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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…
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 11 Takes,450
State Biden +- Sanders +- Warren +- Bloomberg +-
German Chancellor Angela Merkel in quarantine after doctor who gave her a vaccine tests positive for coronavirus
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel in quarantine after doctor who gave her a vaccine tests positive for coronavirus.
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 4th Add,400
Dunlap +- Ellinger +- Gleiberman +- Greenstein +-
Bay Area congressman in critical condition with pneumonia
A congressman representing a San Francisco Bay Area district is in critical condition after he was hospitalized with pneumonia after he fractured a rib, his chief of staff said Saturday,
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 8th Add,400
Steyer +- Thistle +- Torgesen +- Uncommitted +-
Croatia quake injures 17 amid partial coronavirus lockdown
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A strong earthquake in Croatia on Sunday caused panic, the evacuation of hospitals and widespread damage including to the capital's iconic cathedral — all amid a partial coronavirus lockdown.
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 7th Add,400
Sestak +- Sloan +- Steinman +- Steinman +-
Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky becomes first US senator to test positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky becomes first US senator to test positive for coronavirus.
Nations's capital trying to keep crowds from cherry blossoms
WASHINGTON (AP) — As signature cherry blossom trees go through peak bloom in the nation's capital, officials in the District of Columbia are resorting to mass street closures to keep large crowds away in the face o…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump says he always knew virus was pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is revising history as to how he described the dangers of the
Merkel in quarantine after doctor tests positive for virus
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into quarantine after being informed that a doctor who administered a vaccine to her has tested positive for the new coronavirus.
38 positive for coronavirus at Rikers, NYC jails
The board overseeing New York City’s jails urged officials to start releasing vulnerable populations and those being held on low-level offenses as the coronavirus outbreak hit the notorious Rikers Island complex an…
Air Force base decision raises F-35A noise debate in Tucson
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Voices are being raised in Tucson about the possibility of a squadron of new F-35A fighters being stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base where the multirole aircraft would replace relatively…
DHS: Pandemic measures cut illegal border crossings by half
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Trump administration official said Sunday that illegal border crossings have dropped by half as the strictest U.S.-Mexico border policies yet went into place amid the coronavirus pandemic, but t…
Virus not likely to stop Nebraska marijuana, casino measures
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska voters may still get a chance to legalize medical marijuana and casino gambling even though the new coronavirus has forced activists to stop collecting signatures to place the issues o…