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Updated 18 hours, 43 minutes ago

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…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
'It's going horribly': College towns fret about census count

PHOENIX (AP) — Betsy Landin was listed by her parents on the 2020 census as living at her family's home in Phoenix when she really should have been counted in the college town of Tempe, where she studies finance at…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Polish PM hands Belarus opposition leader key to new center

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister gave Belarus' leading opposition presidential candidate a symbolic key to a new Belarusian center in Warsaw, saying Wednesday that the Polish government wanted to provi…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Norwegian lawmaker nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An anti-immigrant Norwegian lawmaker said Wednesday that he has nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Another showdown set this week over Georgia voting machines

ATLANTA (AP) — Voting integrity activists will try this week to convince a federal judge that Georgia should scrap its brand new touchscreen voting machines in favor of hand-marked paper ballots. The state, meanwhi…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
More than 100 UK lawmakers condemn China over Uighurs abuse

LONDON (AP) — More than 100 British lawmakers signed a letter to the Chinese ambassador Wednesday condemning what they described as “a systematic and calculated programme of ethnic cleansing against the Uighur peop…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Democratic primary for NH governor too early to call

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Democratic gubernatorial race between two Concord attorneys hoping to upgrade their Statehouse experience remained too early to call early Wednesday, while Republican Gov. Chris Sununu easi…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
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Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Air Force awards $13.3 billion contract for nuclear missiles

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force on Tuesday awarded a $13.3 billion contract for engineering and development work on a replacement for the Minuteman 3 missile, which has operated continuously for half a century as a…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
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Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Trump planning to withdraw more US troops from Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will announce Wednesday that it is withdrawing additional troops from Iraq, as President Donald Trump tries to make good on his campaign promise to disentangle the country…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Arizona Supreme Court denies West's bid to appear on ballot

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Kanye West’s bid to appear on the state’s Nov. 3 ballot as an independent presidential candidate, just hours before eight of the state’s 15 counties face…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Some call for end to COVID-19 rules as Arizona cases decline

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials reported Tuesday just over 80 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and two deaths, fueling some business owners to call for an end to operating restrictions.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
GOP hits Torres Small on New Green Deal she says she opposes

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Republicans have released another attack ad on Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small in New Mexico’s southern district even as she earns support from a traditionally conservative-leaning…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
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Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Longtime Rep. Jim Langevin, Congress’ 1st quadriplegic member, has won Rhode Island’s Democratic U.S. House primary

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Longtime Rep. Jim Langevin, Congress’ 1st quadriplegic member, has won Rhode Island’s Democratic U.S. House primary.