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Biden declares sexual assault ‘never, never happened’

Biden declares sexual assault ‘never, never happened’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday emphatically denied allegations from a former Senate staffer that he sexually assaulted her in the early 1990s, declaring flatly “this never happened.” Biden’s first public remarks on the accusation by a former employee, Tara Reade, come at a critical moment for the […]

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DeVos not enforcing pause on wage garnishments, lawsuit says

DeVos not enforcing pause on wage garnishments, lawsuit says

WASHINGTON (AP)-The U.S. Education Department has continued to garnish wages from workers who are behind on their student loan payments even after Congress ordered the agency to suspend the practice during the coronavirus pandemic, a new lawsuit charges. The complaint, filed Thursday in federal court in Washington, alleges that thousands […]

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Anxiety, relief mark reopening of Utah bars, restaurants

Anxiety, relief mark reopening of Utah bars, restaurants

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Shani and Sergei Oveson were excited to reopen dine-in seating Friday at their small downtown Salt Lake City restaurant that saw an 85% drop in sales since mid-March, when eateries across Utah were limited to offering takeout orders to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. […]

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Navajo death row inmate loses appeal to probe racial bias

Navajo death row inmate loses appeal to probe racial bias

PHOENIX (AP) — The only Native American on federal death row lost a bid Thursday to look into potential racial bias in his case. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision by a federal court in Arizona that Lezmond Mitchell had no grounds to interview jurors for […]

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Navajo Nation special session cancelled due to virus concern

Navajo Nation special session cancelled due to virus concern

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation Council scheduled for Friday has been cancelled so all of the Legislative Branch buildings can be disinfected and sanitized. Council Speaker Seth Damon announced Thursday night that the move was made “out of an abundance of caution” due to the coronavirus pandemic. […]

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Trump harshly blames China for pandemic; a lab ‘mistake’?

Trump harshly blames China for pandemic; a lab ‘mistake’?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday speculated that China could have unleashed the coronavirus on the world due to some kind of horrible “mistake,” and his intelligence agencies said they are still examining a notion put forward by the president and aides that the pandemic may have resulted […]

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Virtual meetings set for drilling plan near national park

Virtual meetings set for drilling plan near national park

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal land managers plan to hold a series of virtual meetings on a contested plan that will guide for at least the next decade oil and gas development around a national park and other areas in northwestern New Mexico that are revered by Native American tribes. […]

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Navajo infections surge as Trump prepares to visit southwest

Navajo infections surge as Trump prepares to visit southwest

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. health officials say coronavirus infections are beginning a renewed surge across the Navajo Nation and bordering areas that may peak in mid-May — a sign that the worst has yet to come in one of the nation’s hardest hit rural areas. In a press […]

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Utah jobless claims slow as businesses near reopening

Utah jobless claims slow as businesses near reopening

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As the number of new Utah residents claiming unemployment slowed for a fourth consecutive week, state officials warned workers Thursday that they must accept offers to return to work or risk losing state and federal jobless benefits. The message delivered by Department of Workforce Services […]

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Judge orders end to Utah man’s sale of silver as virus cure

Judge orders end to Utah man’s sale of silver as virus cure

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge ordered a Utah man to stop selling silver products marketed as cures for the coronavirus. U.S. District Judge David Barlow issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday against 60-year-old Gordon Pedersen and his companies, My Doctor Suggests LLC and GP Silver LLC, The […]

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