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Grant County primary turnout slips from 2022 levels as officials look ahead to November election
EPHRATA — Grant County's voter turnout in the 2026 primary election finished at nearly 34%, a figure county electi…
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 9th Add,400
Torgesen +- Wells +- Williamson +- Yang +-
After Trump campaign swap, questions — and Kushner — remain
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s long-in-coming campaign shakeup rearranged some big job titles but isn't likely to change the identity of the person truly in charge of day-to-day operations: Jared Kushne…
Russia is hacking virus vaccine trials, US, UK, Canada say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Western governments on Thursday accused hackers believed to be part of Russian intelligence of trying to steal valuable private information about a coronavirus vaccine, calling out the Kremlin in …
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 10th Add,400
No Preferen +- Others +- Total Write +- Uninstructe +-
Oakland to pay $32.7M to settle deadly warehouse fire suits
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland will pay $32.7 million to settle lawsuits filed over a 2016 fire at an illegally converted warehouse dubbed the Ghost Ship that killed 36 people, the city announced Thursday.
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 11 Takes,450
State Biden +- Sanders +- Warren +- Bloomberg +-
Border Patrol: Man legally carrying corpse hid people in SUV
DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol agents said an Arizona man who was transporting a body to a mortuary is facing human smuggling charges after they found six Mexican citizens hidden inside the vehicle.
Murphy signs bill allowing $10B in debt to fill budget holes
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation Thursday authorizing nearly $10 billion in debt to plug budget holes that stem from the coronavirus pandemic, and Republicans sued him,…
Analysis: Trump wants a 2016 repeat in a very different year
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the summer of 2016, Donald Trump was trailing in the polls. With time running out, he changed up his campaign leadership team, though not his own mercurial behavior.
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 5th Add,400
Greenstein +- Haas +- Harris +- Hewes +-
Georgia gov sues to end cities' defiance on mask rules
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta's mayor and city council to block the city from enforcing its mandate to wear a mask in public and other rules related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 7th Add,400
Patrick +- Rice +- Sestak +- Sloan +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 2nd Add,400
Bennet +- Bloxham +- Booker +- Boyd +-
Assistance available to Louisiana renters affected by virus
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana will offer $24 million in emergency rent assistance to low-income residents faced with the threat of eviction because their paychecks have taken a hit from
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 1st Add,400
Buttigieg +- Klobuchar +- Gabbard +- Uncommitted +-