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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…
UK accuses 'Russian actors' of meddling in 2019 election
LONDON (AP) — The British government accused “Russian actors” Thursday of seeking to interfere in the U.K.'s last general election, and a powerful committee of lawmakers confirmed it would publish within days a lon…
Polish opposition challenges recent presidential election
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s main opposition party lodged a protest Thursday to a top court against the recent presidential election in which its candidate narrowly lost to conservative incumbent Andrzej Duda.
Hawley seeks civil rights probe in case of St. Louis couple
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley on Thursday urged Attorney General William Barr to launch a federal civil rights investigation of St. Louis' elected prosecutor, accusing her of abuse of power in her inve…
Wisconsin governor issues 18 more pardons
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers announced 18 pardons on Thursday, the most he's made at one time since reviving the issuing of pardons last year following an eight year hiatus under former Gov. Scott Walker.
Republicans stall efforts to reconvene Maine Legislature
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3 more states share license data for citizenship efforts
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Iowa, South Carolina and South Dakota have now joined Nebraska in agreeing to share state driver's license information with the U.S. Census Bureau to help the Trump administration to determ…
Alaska teams with center to quickly train contact tracer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Health Department officials are partnering with the UAA Center for Rural Health and Workforce to quickly train 500 contact tracers needed to help limit coronavirus outbreaks.
Croatian conservative leader given new mandate to govern
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia's president on Thursday handed Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic the mandate to form a new government after his conservative party prevailed in a July 5 parliamentary election.
UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials
LONDON (AP) — Britain, the United States and Canada accused Russian hackers on Thursday of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a coronavirus vaccine, warning scientists and pharmaceutical companies…
US executes 2nd man in a week; lawyers said he had dementia
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The United States on Thursday carried out its second federal execution this week following a hiatus of nearly two decades, killing by lethal injection a Kansas man whose
Britain, the United States and Canada say Russia is trying to steal information from COVID-19 vaccine.researchers
LONDON (AP) — Britain, the United States and Canada say Russia is trying to steal information from COVID-19 vaccine.researchers.
US carries out its 2nd execution this week, killing by lethal injection a man whose lawyers argued he had dementia
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — US carries out its 2nd execution this week, killing by lethal injection a man whose lawyers argued he had dementia.
Clashes resume on volatile Armenian-Azerbaijani border
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces flared up again Thursday on the South Caucasus nations' shared border, with both sides blaming the other for the attacks that extended the wo…
IS bride to return to UK to fight for British citizenship
LONDON (AP) — A U.K. woman who as a teenager ran away to join the Islamic State group won the right Thursday to return to Britain to fight for the restoration of her citizenship, which was revoked on national secur…
GOP restricts convention attendance over coronavirus fears
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee is sharply restricting attendance on three of the four nights of