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Egypt to restore e-visa for Canadian tourists after imposing costly process: Joly

Egypt to restore e-visa for Canadian tourists after imposing costly process: Joly

OTTAWA — Canada says Egypt will soon stop requiring cumbersome visas for Canadian tourists nearly a year after Cairo imposed the measure on Canadian passport holders.
Georgia court could reject counting presidential votes for Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz

Georgia court could reject counting presidential votes for Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism during a Tuesday hearing that votes for presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz should count, possibly setting the stage for disqualifying them from the battlegroun

Pennsylvania county must tell voters if it counted their mail-in ballot, court rules

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Republican-controlled county in Pennsylvania violated state law when election workers refused to tell voters whether their mail-in ballot would be counted in April’s primary election, an appeals court ruled Tuesday.
Meeting with Alberta MLA who compared trans youth to feces went south: advocates

Meeting with Alberta MLA who compared trans youth to feces went south: advocates

EDMONTON — A transgender Albertan says it would be a slap in the face if Premier Danielle Smith allows back into the government caucus a member who once compared transgender children to feces.

Arizona Democratic campaign office damaged by gunfire

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Someone fired shots at a Democratic Party campaign office in a Phoenix suburb, causing damage but no injuries, authorities said.
House Republicans move to hold Blinken in contempt over Afghanistan testimony

House Republicans move to hold Blinken in contempt over Afghanistan testimony

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee are moving Tuesday to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress after a contentious back-and-forth with the Cabinet secretary over an appearance to testify on t
China cuts rates, rolls out other moves to help the slowing economy

China cuts rates, rolls out other moves to help the slowing economy

China rolled out a raft of measures Tuesday aimed at countering a prolonged downturn in its property market that is weighing on the world’s second largest economy.
More women are charged with pregnancy-related crimes since Roe's end, study finds

More women are charged with pregnancy-related crimes since Roe's end, study finds

It became more common for authorities to charge women with crimes related to their pregnancies after the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022, a new study found — even if they're almost never accused of violating abortion bans. In the year after the U.S.
Trump wants to lure foreign companies by offering them access to federal land

Trump wants to lure foreign companies by offering them access to federal land

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump’s new idea to lure foreign companies to the U.S. is to offer them access to federal land.
Harris is more popular than Trump among AAPI voters, a new APIA Vote/AAPI Data survey finds

Harris is more popular than Trump among AAPI voters, a new APIA Vote/AAPI Data survey finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is viewed more favorably by Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander registered voters than former President Donald Trump , according to a new poll.