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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, announces a bipartisan budget agreement to allocate $3.9 billion in federal funding that the state expects to receive through the American Rescue Plan Act during a news conference with legislative leaders on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 in Annapolis. House Speaker Adrienne Jones, a Democrat, is standing left, and Senate President Bill Ferguson, a Democrat, is standing right. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)
A glance at bills passed by the Maryland General Assembly

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Anti-coup protesters hold signs that refer to R2P, which means Responsibility to Protect, during a gathering in Ahlone township in Yangon, Myanmar Monday, April 12, 2021. The protesters have called for foreign intervention to aid them under the doctrine of Responsibility to Protect, or R2P, devised to deal with matters such as genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. (AP Photo)
Myanmar's ruling junta issues fresh charges for Suu Kyi

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Editorial Roundup: Iowa

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Dubuque Telegraph Herald. April 9, 2021. Editorial: Proposed ethanol bill good for Iowa economy, environment Area...

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

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Omaha World-Herald. April 8, 2021. Editorial: Sex education promotes respect, helps protect vulnerable children The...

Editorial Roundup: Texas

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Houston Chronicle. April 5, 2021. Editorial: A tawdry attack on voting rights, Senate Bill 7 should be rejected by the House ...

Mobile COVID-19 vaccination unit gets rolling in rural Maine

By Patrick Whittle 2 hrs ago
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine deployed its mobile vaccination unit on Monday as part of an effort to get COVID-19 shots to remote corners of the state. ...

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

By The Associated Press 2 hrs ago
Traverse City Record-Eagle. April 9, 2021. Editorial: Stop the threats There are a plethora of ways to vent frustration...

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

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Cleveland Plain Dealer. April 11, 2021. Editorial: Shame on Ohio General Assembly members who prevaricate when asked to lead by example and...

Miners continue strike in Alabama after contract rejected

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BROOKWOOD, Ala. (AP) — A strike is continuing at two Alabama coal mines after union members rejected a contract proposal. The United Mine...

Vermont opening COVID-19 vaccines to those 30 and older

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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont is opening registration for COVID-19 vaccinations to people age 30 and older. The Vermont Health Department...

A high school student has his body temperature checked as he enters a school at Glyfada suburb, west of Athens, Monday, April 12, 2021. Home tests have been distributed to teachers and students aged 16-18, as authorities reopened high schools for students in the final three grades on Monday. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
Greece pins hopes on mandatory home testing, opens schools

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Tennessee offering free online courses amid pandemic

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee labor officials are continuing to offer free online courses to help people without work during the COVID-19 pandemic advance...

Devotees take holy dips in the river Ganges during Shahi snan or a Royal bath at Kumbh mela, in Haridwar in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Monday, April 12, 2021. As states across India are declaring some version of a lockdown to battle rising Covid cases as part of a nationwide second-wave, thousands of pilgrims are gathering on the banks of the river Ganga for the Hindu festival Kumbh Mela. The faithful believe that a dip in the waters of the Ganga will absolve them of their sins and deliver them from the cycle of birth and death. (AP Photo/Karma Sonam)
Huge gatherings at India's Hindu festival as virus surges

By Neha Mehrotra And Sheikh Saaliq 7 hrs ago

Bhutanese people wearing face masks as precaution against coronavirus walk through a street in Thimpu, Bhutan, Monday, April 12, 2021. The tiny Himalayan kingdom wedged between India and China has vaccinated nearly 93% of its adult population since March 27. Overall, the country has vaccinated 62% of its 800,000 people. (AP Photo)
Small but quick: Bhutan vaccinates 93% of adults in 16 days

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FILE - In this Saturday, April 10, 2021, file photo, Muslims perform evening prayer at the Sunni shrine of Abdul-Qadir al-Gailani, ahead of the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Baghdad, Iraq. Muslims are facing their second Ramadan in the shadow of the pandemic. Many Muslim majority countries have been hit by an intense new coronavirus wave. While some countries imposed new Ramadan restrictions, concern is high that the month’s rituals could stoke a further surge. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)
Muslims navigate restrictions in the second pandemic Ramadan

By Mariam Fam, Kathy Gannon And Bassem Mroue 10 hrs ago

President Pro Tempore Beth Mizell during the Senate Select Committee on Women and Children at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. Thursday, April 8, 2021. (Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser via AP)
Louisiana's latest legislative session moves past pandemic

By Melinda Deslatte 10 hrs ago

An elderly woman receives her first dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at a special nursing home in Itami, Hyogo prefecture, western Japan, Monday, April 12, 2021. Japan started its vaccination drive with medical workers and expanded Monday to older residents, with the first shots being given in about 120 selected places around the country. (Kyodo News via AP)
Tokyo adopts tougher virus rules, starts vaccinating elders

By Mari Yamaguchi 11 hrs ago

More Vermont courthouses ready to reopen for live trials

By The Associated Press 23 hrs ago
Eight Vermont courthouses are once again ready for jury trials. The Vermont Judiciary announced recently that the move comes after a year...

This April 2021 photo provided by Christina Theriault, a nurse practitioner, shows her at the Maine Family Planning clinic in Presque Isle, Maine. Theriault says her abortion patients are grateful for the convenience and privacy of telemedicine. “Some are in a bad relationship or victim of domestic violence,” she said. “With telemedicine, they can do it without their partner knowing. There’s a lot of relief from them.” (Courtesy Christina Theriault via AP)
Some GOP-led states target abortions done through medication

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Connecticut issues guidelines for proms, graduation events

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — High school proms and graduation ceremonies can take place this spring but should have precautions to reduce the possibility of...