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BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A coalition of Kansas lawmakers, religious leaders and racial justice advocates called Thursday for an investigation into a retired white police detective accused of preying on Black women for sex over decades and framing for murder the son of one of them.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock on Thursday said he wouldn't issue an order requiring people to wear masks in public, leaving county and tribal officials and businesses to consider their own measures as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases rises.

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested Thursday on charges she helped lure at least three girls — one as young as 14 — to be sexually abused by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of victimizing dozens of girls and women over many years.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Bend, Indiana, mayor and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has teamed up with the mayor of South Carolina's capital city to help municipalities stem the spread of the coronavirus.

HONOLULU (AP) — A judge is expected to consider Thursday whether to grant a request to stop Hawaii from enforcing a quarantine on arriving travelers, meant to control the spread of the coronavirus.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday:

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Black employees at the Frito-Lay plant in Topeka were subjected to ongoing racial harassment and discrimination, including hearing racial slurs and being threatened with lynching by white employees, according to a federal lawsuit.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas reported its biggest single-day increase in coronavirus cases on Thursday, as the state's governor said concerns about the virus will be a valid excuse to vote absentee in the November election.

TX Houston/Galveston TX Zone Forecast for Thursday, July 2, 2020

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The owner of a landmark seafood restaurant in the Florida Panhandle who is the target of a federal tax fraud investigation is facing new felony drunken driving charges and what may become a challenging effort to renew his liquor license later this summer.

SELAH, Wash. (AP) — A city attorney in a small town near Yakima said a family who has put Black Lives Matter chalk art on their street could face prosecution if they do it again.

After being cut loose in North Carolina, former Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has listed his luxe condo in Charlotte for $2.9 million.

The 2020 Independence Day holiday weekend looks a lot different from previous years in the Bay Area. Fireworks shows are cancelled, and face-mask wearing and social distancing while outside is still mandatory across the state.

It’s all about Zoom connections for media and the players these days, making one wonder if we’ve seen the last of traditional media access.

Drew and Jonathan Scott do their very best to give their latest clients the modern farmhouse look they're dreaming of. Can they deliver?

Casey Schmitt of San Diego State was among three San Francisco Giants draftees who signed Thursday, the team said.

PINEVILLE, La. (AP) — A private Baptist college in Louisiana has applied to rejoin the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, with league play starting in the 2021-22 school year.

Concerns over the coronavirus have forced the cancellation of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic, a women’s tennis tour event that had been scheduled for Aug. 3-9 in San Jose.

The Oakland A’s have set up a fund that will pay $2,500 tax-free grants to eligible furloughed employees, The San Francisco Chronicle has learned, and another $500 after employees return to work.

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The economy is looking up as nearly 5 million Americans went back to work last month. That's likely to provide a jolt to the already hot housing market.

In footage that soon went viral on Twitter Thursday, a large bird was seen carrying a shark over stunned beach-goers in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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