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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…
US wildlife agency rejects protections for rare fish species
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials on Wednesday rejected special protections for a rare, freshwater fish related to salmon that's been at the center of a long-running legal dispute, citing conservation …
Dutch farmers protest move to cut emissions from livestock
DE BILT, Netherlands (AP) — Some 2,000 farmers gathered in the central Netherlands Wednesday for the latest in a string of protests against government efforts to cut emissions of nitrogen oxides from livestock.
UK: Labour pays damages to ex-workers in anti-Semitism probe
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s opposition Labour Party has agreed to pay substantial damages to seven whistleblowers who sued for defamation after they voiced concerns of anti-Semitism within the party.
UK looks to fresh laws on spies after critical intel report
LONDON (AP) — Britain is considering new legislation to crack down on the activity of hostile governments after a damning intelligence committee report on Russian meddling in the nation’s politics.
US orders China to close its consulate in Houston
BEIJING (AP) — The United States said Wednesday that it has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston “to protect American intellectual property" and the private information of Americans.
Shreveport mayor enters race against US Sen. Bill Cassidy
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy drew the first high-profile challenger to his reelection bid Wednesday, when Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins announced his last-minute entrance into Louisia…
China says US has ordered it to close Houston consulate in what it calls a provocation that violates international law
BEIJING (AP) — China says US has ordered it to close Houston consulate in what it calls a provocation that violates international law.
Judge: Colorado racing track must obey coronavirus orders
DENVER (AP) — A judge decided against sanctioning a Colorado drag racing track Tuesday for violating social distancing rules during a July 4 event but said the track must abide by public health orders to stem the s…
Trump says of Ghislaine Maxwell, 'I wish her well'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered sympathetic words to Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime companion of Jeffrey Epstein who stands accused of facilitating the abuse of girls by the now-decease…
Nevada reports 28 additional deaths from coronavirus
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada reported 28 additional COVID-19-related deaths Tuesday, the highest single-day total since the start of the pandemic, bringing the statewide total to 676 deaths.
Health officer plans to close bars in Kansas' biggest city
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A local public health official plans to close bars and restrict restaurant hours in the state's largest city and the surrounding area until after Labor Day because of a surge in reported coronav…
California allowing kids in classrooms — for day care
While most California school districts are planning only virtual instruction to start the academic year, some are offering child care programs that will bring students into the same buildings that are off-limits fo…
Apology demanded from GOP lawmaker for Ocasio-Cortez remark
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused a Republican colleague on Tuesday of angrily harassing her outside the Capitol over her progressive views in an encounter that a reporter said ended …
Republicans outline trimmed-back agenda for 2020 convention
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to be officially renominated in a shrunken Republican convention next month that's been truncated to four hours in Charlotte, North Carolina, before the GOP show move…
Rising virus cases draw concern over student, voter safety
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Curbing the spread of COVID-19 in South Carolina's voting booths and school classrooms this fall remains up to local officials, even as infection numbers continue to climb across the state.