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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…
'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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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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…
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…
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.
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…
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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.