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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…
Harris: nationwide mask mandate wouldn't carry punishment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris said Friday “nobody’s going to be punished” if she and running mate Joe Biden implement the nationwide mask mandate they have called for d…
Belarus leader cites alleged NATO threat to shore up rule
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Belarus' authoritarian leader accused NATO on Friday of hatching aggressive plans and threatened neighbors Lithuania and Poland with counter-sanctions as he sought to shore up his 26-year rule…
Hospital: Russia's Navalny still in coma but improving
BERLIN (AP) — German doctors treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny for a suspected poisoning say the dissident is still in an induced coma but his condition is stable and his symptoms are improving.
Focused on pandemic, Merkel has no time for retirement plans
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday that the decision not to run for office again in 2021 has allowed her to focus on tackling the coronavirus pandemic and other pressing problems during her f…
Russian navy conducts major maneuvers near Alaska
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian navy conducted major war games near Alaska involving dozens of ships and aircraft, the military said Friday, the biggest such drills in the area since Soviet times.
Protesters try to drown out Trump speech, yell at Sen. Paul
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered around the White House for a “noise demonstration and dance party" in an attempt to drown out
Protesters gather in an attempt to drown out Trump's speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered around the White House on Thursday night for a “noise demonstration and dance party" in an attempt to drown out President Donald Trump's speech accepting the Rep…
Los Angeles to file criminal charges against party houses
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Criminal charges will be filed over recent parties in the Hollywood Hills that were held despite a city ban on large gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, authorities said.
State Senate meets without 10 GOP senators amid virus tests
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — All but one of the Republicans in the California Senate were barred from the state Capitol on Thursday after they were exposed to the coronavirus, prompting unprecedented changes that will…
Arizona sending more than 150 Guard troops to Wisconsin
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is sending more than 150 members of the state National Guard to Wisconsin to help after widespread unrest over police shooting Jacob Blake, a Black man, on Sunday.
Nebraska state banking director set to retire next month
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's top banking and finance regulator is set to retire next month after five and a half years of service, Gov. Pete Ricketts announced Thursday.
Eversource defends storm response to skeptical legislators
Top officials from Eversource on Thursday defended the utility's electricity restoration efforts after Tropical Storm Isaias hit Connecticut earlier this month, but some state legislators remained unimpressed, ques…
Report: Hawaii auditors stonewalled in contact tracing probe
HONOLULU (AP) — A report from Hawaii's state auditor’s office says Department of Health officials stonewalled them while attempting to get answers about the government's coronavirus contact tracing program.
Protesters hit California streets over Wisconsin shooting
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Protests have been held in California's capital and in Los Angeles over the shooting of a Black Wisconsin man, and there were scattered reports of vandalism.
Wolf, Republicans at odds over Pennsylvania election law
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican state lawmakers remained at odds Thursday over how to update Pennsylvania's voting laws to handle an expected avalanche of mail-in ballots in November's president…