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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…
Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen to serve out prison sentence at home
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and longtime fixer Michael Cohen will be released from federal prison to serve the remainder of his sentence in home confinement because of the coronavirus p…
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 11 Takes,450
NORTHEAST Biden +- Sanders +- Warren +- Bloomberg +-
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 +-
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…
Vegas jail releasing some inmates to prevent virus spread
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas are releasing up to 290 county jail inmates in a bid to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus among a vulnerable inmate population behind bars, department officials said Fri…
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 7th Add,400
Sestak +- Sloan +- Steinman +- Steinman +-
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
0 of 23 precincts - 0 percent
Senators urge anti-bias police training over mask fears
NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic lawmakers want police departments to be vigilant about any racially biased policing during the coronavirus pandemic, as people in communities of color express fears of being profiled whil…
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
Dunleavy says Alaska will chart it own course on reopening
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said the state will chart its own course in deciding how to reopen parts of the economy restricted or shut down over concerns with the coronavirus.