Lessons from 2020 election prompt voting reform package in Maine Legislature

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Lessons from 2020 election prompt voting reform package in Maine Legislature

Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that would make permanent several election-related changes put forward in 2020 in response to the pandemic and implement additional reforms as part of an…

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Police Killings Prompt Reassessment of Laws Allowing Deadly Force

ATLANTA — The swift decision on Sunday to fire the white Atlanta police officer who shot and killed a black motorist intensified the growing re-examination of the use of deadly…

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U.S. protests prompt reflections on racism, police violence in Mexico

A group protesting the death of a 30-year-old man in police custody torched a pair of law enforcement pickups, broke windows and vandalized a government building, amid waves of police…

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Coronavirus West Virginia

WV MetroNews Videos of big crowds in pools prompt Justice to urge, ‘Please, come on now’

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice had a common reaction to holiday weekend images of people gathering in large crowds. “You’ve seen lots of places and lots of states, where everybody…

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Fears of coronavirus second wave prompt flu push at U.S. pharmacies, drugmakers

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. pharmacy chains are preparing a big push for flu vaccinations when the season kicks off in October, hoping to curb tens of thousands of serious…

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Coronavirus Delaware

‘Draconian’? ‘House arrest’? Coronavirus lockdowns prompt raft of lawsuits against states – News – Smyrna/Clayton Sun-Times

Camping in Scarborough, Maine. Gathering for church in Chincoteague, Virginia. Or just grabbing a burger at Poopy’s Pub and Grub in Savanna, Illinois. Each of these activities became the subject…

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Coronavirus Arkansas

Beach crowds prompt fears of virus surge

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Memorial Day weekend marking the unofficial start of summer in the United States meant big crowds at beaches and warnings from authorities Sunday about people…

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Russian hospital fires prompt investigation into ventilators

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian health officials on Tuesday announced an investigation into the safety of ventilators at two hospitals, where… MOSCOW (AP) — Russian health officials on Tuesday announced an…

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Coronavirus Hawaii

Plant closures prompt farmers to advertise hogs on Craigslist – Honolulu, Hawaii news, sports & weather

Allen Harim Foods, a chicken company, said last month that it would euthanize 2 million chickens in flocks across Maryland and Delaware because not enough workers were showing up at…

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Coronavirus South Dakota

Local church using social distancing guidelines to fuel hopes for prompt reopening

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Diocese of Rapid City says it will resume to resume public masses within the next few weeks. The Diocese says social distancing guidelines will be…

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