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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…
Analysis: Election plan doesn't account for all virus risks
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana voters are waiting to learn if they'll face a stark choice to cast their ballots this fall: Do you stay home if you've been exposed to
Appeals court rules Augusta University can build hospital
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Augusta University may finally get to build a 100-bed hospital in the rapidly growing suburb of Columbia County after the Georgia Court of Appeals rejected a protest from the competing Doctors H…
Israel's Netanyahu accepts compromise, avoids election
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that he had accepted a proposal to extend budget negotiations, preventing the government from collapsing and plunging the country into a n…
Pompeo heads to Mideast as part of Trump's Arab-Israeli push
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on a trip to the Middle East, the first of two senior U.S. officials to travel to the region this week as the Trump administration presses an ambitious Arab-Israe…
As more hospitals merge, California eyes stronger oversight
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Attorney General Xavier Becerra wants the power to block hospital mergers that he says would limit competition and drive up prices, setting up a fight in the state Legislature this week ov…
Virus records request in Maryland said to cost thousands
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s counsel estimated it would cost more than $5,800 to produce records requested by The Associated Press relating to COVID-19 and business, health and local government…
Businesses heavily lobbied Arizona governor during pandemic
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and his staff had no shortage of advice when he was considering reopening the state following a six-week coronavirus shutdown that ended in mid-May.
Business survey gave reopening advice to Missouri governor
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — With Missourians under a stay-at-home order this spring as a coronavirus precaution, the Associated Industries of Missouri began surveying businesses to gauge how they were affected and g…
Task force emails show early division on economic reopening
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — In an April 30 email titled “Comments on reopening,” Robert Paul simply wrote: “Don’t.” Five hours later, Joe Condi sent a blank email with the subject line: “OPEN-OPEN-OPEN.”
Vast protest in Minsk keeps up pressure on Belarus president
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — More than 100,000 protesters demanding the resignation of Belarus’ authoritarian president rallied Sunday in a vast square in the capital, keeping up the massive outburst of dissent that has s…
Pompeo deputy to Russia, Ukraine during Belarus crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s second-highest ranking diplomat will travel to Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine and Austria this week for talks on arms control and other matters, including allegations of Rus…
Vacationers, migrants drive Italy's surge in COVID cases
ROME (AP) — Sicily’s governor has ordered all migrant residences on the Italian island to be shut down by Monday, part of a push-back by Italian regions alarmed by a surge in COVID-19 cases a few weeks before schoo…
Woman sues to get public comment into county council meeting
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A woman sued the Greenville County Council, saying it is violating open meeting laws by not setting aside time during virtual meetings for public comment.
How starving public health fueled a COVID fire in Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — On a sweltering July morning, Rose Wilson struggled to breathe as she sat in her bed, the light from her computer illuminating her face and the oxygen tubes in her nose.
SC budget writers prepare for plan with many unknowns
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After a nearly two-month long delay because of COVID-19, South Carolina lawmakers are preparing to write a budget without a lot of certainty on how much they can spend.