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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…
More virus cases in Pennsylvania, as rate of new cases drops
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The coronavirus has infected another 537 people and killed another 75 in Pennsylvania, the state Health Department said Thursday, even as the rate of new cases and the percentage of those tes…
Colorado ex-Gov. Hickenlooper is no-show at ethics hearing
DENVER (AP) — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Hickenlooper didn't appear Thursday at a Colorado Independent Ethics Commission hearing, defying orders to do so as the panel considers a Republican complaint tha…
Vote counting drags into 3rd day after state primary
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Counting an avalanche of 1.4 million mail-in votes dragged into a third day in Pennsylvania on Thursday as some races from Tuesday’s primary remained too close to call.
Superintendent: Congress can prevent 'profound' K-12 cuts
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's school superintendent said Thursday that K-12 districts are confronting the possibility of staggering spending cuts amid the coronavirus pandemic unless Congress helps fill a nearly…
Las Vegas bans bags, backpacks at protests amid violence
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Protesters in Las Vegas are no longer allowed to wear backpacks, carry large purses or push strollers after a police officer was shot at a demonstration protesting the death of George Floyd in Minn…
North Dakota ordered to notify voters of signature problems
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota election officials are working to comply with a federal judge’s order forcing the state to notify and provide a remedy for voters whose mail-in ballots are rejected due to signatu…
N. Carolina 2019 farm bill finally OK'd, omits controversies
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators have finally completed the General Assembly's annual agriculture policy bill, albeit the one that was first debated in 2019.
Russia angrily denies German allegations on 2015 cyberattack
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday angrily rejected Germany's allegations over Russian intelligence involvement in a cyberattack against the German parliament.
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1,868 of 1,924 precincts - 97 percent
Michigan Senate: Train police on bias, de-escalation
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Senate unanimously approved a bill Thursday that would require police to be trained on implicit bias and de-escalation techniques to minimize the use of force, a move made more th…
Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran, making his way home
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy veteran detained in Iran for nearly two years has been released and started making his way home, with the first leg on a Swiss government aircraft, U.S. officials said Thursday. “The nightm…
Well-coordinated thieves capitalize on protest chaos
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Police in a small San Francisco Bay Area community were about to help authorities in neighboring Oakland keep the peace during a protest when a more pressing crisis hit home: groups of thieve…
California officials praise more peaceful protesting
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California authorities have praised the thousands of peaceful protesters who thronged streets around the state while announcing criminal charges against more than 100 people accused of looting …
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1,875 of 1,924 precincts - 97 percent
Ideals versus effectiveness in 9th District GOP contest
ATLANTA (AP) — All the Republicans running in Georgia's 9th Congressional District are pro-Trump, pro-gun and anti-abortion. That's where the work begins to tell them apart.