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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…
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Trump's counter to Democratic convention? Swing state trips.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is looking to counter
Pompeo urges unity on Iran ahead of UN arms embargo vote
VIENNA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday called for the world to unite around a long-shot American bid to indefinitely extend a United Nations arms embargo on Iran.
Schools get state guidance about handling COVID-19 outbreaks
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state government agencies are providing school leaders with advice about how to respond when students or employees with confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been on school property, …
Lawmakers: Postal changes delay mail-order medicine for vets
WASHINGTON (AP) — Policy changes that slow delivery at the U.S. Postal Service are taking a toll on military veterans, who are reporting much longer wait times to receive mail-order prescription drugs, according to…
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States can't afford Trump's jobless aid plan, governor says
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania does not have the money to provide $100 a week as President Donald Trump pushes states to help pay for a new round of federal unemployment assistance, Gov. Tom Wolf told the stat…
Governor: New Jersey election will be done mostly by mail
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Saying it won't be a “regular election year” because of the coronavirus outbreak, New Jersey will move to a nearly all-mail election this November following the model the state used in its July…
Angolan court sentences ex-leader's son to 5 years in prison
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A court in Angola has sentenced the son of former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos to five years in prison for fraud and other crimes.
Slew of church abuse lawsuits hinges on state court decision
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's Roman Catholic dioceses have been hit with about 150 lawsuits from people who say they were sexually abused as children by priests and hope a state court decision last year has…
Hundreds of Ohioans blast decision to ban drug for virus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds of Ohioans reacted swiftly and angrily to news last month that the Ohio pharmacy board blocked the use of a malaria drug for patients with COVID-19, according to a review of comments …
Trump plans to appoint Lee to Council of Governors
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to appoint Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to the Council of Governors, the White House said.
Greek FM heads for Vienna talks amid standoff with Turkey
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's foreign minister traveled to Vienna Friday for urgent talks with his European Union counterparts and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on military tensions with Turkey, as the Greek and …
Tiny Lithuania has outsized role as EU faces Belarus crisis
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Lithuania is relatively small by European Union measures, but it is playing an outsized role as protesters in neighboring Belarus face a brutal law enforcement crackdown following a presidenti…
Pennsylvania asks court to extend mail-in voting deadlines
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Citing a warning by the U.S. Postal Service about its delivery times, Gov. Tom Wolf's administration is asking the state Supreme Court to extend deadlines for mail-in ballots to be received i…