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Navajo Nation reports 6 additional deaths due to COVID-19

Navajo Nation reports 6 additional deaths due to COVID-19

WINDOW ROCK, N.M. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials report six additional deaths from COVID-19, raising the total on the tribe’s reservation to at least 79 as of Tuesday. Tribal officials also reported 85 additional positive COVID-19 cases, raising the total on the reservation at least 2,599 as of Tuesday. The […]

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Workers infected after Utah County businesses ignored rules

Workers infected after Utah County businesses ignored rules

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Dozens of workers tested positive for the coronavirus after two Utah County businesses instructed employees not to follow quarantine guidelines and required people who tested positive to continuing reporting to work, leaders said. Nearly half the employees at one business were infected, authorities said. One establishment […]

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Democrats drop bid to block Nevada’s June mail-in primary

Democrats drop bid to block Nevada’s June mail-in primary

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Democrats have dropped efforts to block the state’s mail-in primary election June 9 after Clark County agreed to provide more in-person polling places in Las Vegas and election officials agreed to other changes intended to protect the rights of elderly and disadvantaged voters. Lawyers for Nevada’s […]

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Treasury to begin distributing virus relief money to tribes

Treasury to begin distributing virus relief money to tribes

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday that it will begin doling out billions to help tribes respond and recover from the coronavirus more than a week after a congressional deadline and after being sued over who is eligible for the money. The $2.2 trillion federal rescue […]

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Intel nominee faces skeptics, vows to resist Trump pressure

Intel nominee faces skeptics, vows to resist Trump pressure

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee for national intelligence director sought at his confirmation hearing Tuesday to shed his reputation as a loyalist to the president, insisting to skeptical Democrats that he would carry out the job free of political influence or partisan bias. The comments from Rep. John […]

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Utah candidate claims stay-home order cost her a ballot spot

Utah candidate claims stay-home order cost her a ballot spot

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah House candidate from Ogden has sued Republican Gov. Gary Herbert, claiming his stay-home order cost her a place on the upcoming primary ballot and asking a judge to extend the deadline for petition signature submissions. Republican Lorraine Brown filed the lawsuit Friday against […]

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States with few virus cases get big share of relief aid

States with few virus cases get big share of relief aid

Alaska, Hawaii, Montana and Wyoming are among the least-populated states in the U.S., and not surprisingly have the lowest numbers of residents who have tested positive for the new coronavirus. But despite their small size, they scored big this spring when Congress pumped out direct federal aid to the states. […]

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Stocks rally from Hong Kong to Wall Street on reopening hope

Stocks rally from Hong Kong to Wall Street on reopening hope

NEW YORK (AP)-Stocks rallied worldwide on Tuesday as more countries relaxed restrictions on businesses, raising hopes for a recovery from the historic plunge that is sweeping the global economy. The S&P 500 rose 1.8% in early afternoon trading following similar gains in Paris, London and Hong Kong. Crude oil also […]

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Here come COVID-19 tracing apps – and privacy trade-offs

Here come COVID-19 tracing apps – and privacy trade-offs

As governments around the world consider how to monitor new coronavirus outbreaks while reopening their societies, many are starting to bet on smartphone apps to help stanch the pandemic. But their decisions on which technologies to use — and how far those allow authorities to peer into private lives — […]

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NWSL to allow individual workouts starting Wednesday

NWSL to allow individual workouts starting Wednesday

SANDY, Utah (AP)-The National Women’s Soccer League will allow voluntary, individual workouts at outdoor team practice fields starting Wednesday. This includes Utah’s franchise in this league, Utah Royals FC. The league’s announcement Monday follows a similar decision by Major League Soccer. The nine-team NWSL was supposed to start the season […]

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