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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…
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BULLETIN (AP) — Christi Jacobsen, GOP, nominated Secretary of
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BULLETIN (AP) — Mike Black, NP, nominated Supreme Court, Justice*5,
Trump tries religious gestures to hike support amid protests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cloaking himself in religion for the second day in a row, President Donald Trump sought to seize the moral authority to justify his hard line against demonstrators protesting
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BULLETIN (AP) — Janeese George, Dem, nominated DC Council, Ward 4,
Bill earmarks $300M more COVID-19 funds for N.C. government
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators want to make available another $300 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to Gov. Roy Cooper's administration to cover additional government expenses incurred due …
Pennsylvania counts ballots after a light-on-drama primary
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Election officials worked through a mountain of still-uncounted ballots Wednesday after a Pennsylvania primary that was held amid civil unrest, a pandemic, the introduction of some new voting…
Sheriff calls for peaceful demonstrations during Trump visit
GUILFORD, Maine (AP) — A sheriff urged demonstrators to protest peacefully during President Donald Trump's visit Friday to a medical products company.
AP sources: White House softens on sending troops to states
WASHINGTON (AP) — After threatening states that he would dispatch the military to quell protests, President Donald Trump appeared to be privately backing off, with White House officials saying the response to demon…
Hong Kong leader accuses foreign critics of double standards
BEIJING (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam accused foreign critics on Wednesday of displaying “blatant double standards” over moves by Beijing to strengthen control over the semi-autonomous territory.
New report finds anti-Semitism on the rise in Czech Republic
PRAGUE (AP) — The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the Czech Republic doubled last year, the Jewish community said Wednesday.
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BULLETIN (AP) — Trayon White, Dem, nominated DC Council, Ward 8,
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BULLETIN (AP) — Vincent Gray, Dem, nominated DC Council, Ward 7,
Germany wants to kick extremists out of military faster
BERLIN (AP) — The German government has agreed on a bill that would speed up the dismissal of soldiers involved in extremism or serious crimes.
Trump, chafing at oversight, takes aim at inspectors general
WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Linick irritated powerful Democrats and Republicans alike in his seven years as the independent watchdog investigating waste and mismanagement at the State Department. Still, he was stunned …
Turkey: officers disperse anti-police brutality protest
ISTANBUL (AP) — Police in Istanbul have dispersed a small group of demonstrators who gathered in the Turkish city to denounce police violence and to stand in solidarity with protesters in the United States. At leas…