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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…
New French PM defends promotion of minister accused of rape
PARIS (AP) — France's new prime minister firmly defended Wednesday the contested promotion of a colleague accused of rape as his interior minister, in charge of enforcing French laws.
German prosecutors close probe of 1980 Oktoberfest bombing
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors said Wednesday that they have closed their investigation into a deadly far-right attack on Munich's Oktoberfest in 1980, more than five years after they revived the probe in hopes t…
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Funding approved for housing in 6 New Mexico communities
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority has approved more than $74 million for eight housing developments in six communities around the state.
Bullhead City to close beaches, boat launches on weekends
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — All beaches, boat launches and associated parks in Bullhead City will be closed on weekends through Labor Day because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Mayor Tom Brady.
California northern counties beginning to feel COVID-19 bite
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Some of California’s northern counties, which saw few cases of the coronavirus and were the first to begin reopening their economies, are cracking down again as the state’s rising tide of infec…
AP Explains: Bolsonaro has downplayed virus fears for months
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for months flirted with the new coronavirus as he flouted social distancing at lively demonstrations and encouraged crowds during outings from the presidential re…
Hawaii reports single-day record, 41 additional virus cases
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii reported 41 additional cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, the most in one day since the pandemic began.
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Exhausted cities face another challenge: a surge in violence
NEW YORK (AP) — Still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic and street protests over the
Monuments and statues are falling. But what comes next?
TIERRA AMARILLA, N.M. (AP) — The dusty town of Tierra Amarilla perches in the shadows of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Here, five decades ago, this poor northern New Mexico community saw one of the most violent c…