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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…
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 8th Add,400
Steyer +- Thistle +- Torgesen +- Uncommitted +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 11 Takes,450
State Biden +- Sanders +- Warren +- Bloomberg +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 10th Add,400
NORTHEAST Others +- Total Write +- Uninstructe +-
Illinois matches highest single-day virus death tally at 125
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Saturday announced that the death toll from the coronavirus in the state had climbed by 125, matching the highest total for a single day.
White House moves to weaken EPA rule on toxic compounds
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump White House has intervened to weaken one of the few public health protections pursued by its own administration, a rule to limit the use of a toxic industrial compound in consumer produc…
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 7th Add,400
Sestak +- Sloan +- Steinman +- Steinman +-
Minnesota governor promotes mask drive to slow virus spread
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz called on Minnesota residents to make homemade masks for those most at risk of the coronavirus, as health officials reported 143 new confirmed cases of the disease, including 23 in …
Reinstate? Reassign? Navy to decide fate of fired captain
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
PP-Dem-Delg-All,100
2,281 of 2,281 precincts - 100 percent
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 3rd Add,400
Burke +- Castro +- De La Fuent +- Delaney +-
Analysis: With new virus plan, Trump passes buck to states
CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump's guidelines for states to reopen their economies had the hallmarks of a permission structure. But what he really created was a blame structure.
PC-Dem-Pres-All,100
23 of 23 precincts - 100 percent
121 new virus deaths in Turkey as infection rate slows
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s health minister said Saturday that 121 more people have died of COVID-19, with total deaths standing at 1,890.
Judge: Tennessee can't prevent abortions during coronavirus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge Friday night ruled that Tennessee has to continue allowing abortions amid a temporary ban on nonessential medical procedures that's aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19.
No plan in sight: Test troubles cloud Trump recovery effort
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is struggling