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AP FACT CHECK: Trump exaggerates his gains for veterans
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Virus cases rise in US heartland, home to anti-mask feelings
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, NICKY FORSTER and JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — It began with devastation in the New York City area, followed by a summertime crisis in the Sun Belt. N…
Trump’s coronavirus remarks weigh on minds of senior voters
By TAMARA LUSH Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s remarks at a campaign event in Ohio this week reverberated all the way to a sparkling waterfront in Florida, where …
Reds top Twins 7-2, clinch 1st playoff spot since 2013
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Moustakas homered twice, Freddy Galvis hit a solo shot and the Cincinnati Reds clinched their first playoff spot since 2013, beating the AL Ce…
Limit of 1 ballot box per county reaches Ohio appeals court
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio secretary of state’s evolving public statements and erratic actions prior to issuing a directive limiting ballot drop boxes to…
Governor urges against rush to judgment over woman’s arrest
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — People seeing images of a woman arrested at a middle school football game after refusing requests to put on a mask should not rush to jud…
‘No easy answer’: Many ask what next in Breonna Taylor case
By DYLAN LOVAN, REBECCA REYNOLDS YONKER and PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — In the wake of the decision not to prosecute Kentucky police officers for killing Breonna T…
AP Explains: Powerful grand juries stay shrouded in secrecy
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press The announcement that no police officers would be charged in the death of Breonna Taylor threw a spotlight on the role of grand juries, which are shrouded in s…
Texts show Ex-House speaker pushed lawmaker to pass bailout
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio lawmaker leading the charge to repeal a nuclear bailout bill was unsuccessfully pressured by the former House speake…