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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…
Scott: Country needs unity it found after 9/11 amid virus
Republican Gov. Phil Scott on Friday extended Vermont's coronavirus-related state of emergency to Oct. 15 and, on the 19th anniversary of 9/11, said the unity, determination and resolve the country found following …
10,000 North Carolinans vote absentee in first week
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nearly 10,000 North Carolinians had their mail-in ballots accepted in the first week of voting, according to data released Friday by the State Board of Elections.
Humanitarian ship takes 27 migrants from Danish tanker
MILAN (AP) — Twenty-seven migrants who have grown increasingly distressed aboard a Danish tanker since being rescued at sea more than a month ago have been transferred to a humanitarian rescue ship, a nongovernment…
US, Kosovo, Serbia Nobel Peace nominees for White House deal
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A Swedish lawmaker said Friday that he has nominated the governments of the United States., Kosovo and Serbia for the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to secure a peace agreement between t…
S. Carolina taps lead COVID-19 doctor for public health role
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's public health director appeared to be on her way to a new job in Ohio before abruptly withdrawing. Now she won't be keeping her job in the Palmetto State, either.
Judges: Florida felons can't vote until they pay fines, fees
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida felons must pay all fines, restitution and legal fees before they can regain their right to vote, a federal appellate court ruled Friday in a case that could have broad implicati…
Georgia officials tweak standard for marks to count as votes
ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials in Georgia approved a new rule Thursday that changes the standard for how much an oval needs to be filled in on an absentee ballot to count as a vote.
Kentucky Supreme Court candidate receives reprimand
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A circuit judge running for a seat on Kentucky's Supreme Court in this year's election has been reprimanded for misconduct.
Vote-by-mail advocates lose appeal in Texas
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has dealt another blow to vote-by-mail advocates in Texas.
Trump, Biden marking 9/11 with very different tones
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — One spent time quietly consoling families.
Trump's talk of secret new weapon fits a pattern of puzzles
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expanding his arsenal of spectacular, but hard to explain, claims about U.S. military might.
Images of 9/11 attack, porn interrupt voting machine hearing
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal hearing on a challenge to Georgia's voting machines was interrupted Friday when someone began posting video and symbols during the live Zoom session, including images from the Sept. 11 atta…
Democrat's win stands after Georgia state House race recount
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A recount in a Georgia state House race changed the margin by one vote, but didn't change the winner.
Switzerland agrees terms for returning seized Uzbek funds
BERLIN (AP) — Switzerland said Friday it has agreed in principle with Uzbekistan on the terms under which money seized as part of a money-laundering investigation against the eldest daughter of former Uzbek Preside…
US marks 9/11 anniversary at tributes shadowed by virus
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans commemorated 9/11 Friday as another national crisis reconfigured memorial ceremonies, dividing some victims’ families over coronavirus safety precautions, and a presidential campaign carve…