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ICE arrests surge as Central Washington candidates split over enforcement
(The Center Square) - Immigration arrests in Washington surged this summer, with federal immigration officers deta…
Speaker Pelosi: $2.2T coronavirus economic relief bill will pass House on Friday 'with strong bipartisan support'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Pelosi: $2.2T coronavirus economic relief bill will pass House on Friday 'with strong bipartisan support.'
Louisiana names new leader of juvenile justice department
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has a new leader of its juvenile justice agency that oversees youth lockup facilities and other programs for convicted youth offenders, in an unexpected change at the agency's top …
Indiana governor vetoes bill banning local rental rules
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s governor has vetoed a
Court to weigh release of jail inmates amid pandemic
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court will hear arguments over the telephone next Tuesday in a case seeking the release of inmates amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Kentucky lawmakers reconvene after weeklong break
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill to expand the state attorney general's authority to regulate abortion advanced as Kentucky lawmakers reconvened Thursday after a weeklong break due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Missouri swamped by unemployment claims as cases exceed 500
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump has approved Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's request for federal disaster declaration, the governor's office announced Thursday.
Pennsylvanians filed 650K jobless claims in last 11 days
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians filed about 650,000 unemployment compensation claims over the past 11 days as the coronavirus has spread and thousands of businesses closed or laid off employees, according to …
Kansas officials express frustration amid coronavirus surge
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly and the state's top health official are expressing growing frustration as Kansas grapples with an continuing increase in coronavirus cases.
US Rep. Pressley exhibits symptoms, tested for COVID-19
BOSTON (AP) — A second member of the Massachusetts congressional delegation has experienced symptoms of COVID-19.
Estonia won its war on fentanyl, then things got worse
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Igor Smirnov was introduced to opiates the day his first son was born, when he got celebratory drunk and a neighbor injected him with an intoxicating extract of opium poppies.
Joe Biden's inner circle: No longer a boys club
Weeks before Joe Biden launched his 2020 presidential campaign, he released a social media video to address allegations from women who said his uninvited displays of affection had made them uncomfortable.
Alaska announces new virus cases, most of them in Anchorage
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State officials on Wednesday announced the number of reported coronavirus cases in Alaska had grown to 59.
Health officials: SC COVID-19 cases may reach 8,000 by May
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two Republicans in the South Carolina House have joined a growing call for Gov. Henry McMaster to issue a stay at home order to fight
Pennsylvania lawmakers vote to delay primary election
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania lawmakers voted Wednesday to delay the state's primary election by five weeks to June 2, potentially past the spike of the state's spreading coronavirus cases.
Brazil's governors rise up against Bolsonaro's virus stance
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's governors are defying President Jair Bolsonaro over his call to reopen schools and businesses, dismissing his argument that the “cure” of widespread shutdowns to contain the spread of the …