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[ad_1] By BEN NADLER, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A media executive backed by civil rights icon John Lewis held a strong lead in Georgia’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Wednesday, but with vote tabulation still underway in several large counties, it was still too early to call the race. As of 6 p.m.

[ad_1] By LEAH WILLINGHAM, Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi bars and restaurants that serve alcohol will soon be able to stay open later as Gov. Tate Reeves prepares to lift a curfew he set because of the coronavirus pandemic. Cases of COVID-19 are still rising, and the state health officer continued

[ad_1] By DAVID PITT, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa bars, restaurants, theaters and other businesses will be able to pack in more customers beginning Friday under a proclamation Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday that she said reflects a decline in the coronavirus pandemic. Three weeks after Reynolds allowed such businesses to open

[ad_1] By DYLAN LOVAN, Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville police are changing a policy on using tear gas after complaints about its use to disperse crowds during recent protests. The department’s interim police chief, Robert Schroeder, said Wednesday the use of tear gas must now be approved by the police chief or his

[ad_1] PARIS — Contract workers from France’s all-important food, catering and events industry have held a protest between the Louvre Museum and Champs-Elysees to spread the message that the virus pandemic is killing their jobs. The flash mob-style demonstration included about 30 people dressed in black simulating strangulation with their ties and putting signs reading

[ad_1] By JEFF AMY, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Karen Handel will get her rematch with Democrat Lucy McBath. Handel won a majority of votes and the GOP nomination Tuesday over four other Republicans including Mykel Lynn Barthelemy, Blake Harbin, Joe Profit and Paulette Smith. Handel, a former Georgia secretary of state, won a

[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal moved across parts of the Midwest on Tuesday after lashing the South, unleashing downpours and bringing gusty winds as more high winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms were forecast. Heavy rain hit Missouri on Tuesday morning and Cristobal was expected to intensify later in the

[ad_1] AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A black man died in custody last year after sheriff’s deputies in Texas repeatedly used stun guns on him, despite his pleas that he was sick and couldn’t breathe, according to recently released police video and documents. Williamson County deputies attempted to pull 40-year-old Javier Ambler over on March 28,

[ad_1] — George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried in Houston. — U.N. Secretary-General urges global fight against racism and discrimination. — Houston increases audits of tasers, body cameras. — Minnesota troopers reportedly punctured car tires during protests. HOUSTON — Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee says George Floyd’s death ignited a plethora of

[ad_1] The death toll from the coronavirus in the United Kingdom has surpassed 50,000 people. The Office for National Statistics reported 45,748 deaths from the coronavirus in England and Wales up to May 29. The National Records of Scotland reported 3,911 deaths up to May 31 and in Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Statistics and