.
Michigan ban on ticket scalping is up for repeal vote
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan House on Tuesday was expected to vote to lift the state's rarely enforced ban on ticket scalping, bringing the long-proposed bill closer to the governor's desk.
The European Union is postponing a leaders' summit because the EU Council president is going into a COVID-19 quarantine
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is postponing a leaders' summit because the EU Council president is going into a COVID-19 quarantine.
France's weak spot: Virus infections rise at nursing homes
PARIS (AP) — Confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths are rising again in France's nursing homes for the first time in months.
AP FACT CHECK: GOP ads twist deal for Ariz. Dem's ex-company
Republicans in an Arizona U.S. Senate race are distorting the details of a development deal for a high-altitude balloon company co-founded by Mark Kelly, the Democratic candidate for the seat. Contrary to their TV …
UK's National Trust details historic sites' links to slavery
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s National Trust, which looks after hundreds of the country’s well-loved historic sites, has detailed how dozens of its properties have links to slavery and colonialism.
Census takers head to homeless shelters, outdoor camps
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Starting this week, census takers are grabbing reflective vests, face masks, bug spray and flashlights and heading out at night in groups of four to track down one of the hardest populations to c…
Complaint flushed: No charge in toilet election display
MASON, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor in Michigan has flushed a complaint
The Latest: Romney won't oppose Senate vote on Trump pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the
Honolulu expected to replace railway director after 3 years
HONOLULU (AP) — The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation is expected to remove the head of its $9.2 billion rail transit project.
Justice Dept.: 179 people arrested, $6.5M seized in worldwide crackdown on opioid trafficking on darknet
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Dept.: 179 people arrested, $6.5M seized in worldwide crackdown on opioid trafficking on darknet.
Russian diplomat hits sanctions at UN amid tension with West
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat complained about countries using sanctions and meddling in the domestic affairs of other nations, saying in a video message to U.N. dignitaries that such penalties hamper an effe…
Justice Dept.: 179 arrested in darknet opioid takedown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials arrested 179 people and seized more than $6.5 million in a worldwide crackdown on opioid trafficking on the darknet, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday.
Greece: Prosecutors told to put anti-maskers on trial
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Judicial authorities in Greece received instructions Tuesday to pursue the prosecution of anti-mask activists with fast-tracked trials and penalties for convictions of up to a year in prison.