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Thompson leads 13th District race, plans focus on costs, access
EPHRATA — Joshua Thompson led Deanna Martinez by 3,278 votes for the 13th Legislative District’s state representat…
California judge orders school to stop in-person classes
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A judge on Tuesday ordered classrooms closed at a private school in California’s Central Valley that has defied state and local health orders aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.
Biden courts Latino voters in 1st trip to Florida as nominee
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Joe Biden made his first trip to Florida as the Democratic presidential nominee with an urgent mission to boost support among Latinos who could decide the election in one of the nation's fier…
Greece wants the EU to help run its island migrant camps
KARA TEPE, Greece (AP) — The Greek government on Tuesday urged the European Union to jointly run new refugee camps on Greece's eastern islands as part of an overhaul of the EU's migration policies.
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Police leaders pressed Rochester to keep Prude video secret
Rochester police commanders urged city officials to hold off on publicly releasing body camera footage of Daniel Prude's suffocation death because they feared violent blowback if the video came out during nationwid…
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Trump denies downplaying virus, casts doubt on mask usage
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fielding compelling questions about voters’ real-world problems, President Donald Trump denied during a televised town hall that he had played down the threat of the coronavirus earlier this yea…
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Sarah McBride wins Democratic state senate primary in bid to become 1st transgender elected to Delaware legislature
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Sarah McBride wins Democratic state senate primary in bid to become 1st transgender elected to Delaware legislature.
Transgender activist wins Delaware state senate primary
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Transgender activist Sarah McBride won a Democratic state Senate primary in Delaware on Tuesday and is poised to make history as the first transgender person elected to the state's General Assemb…
Actor and former Amtrak conductor Lee Murphy wins Delaware GOP US House primary after narrow primary loss 2 years ago
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Actor and former Amtrak conductor Lee Murphy wins Delaware GOP US House primary after narrow primary loss 2 years ago.
Water shortages in US West likelier than previously thought
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — There's a chance water levels in the two largest man-made reservoirs in the United States could dip to critically low levels by 2025, jeopardizing the steady flow of Colorado River water th…