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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…
Israeli PM and rival look to finalize emergency unity deal
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival met Tuesday in an effort to finalize an agreement on an emergency government that would tackle the coronavirus threat and prevent anoth…
Trump uses pandemic virus briefing to air laudatory video
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday used the daily White House briefing to air a taxpayer-funded promotional video praising his own handling of the coronavirus outbreak and slamming his critics and t…
Virus exposes US inequality. Will it spur lasting remedies?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The sick who still go to work because they have no paid leave.
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Pennsylvania counties press governor for all-mail election
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Some of Pennsylvania's most populous counties are starting to press Gov. Tom Wolf to allow them to conduct the June 2 primary election entirely by mail amid fears that the coronavirus would p…
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SC officials: Hurricane response in outbreak 'good question'
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — With hurricane season less than two months away, officials in South Carolina said Monday they don't yet have a good plan in place if a storm hits during the coronavirus outbreak, particul…
Officials want delay in nation's head count due to virus
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau wants to delay deadlines for the 2020 head count of all U.S. residents because of the coronavirus outbreak, a move that if approved by lawmakers would push back timetable…
Appeals court blocks Oklahoma COVID-19-related abortion ban
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a lower-court order that overturned the Oklahoma governor’s ban on abortions during the coronavirus outbreak emergency.
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New Mexico GOP pushes back on COVID-19 business restrictions
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Republican Party urged New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday to use “common sense” and allow certain nonessential small businesses to reopen with some requirements for social di…
Sanders backs Biden as ex-rivals join forces to beat Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders has endorsed Joe Biden's presidential campaign, encouraging his progressive supporters to rally behind the presumptive Democratic nominee in an urgent bid to defeat President Donald…
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Liberal Jill Karofsky wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat in a race that fueled fight over in-person voting amid pandemic
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Liberal Jill Karofsky wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat in a race that fueled fight over in-person voting amid pandemic.
Churches sue California governor over antivirus orders
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Three Southern California churches that want to keep their doors open during the coronavirus outbreak sued Gov. Gavin Newsom and other officials on Monday, arguing that social distancing or…