Election results are delayed again. Get used to it.
Jun 25, 2020
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Kentucky and New York had primaries Tuesday, but the winners of the closest races probably won’t be known until next week. What’s going on? Get used to it. Slow vote counts…
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US virus cases surge to highest level in 2 months
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By NICK PERRY and KEN MORITSUGU BEIJING (AP) — New coronavirus cases in the U.S. have surged to their highest level in two months and are now back to where they were at the peak…
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Juneteenth: A day of joy and pain - and now national action
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US retail sales up a record 17.7% in a partial rebound
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Justices rule LGBT people protected from job discrimination
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Historical figures reassessed around globe after Floyd death
Jun 12, 2020
By SARAH RANKIN and DAVID CRARY The rapidly unfolding movement to pull down Confederate monuments around the U.S. in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police has extended to statues of…