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In Grant County Judge debate, Bevier, Chadwick place emphasis on experience and constitutional interpretation
EPHRATA — The two candidates seeking Grant County Superior Court Judge Position 3 highlighted their legal experien…
Strip club sues over lack of coronavirus funding aid
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A strip club business that operates in Las Vegas has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Small Business Administration after not receiving money from the $2 trillion federal coronavirus aid bi…
17 more Minnesotans die of COVID-19 as state's toll hits 160
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Seventeen more Minnesotans have died from COVID-19, raising the state's death toll to 160, the Minnesota Department of Health reported Tuesday. The 17 new deaths tied a high set last Friday.
Mar-a-Lago furloughs 153 servers, cooks because of virus
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club in Florida is temporarily laying off 153 workers because of the new coronavirus, according to a notice posted this week to a state website.
United Auto Workers union backs Democrat Biden for president
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union is endorsing Democrat Joe Biden for President.
Senate panel backs assessment that Russia interfered in 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate report released Tuesday affirms the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusions that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election in a far-ranging influence campaign appro…
Maryland special election mail ballot requests due Tuesday
BALTIMORE (AP) — The deadline to register to vote by mail in Maryland’s 7th Congressional District special election has arrived.
Klarides will not seek reelection; latest leader not running
Themis Klarides, the first woman to lead Republican members of the Connecticut House of Representatives, will not seek a 12th term in the General Assembly, she said Tuesday.
Kentucky lawmaker who ran for governor faces assault charge
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker who ran for Kentucky governor last year was arrested Tuesday after a woman accused him of choking her with an ethernet cable and trying to “hog tie" her during a domestic…
Poll: Americans sour on China amid pandemic, broader rivalry
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are increasingly hostile to China as
Dutch court approves euthanasia in advanced dementia cases
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands' highest court ruled Tuesday that doctors can carry out euthanasia in patients with advanced dementia if the patient has earlier made a written directive.
Cities predict budget shortfalls due to virus, tornado
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Two Louisiana cities are predicting significant financial losses this year, mostly due to the
Senate Dem leader: 'We have a deal' on major elements of nearly $500B virus aid package for small businesses, hospitals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Dem leader: 'We have a deal' on major elements of nearly $500B virus aid package for small businesses, hospitals.
UK Parliament to hold virtual debates amid virus lockdown
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Parliament went back to work Tuesday, and the political authorities had a message for lawmakers: Stay away.
South Korea downplays concerns over Kim Jong Un's health
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials reported no unusual activity in North Korea on Tuesday following unconfirmed media reports that leader Kim Jong Un was in fragile health after surgery.
Zaghari-Ratcliffe's furlough from Iranian prison extended
LONDON (AP) — British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s temporary release from an Iranian jail has been extended by a month amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, her local lawmaker said Tuesday.