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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…
Inmates sue Utah jail to allege inadequate virus response
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal inmates have sued officials who run a Utah jail, alleging a failure to adequately protect them from the coronavirus.
Louisiana workers can file Wednesday for $250 hazard payment
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana will start accepting applications Wednesday for a $250 one-time payment offered to front-line employees who checked out grocery customers, worked at nursing homes and performed oth…
Wyoming extends COVID-19 public health orders through July
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming will again extend public health orders to contain the coronavirus amid a resurgence of the illness, Gov. Mark Gordon announced Monday.
Fire ravages ship for 2nd day; sends acrid haze over city
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Flames tore through a warship for a second day Monday as a top Navy official revealed that a fire suppression system was inoperable when the blaze erupted while the ship was docked in San Diego.
Missouri governor signs bill for free COVID-19 testing
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday signed a number of bills into law, including legislation to ensure free COVID-19 testing and a requirement that hospitals perform rape kits when needed.
Correction: Virus Outbreak story
In a story July 12, 2020, about schools reopening, The Associated Press misidentified the first name of an American Academy of Pediatrics physician. He is Dr. Nathaniel Beers, not Dr. Nicholas Beers.
US eyes world power summit for UN anniversary amid crises
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke Monday to his Russian counterpart about convening the leaders of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to mark the 75th anniversary of the Un…
Petrochemical tax break bill speeds through Senate
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — New legislation to extend millions of dollars in tax breaks to turn natural gas into fertilizer and other chemicals won approval in Pennsylvania's Senate on Monday, barely hours after the mea…
Minnesota legislative leaders: Deal close on bonding, taxes
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Legislative leaders have agreed on most details of a public construction package and tax bill, the Minnesota Senate's top Republican and the top House Democrat said Monday, while discussions cont…
'Smart port' technology planned for Port of New Orleans
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana officials on Monday announced a new “smart port” project aimed at using technology to make dredging and operations decisions around New Orleans’s port.
After court losses, Texas GOP to consider online convention
HOUSTON (AP) — The Republican Party of Texas said Monday it would consider moving its convention online after several courts refused to force Houston to allow in-person events the city canceled due to the coronavir…
In reversal, UK says it will make masks mandatory in shops
LONDON (AP) — The British government decided Monday to require people to wear face coverings in shops, joining a long list of countries that have made masks mandatory under some circumstances in response to the cor…
Vermont receives 10 times the mail-in ballot requests as '16
Voters across Vermont have requested more than 10 times as many mail-in ballots as were requested at the same point in 2016, the last presidential election year, the state's top election official said Monday.
Swamp Monsters? Red Tails? Gridlock? What might NFL call DC?
Washington, perhaps the nation’s most reviled city, needs a new nickname for its football team. What could possibly go wrong?
Citing politics, Democrats wants Census appointees removed
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Saying they represented the latest effort by the Trump administration to politicize the 2020 census, House Democrats on Monday asked U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to withdraw two appointe…