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How Canadian co-pro 'The Apprentice' overcame Trump's threats to block film's release

How Canadian co-pro 'The Apprentice' overcame Trump's threats to block film's release

TORONTO — A controversial film about the rise of Donald Trump is coming out this week, despite his campaign calling it “election interference by Hollywood elites” and threatening to file a lawsuit.
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Former Sen. Tim Johnson, the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota, dies at 77

Former Sen. Tim Johnson, the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota, dies at 77

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Former Sen.
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Judge tosses a New York law that moved many local elections to even-numbered years

Judge tosses a New York law that moved many local elections to even-numbered years

A law moving many town and county elections in New York to even-numbered years to align them with state and federal races was struck down by a state judge, providing a win to Republicans who claimed it was a partisan effort by Democrats to gain an el
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Tales of blood and death on streets make B.C. party leaders' debate grim listening

Tales of blood and death on streets make B.C. party leaders' debate grim listening

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's three party leaders offered starkly different visions of the province and its future Tuesday in the only televised debate of what appears to be an increasingly close election campaign.
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Feeling stressed about the election? Here's what some are doing and what they say you can do too

Feeling stressed about the election? Here's what some are doing and what they say you can do too

If the high stakes presidential election is causing troublesome thoughts, existential dread or rifts with loved ones, there’s no need to white knuckle through it. Take a deep breath. Literally.
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Voting systems are targets of conspiracy theories, but get tested for accuracy and security

Voting systems are targets of conspiracy theories, but get tested for accuracy and security

ATLANTA (AP) — Voting machines have been at the center of a web of conspiracy theories after the 2020 election, with false claims that they were manipulated to steal the presidency from Donald Trump.
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Trump will hold a rally at Madison Square Garden in the race's final stretch

Trump will hold a rally at Madison Square Garden in the race's final stretch

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is returning to New York in the race’s final stretch, scheduling a rally at the city's iconic Madison Square Garden. Trump is planning his event for Oct.
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Sanewashing? The banality of crazy? A decade into the Trump era, media hasn't figured him out

Sanewashing? The banality of crazy? A decade into the Trump era, media hasn't figured him out

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a decade into the Trump Era of politics, less than a month from his third Election Day as the Republican candidate for president and there is still remarkably little consensus within the media about how best to cover Donald Tru
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Trump has long blasted China's trade practices. His 'God Bless the USA' Bibles were printed there

Trump has long blasted China's trade practices. His 'God Bless the USA' Bibles were printed there

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of copies of Donald Trump’s “God Bless the USA” Bible were printed in a country that the former president has repeatedly accused of stealing American jobs and engaging in unfair trade practices: China.
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Former Sen. Tim Johnson, the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota, dies at 77

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Former Sen. Tim Johnson, a centrist who was the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota and who was adept at securing federal funding for projects back home during his three decades in Washington, has died.
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