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Louisiana election held after 2 delays BATON ROUGE — Louisiana held its presidential primary Saturday, an election that was postponed twice because of the coronavirus outbreak and pushed back so many... by The Associated Press - July 12, 2020

Records reveal war's toil carried out by enslaved On Nov. 13, 1862, the Confederate government advertised in the Charleston Daily Courier for 20 or 30 "able bodied Negro men" to work in the new nitre beds at As... by MICHAEL E. RUANE THE WASHINGTON POST - July 12, 2020

Deceased cat gets voter registration application in mail In a presidential election year, there's always a push to get people registered to vote. For one Atlanta family, that push got a little interesting. by The Associated Press - July 11, 2020

President dictates clemency for Stone President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone on Friday, just days before Stone was to report to prison. by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - July 11, 2020

Justice Dept. seeks to overturn order halting Lee execution The Justice Department filed an emergency motion with a federal appeals court on Saturday seeking to move forward with the first federal execution in nearly two... by The Associated Press - July 11, 2020

Dozens of U.S. Marines in Japan's Okinawa get coronavirus Dozens of U.S. Marines at two bases on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa have been infected with the coronavirus in what is feared to be a massive outbrea... by The Associated Press - July 11, 2020

Virus deaths up in some states The daily number of deaths from the coronavirus has risen recently in some of the nation's most populous states, leaving behind grieving families and signaling ... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - July 11, 2020

Federal officers responding to unrest Protesters who have clashed with authorities in the Pacific Northwest are not just confronting local police. Some also are facing off against federal officers. ... by BEN FOX AND GILLIAN FLACCUS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - July 11, 2020

Epstein associate requests jail release Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime companion of Jeffrey Epstein, sought to distance her from the disgraced financier Thursday, saying in a new court f... by The New York Times - July 11, 2020

Catholic Church gets $1.4B in aid The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid, ... by REESE DUNKLIN AND MICHAEL REZENDES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - July 11, 2020

Trump N.H. rally canceled; storm blamed President Donald Trump made it to the battleground state of Florida on Friday to raise campaign cash. But his efforts to relaunch travel after a hiatus caused b... by JONATHAN LEMIRE AND BILL BARROW THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - July 11, 2020

Trump given deadline in tax-document case A federal judge in Manhattan has given lawyers for President Donald Trump a Wednesday deadline to say whether he will further challenge a subpoena for his tax d... by SHAYNA JACOBS THE WASHINGTON POST - July 11, 2020

Trump vows immigration change President Donald Trump said Friday that he would seek sweeping changes to U.S. immigration policy through an executive order, suggesting he might create a "road... by DAJUSTIN SINK BLOOMBERG NEWS - July 11, 2020

Take cognitive test, Trump challenges Biden President Donald Trump on Thursday said he "very recently" took a test at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center measuring his mental acuity and "aced" it... by MAGGIE HABERMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES - July 11, 2020

Report details political pressure in 'Sharpiegate' Political pressure from the White House and a series of texts, emails and phone calls caused top federal weather officials to wrongly admonish a weather office ... by SETH BORENSTEIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - July 11, 2020