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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…
The Ultimate Recovery: Cycles of pain anchor Biden's moment
WASHINGTON (AP) — A young lawyer bounds across a parking lot in New Castle, Delaware, a blur of long sideburns, wide lapels and self-assurance. He throws open a door to a beauty salon, and the ladies inside whoop w…
'Get a grip': UK government urged to fix England exam chaos
LONDON (AP) — The British government was urged Sunday to “get a grip” over how grades are being awarded to school students in England, who were unable to take exams earlier this summer because of the coronavirus pa…
Q&A: What's happening at the US Postal Service, and why?
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New Zealand delays election after virus outbreak in Auckland
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has delayed New Zealand's elections by four weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak in Auckland.
Democrats in conservative SC now see opportunity for gains
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — There's an unusual feeling emerging among Democrats in South Carolina: energy.
'Do something': Harris' rapid rise driven by call to action
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hours before
Vote by mail in Florida primary already far exceeds 2016
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida will elect at least two new members of Congress this year, and the Republican primaries in two districts will likely decide who they will be.
White House's Meadows says he accepts Harris eligible for VP
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Sunday he accepts that
Leader of Belarus rejects calls to rerun presidential vote
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The embattled president of Belarus tried to put on a show of strength Sunday, holding a rally with tens of thousands of supporters and rejecting any possibility of repeating the vote that gave…
Biden ally Clyburn brings civil rights legacy to DNC
WASHINGTON (AP) — In October 1960, a young James Clyburn gathered with other students and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as frustrations mounted over civil rights protests in what was becoming a tumultuous, danger…
Mormons cool to Trump are finding new influence in Arizona
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Yasser Sanchez has twice worked to defeat Joe Biden’s bids for the vice presidency by building support for Republican candidates among his fellow members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d…
Pelosi to call House back into session this week to vote on bill prohibiting USPS from making changes ahead of election.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pelosi to call House back into session this week to vote on bill prohibiting USPS from making changes ahead of election.
Virus, fees hinder drive to register Florida felons to vote
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — When Floridians overwhelmingly approved a measure allowing most felons to vote after completing their sentences, many expected Democrats to benefit most from the participation of up to …
New voting laws revive fights over 'ballot harvesting'
LAS VEGAS (AP) — As
Young Democrats of Maryland leader found dead in Washington
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — The president of the Young Democrats of Maryland was found dead in Washington, D.C., more than a week after he went missing in Maryland.