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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…
Maryland to begin second stage of coronavirus reopening plan
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland will begin its second stage of reopening later this week by lifting the order that closed non-essential businesses in response to the coronavirus, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Wednesday.
Jimmy Carter: Privileged, powerful must fight racial biases
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter called Wednesday for Americans in positions of power and influence to fight racial injustice, saying “silence can be as deadly as violence.”
California sets in-person voting rules under virus threat
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that California will establish hundreds of locations around the state where voters can cast ballots in-person, a month after he decided to send every registe…
Army: Esper reverses plan to send active-duty troops home
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an abrupt reversal, Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday overturned an earlier Pentagon decision to send a couple hundred active-duty soldiers home from the Washington, D.C., region, amid …
Texas announces some plans to return to campus in the fall
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas bars, restaurants and retailers will be allowed to serve more customers — in some cases immediately — under new orders from Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday to further open the st…
COVID-19 cases spike in Utah a month after reopenings
Utah is experiencing a spike in new COVID-19 cases about a month after many businesses were allowed to reopen, leading the state’s epidemiologist to issue a renewed plea Wednesday for people to maintain social dist…
AP report raises concerns about China and WHO; China denies
At least two U.S. senators said Wednesday that China hid data from the World Health Organization that could have altered the course of the coronavirus outbreak, even as a Chinese official denied delays in sharing i…
PA-House-8-nominated
BULLETIN (AP) — Jim Bognet, GOP, nominated U.S. House, District 8,
New Mexico Senate leaders lose primary bid amid liberal push
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two key leaders in the New Mexico Senate have lost their primary bids amid a push by liberal advocacy groups to unseat Democratic lawmakers who have resisted their progressive agenda.
EU, China agree to postpone summit planned for September due to coronavirus pandemic
BERLIN (AP) — EU, China agree to postpone summit planned for September due to coronavirus pandemic.
Virus case count surges as 40 new Arizona deaths reported
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona officials reported nearly 1,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday amid a recent surge in hospitalizations, a little over two weeks after Gov. Doug Ducey ended his stay-at-home order.
Legal fight over Wisconsin redistricting begins
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans want to keep any legal battle over redistricting Wisconsin in the state Supreme Court, starting the fight over the redrawing of political boundary lines on Wednesday a full year bef…
Governor joins protesters; Philadelphia under curfew again
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia will be under curfew again for a fifth straight night Wednesday, as Gov. Tom Wolf marched in Harrisburg with demonstrators protesting police violence against black people and rac…
Panel OKs $1.2B coronavirus bill; visitation rules relaxed
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday that would allocate more than $1.2 billion in federal coronavirus relief funding, including $200 million to help small businesses restart as stay-a…
Whitmer backs police changes after deaths of Floyd, others
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called Wednesday for policy changes to prevent police abuses following the killings of George Floyd and other black people, backing continuing education for officers in M…