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Former Manitoba premier denies accusation she tried to push mine approval

Former Manitoba premier denies accusation she tried to push mine approval

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson says she did not try to push through approval of a silica sand mine in the days following her election loss last Oct.
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As shutdown looms, congressional leaders ready stopgap bill to extend government funding to March

As shutdown looms, congressional leaders ready stopgap bill to extend government funding to March

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders are preparing a stopgap bill to keep the federal government running into March and avoid a partial shutdown next week.
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War in Gaza and US election factor into some of the many events planned for MLK holiday

War in Gaza and US election factor into some of the many events planned for MLK holiday

As communities nationwide celebrate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Republicans try to block Biden administration plan to cut money for anti-abortion counseling centers

Republicans try to block Biden administration plan to cut money for anti-abortion counseling centers

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a new twist to the fight over abortion access, congressional Republicans are trying to block a Biden administration spending rule that they say will cut off millions of dollars to anti-abortion counseling centers.
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Mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket now Justice Department's first death penalty case under Garland

Mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket now Justice Department's first death penalty case under Garland

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a few months after he took office, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a moratorium to halt federal executions — a stark contrast after his predecessor carried out 13 in six months.
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Slowing inflation suggests that Biden's policies are helping, but American voters are still hurting

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden can make an increasingly strong case that he's helped fix inflation — if only he can get voters to believe him.
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Republican candidates struggle with Civil War history as party grapples with race issues in present

Republican candidates struggle with Civil War history as party grapples with race issues in present

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Republicans make their case for the future, they keep getting stuck on the past. Florida Gov.
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Iowa's sparsely populated northwest is a key GOP caucus battleground for both Trump and DeSantis

Iowa's sparsely populated northwest is a key GOP caucus battleground for both Trump and DeSantis

ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Some of the most contested real estate for Iowa's Republican caucuses is a vast, wind-swept plain where hogs outnumber people by the millions.
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Global Affairs Canada changing policy as gay diplomat wins surrogacy expenses case

Global Affairs Canada changing policy as gay diplomat wins surrogacy expenses case

OTTAWA — A gay employee of Global Affairs Canada posted in China, who travelled to the U.S. for the birth of his child through surrogacy, will have those expenses covered after a tribunal ruling.
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Columnist's lawyer warns judge that Trump hopes to 'sow chaos' as jury considers defamation damages

Columnist's lawyer warns judge that Trump hopes to 'sow chaos' as jury considers defamation damages

NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for a columnist who last year won a $5 million jury award against Donald Trump for sex abuse and defamation urged a judge Friday to take strong measures to ensure the former president doesn't “sow chaos” when a new jury consi
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