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Grant County Republican Party to stage debate in Ephrata
EPHRATA — Grant County voters will have an opportunity this evening to hear directly from candidates seeking two o…
Key Democrats spurn push to defund police amid Trump attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his allies have seized on calls to
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South Carolina's Graham taking on 3 Republican challengers
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham faced three little-known GOP challengers on Tuesday, his last step before an expected general election face-off with Democrat Jaime Harrison in what's on pace to becom…
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NORTHEAST Others +- Total Write +- Uninstructe +-
Thousands of LA protesters won't face curfew, other charges
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of Los Angeles protesters arrested for violating curfew and other police orders will not be charged with a crime, prosecutors said Monday as hundreds took to the city streets carrying c…
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NORTHEAST Maxwell +- Merrill +- Murphy +- Payne +-
Alaska ferry crew, passengers must undergo COVID-19 testing
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Forty-one crew members and passengers of an Alaska state ferry will undergo testing for COVID-19 before disembarking the Tustumena in Homer later Monday after another crew member tested pos…
Hearing Tuesday on Nevada church's challenge of virus rules
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Citing limited enforcement of social distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at recent protests over policing and race, a rural Nevada church is trying again to persuade a federal …
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Albuquerque measure would end military surplus for police
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two Albuquerque city councilors want to end the city’s participation in a federal program in which surplus military equipment is transferred to municipal police departments.
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NORTHEAST Trump +- Weld +- Ardini +- Boddie +-
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NORTHEAST Comley +- De La Fuent +- Ely +- Horn +-
California legislative leaders back state 'sleeper hold' ban
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's Assembly speaker and other key lawmakers on Monday backed making it illegal statewide for police to use a type of neck hold that blocks the flow of blood to the brain, a propo…
Violence gives way to street fair vibe outside White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — That massive fence erected around Lafayette Park has become a do-it-yourself gallery of protest art. Messages, posters and portraits, ranging from loving to enraged, almost blot out the view of th…
State epidemiologist departs as New Mexico reopens economy
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's lead specialist for tracking and combating infectious disease is leaving the state Health Department amid the coronavirus pandemic.