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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…
Protesters heartened by swift reform, but vow broader change
ATLANTA (AP) — In the two weeks since George Floyd's killing, police departments have banned chokeholds, Confederate monuments have fallen and officers have been arrested and charged amid large global protests agai…
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Candidates, voters set for West Virginia's pandemic primary
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Candidates and voters are set for West Virginia's historic primary during the coronavirus pandemic. The primary was postponed from May 12. Here is a rundown of offices on Tuesday's ballot:
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3 more charged in San Francisco City Hall corruption case
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Three more people — two of them former city officials — have been charged in a San Francisco corruption case centering around former public works director Mohammed Nuru, federal prosecutors ann…
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NORTHEAST Sanford +- Uncommitted +- Walsh +- No Preferen +-
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NORTHEAST Istvan +- Kraft +- Locke +- Matern +-
Georgia voters could decide Democratic Senate nomination
ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic voters in Georgia on Tuesday will choose between seven contenders who want to challenge incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Republican David Perdue.
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 …
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 to take a job with the Virginia Department of He…
Candidates, voters set for West Virginia's pandemic primary
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Candidates and voters are set for West Virginia's historic primary during the coronavirus pandemic. The primary was postponed from May 12. Here is a rundown of offices on Tuesday's ballot:
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NORTHEAST Rice +- Sestak +- Sloan +- Steinman +-
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NORTHEAST Bloxham +- Booker +- Boyd +- Bullock +-