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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…
Boot-hatted satirist Vermin Supreme launches mock Senate bid
BOSTON (AP) — Vermin Supreme, the perennial presidential candidate who wears a boot on his head and promises every American a free pony, is mounting a write-in campaign for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts.
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Belarus' Nobel Prize-winning author questioned amid protests
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Belarus' Nobel Prize-winning author was summoned for questioning Wednesday and police detained dozens of demonstrators in a continuing crackdown on protests challenging the re-election of the …
Judge boots challenge to mass mailing of ballot applications
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge on Wednesday dismissed lawsuits challenging the secretary of state's mailing of absentee ballot applications to millions of voters who did not request one, ruling that Jocelyn…
Polish president swears in new foreign, health ministers
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president on Wednesday swore in two new ministers to key posts in the conservative government: a foreign minister at a time of crisis in neighboring Belarus and a health minister as C…
New unemployment payments to begin in Alaska within 2 months
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Additional unemployment benefits approved by the federal government are expected to reach Alaska residents in six to eight weeks, officials said.
Montenegro president: Independence at stake in upcoming vote
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro’s president says a weekend parliamentary election will be crucial to the preservation of the small Balkan state’s independence in the face of renewed attempts by Serbia and R…
Pressure mounts on Russia to investigate Navalny's illness
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin said Wednesday it doesn’t want the condition of sickened opposition leader Alexei Navalny to affect Russia's relations with the West as international pressure mounted on Moscow to investig…
German governing parties seek reform of electoral system
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's governing parties have proposed a reform to the country's electoral system to prevent its parliament, already one of the world's biggest, from expanding further. Opposition parties dismissed…
Heal the country? Disease specialists running for Congress
BOSTON (AP) — A background in science — specifically, infectious disease and epidemiology — may not spring to mind as a key selling point for candidates hoping to land a seat in Congress.
Belarus leader among 118 on Lithuania's sanctions list
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — While the European Union considers who in Belarus should be sanctioned for alleged election fraud and police brutality, EU member Lithuania proposed its own list Wednesday of those it hold…
As infections mount, French prime minister says don't panic
PARIS (AP) — France’s prime minister is urging his compatriots to wear masks more but insisted Wednesday that rising coronavirus infections across the country are “nothing to panic about” and that it’s time for peo…
Amid a heated dispute with Turkey, Greece plans to extend its territorial waters along the coastline facing Italy
ATHENS (AP) — Amid a heated dispute with Turkey, Greece plans to extend its territorial waters along the coastline facing Italy.
Greece to extend territorial waters amid dispute with Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's president warned Greece on Wednesday not to test his country’s patience or courage as the NATO allies remained locked in a tense dispute over offshore energy exploration in the easter…
In a shift, Belarus leader seeks to stem protests gradually
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — When Belarusians filled the streets to protest what they called a fraudulent election that kept authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in power, the blunt repressions came first.