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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…
German governors urge Congress to stop troop withdrawal plan
BERLIN (AP) — The governors of the four German states that are home to critical U.S. military facilities are urging members of U.S. Congress to try and force President Donald Trump to back down from plans to withdr…
Putin appoints acting governor to region rocked by protests
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's president on Monday appointed an acting governor to the Far Eastern Khabarovsk region, where tens of thousands have been protesting against the arrest of the popular incumbent on charges of i…
Federal aid helps Michigan fill $2.2B hole; more sought
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers will return to session to pass a multibillion-dollar plan to resolve the deficit caused by the coronavirus shutdown — with a mix of spending cuts, a drawdown of the state's …
2020 Watch: Does Trump have a strategy to win in November?
NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
Polish foreign minister expecting to leave job in reshuffle
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister says he is expecting to leave his job in the near future.
Kentucky secretary of state wants volunteers for polls
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams says there is a shortage of poll workers, and he wants to change that before the November election.
Judge weighs N.C. voting rule change demand with COVID-19
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A judge is listening to arguments this week about whether the COVID-19 pandemic demands wholesale changes to North Carolina's voting systems this fall.
India-Pakistan fighting in Kashmir kills 3, wounds 2
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Firing between Indian and Pakistani soldiers along the highly militarized frontier in the disputed region of Kashmir has left three members of an Indian family dead and two Pakistani civilian…
Biden eyes GOP supporters while Trump focuses on his base
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Gov. Steve Sisolak: No second special session for now
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced he no longer plans to keep lawmakers in the state capital for a second special legislative session to address criminal justice and coronavirus-related co…
Son of US District Judge Esther Salas was killed, and her husband shot at New Jersey home, chief district judge says
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Son of US District Judge Esther Salas was killed, and her husband shot at New Jersey home, chief district judge says.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump bending facts on virus, Biden, economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump clung to the false notion that the coronavirus will just “disappear,” made incorrect claims about a top government expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and again insisted that America…
As pandemic surges, election officials seek poll workers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Wanted: Poll workers willing to brave a global pandemic in November.
Absentee voting smooth in Maine, but big test is November
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Town clerks and state officials in Maine are turning their eyes toward November after a dress rehearsal that proved the state can run an election that relies much more heavily on absentee bal…
Marathon European Union talks on a multibillion-euro coronavirus recovery fund have paused, will resume Monday afternoon
BRUSSELS (AP) — Marathon European Union talks on a multibillion-euro coronavirus recovery fund have paused, will resume Monday afternoon.