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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…
In Oklahoma visit, Birx continues to push for wearing masks
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A top White House coronavirus adviser continued to press Sunday for people to cover their faces and to social distance to fight the global pandemic during a stop in Oklahoma, where Republican Go…
Analysis: Louisiana virus tracking effort hits roadblocks
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's work to track coronavirus cases, to help slow the spread of the outbreak, can't keep up with the state's pace of new infections or overcome the lack of useful information provide…
Partner of dead Belarus protester believes police shot him
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The partner of a man who died in the protests engulfing Belarus says she does not believe the official account that Alexander Taraikovsky was killed when an explosive device that he intended t…
In Oklahoma visit, Birx continues to push for wearing masks
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A top White House coronavirus adviser continued to press Sunday for people to cover their faces and to social distance to fight the global pandemic during a stop in Oklahoma, where Republican Go…
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.
Analysis: Louisiana virus tracking effort hits roadblocks
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's work to track coronavirus cases, to help slow the spread of the outbreak, can't keep up with the state's pace of new infections or overcome the lack of useful information provide…
US reps eye mental health telemedicine for rural veterans
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A Maine congressman is working across the aisle with a Republican from Indiana on a proposal that would create mental health telemedicine services for veterans in rural parts of the country.
Maryland police looking for Young Democrats' president
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Police in a Maryland county have asked for the public's help in locating the president of the Young Democrats of Maryland, who has been missing for over a week.
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
Democrats tap array of faith leaders to speak at convention
The Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C., who
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…
Bourbon-scented sanitizer and wary public challenge census
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Out on her first day of knocking on doors in the San Francisco Bay Area, the census taker had limited success getting people to answer the questions on the 2020 census.
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.
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 …
Trump makes call for new White House doctor's virus advice
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has found a new doctor for his coronavirus task force — and this time there's no daylight between them.