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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…
Russia and China veto aid to Syria rebels via 2 crossings
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution backed by the 13 other Security Council members Friday that would have maintained humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria’s mainly rebel-held northwest t…
Exclusive: Ex-WVa health chief says cuts hurt virus response
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The former West Virginia public health leader forced out by the governor says decades-old computer systems and cuts to staff over a period of years had made a challenging job even harder du…
Trump in battleground Florida, postpones New Hampshire rally
MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump made it to the critical battleground state of Florida on Friday to raise campaign cash and tend to issues of high interest there for his base supporters. But his efforts to relau…
N.C. Senate leader: Colleague tests positive for COVID-19
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina state senator has tested positive for COVID-19, a top legislative leader said on Friday, making public the first known case to involve a General Assembly member.
Indiana GOP ousts attorney general after groping allegations
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill’s bid for reelection was scuttled Friday as he lost the Republican nomination following
Correction: Virus Outbreak-Mississippi Legislature story
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In a story July 9, 2020, about coronavirus cases in the Mississippi Legislature, The Associated Press erroneously reported in an early version of the story that a North Dakota legislator had d…
District 3 race set between Richter, Kim; Mehta faces Booker
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Two two high-profile races that remained uncalled days after the primary now have winners.
Ethics panel clears Rep. Gaetz in lease for district office
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Office of Congressional Ethics has recommended no further action against a Florida congressman who is paying a donor and former legal client $5,000 a month to rent space for his district offic…
Russia's foreign minister mocks intel on bounties to Taliban
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat on Friday dismissed U.S. intelligence information alleging that Moscow offered bounties to the Taliban for killing American soldiers as a product of election year politics in Was…
Pennsylvania adds 1K cases, biggest 1-day report since May
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania on Friday reported its highest one-day total of confirmed coronavirus cases since May, breaking 1,000, although some of the test results, 175, were reported on a delay.
Education groups lead in spending on lobbyists in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Two groups advocating for education and the Maryland Jockey Club were among the organizations that spent the most on lobbyists in Maryland in the most recent reporting period, when major legis…
Republican Rik Mehta will face Sen. Cory Booker in November
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Two two high-profile races that remained uncalled days after the primary now have winners.
Medical group cited by Trump denounces school funding threat
A medical association that the White House has cited in its press to reopen schools is pushing back against President Donald Trump's repeated threats to cut federal funding if schools don't open this fall.
Rikin Mehta wins Republican Senate primary in New Jersey
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rikin Mehta wins Republican Senate primary in New Jersey.