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Biden is building his 2024 reelection bid around an organization Obama shunned

Biden is building his 2024 reelection bid around an organization Obama shunned

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is staking his reelection bid on the political and financial muscle of the Democratic National Committee . As it prepares for a bruising 2024 contest, his campaign plans to raise and spend around $2 billion.
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Five years on, Danforth shooting vivid for those affected, gun control key issue

Five years on, Danforth shooting vivid for those affected, gun control key issue

TORONTO — The passage of time can feel disjointed for Ali Demircan.
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B.C. port union local says new tentative deal reached with employers

B.C. port union local says new tentative deal reached with employers

VANCOUVER — A union local for B.C. port workers says that a tentative agreement has been reached between a union bargaining committee and employers.
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Grassley releases full FBI memo with unverified claims about Hunter Biden's work in Ukraine

Grassley releases full FBI memo with unverified claims about Hunter Biden's work in Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen.
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Federal judge blocks Arizona law banning transgender athletes from girls' sports teams

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Arizona from enforcing a law banning transgender girls from playing on girls' school sports teams.
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Winnipeg mayor is supportive of landfill search for remains, Indigenous leaders say

Winnipeg mayor is supportive of landfill search for remains, Indigenous leaders say

WINNIPEG — Mayor Scott Gillingham offered support for a landfill search for human remains, some Indigenous leaders said after a one-hour meeting with him Thursday, adding the Manitoba government remains an obstacle.
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Alberta premier worries health system losing focus given diffuse roles, priorities

Alberta premier worries health system losing focus given diffuse roles, priorities

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says she's concerned Alberta’s health-care delivery agency is being pulled in too many directions.
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Senate committee approves legislation to impose stronger ethics standards on Supreme Court justices

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court would have to abide by stronger ethics standards under legislation approved on Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee, a response to recent revelations about donor-funded trips by justices.
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Election-year review of disaster relief funds draws rebuke from Kentucky governor

Election-year review of disaster relief funds draws rebuke from Kentucky governor

FRANKF ORT, Ky.
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Bernardo to stay in medium-security prison as correctional service defends transfer

Bernardo to stay in medium-security prison as correctional service defends transfer

OTTAWA — The decision to transfer serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison was sound, the Correctional Service of Canada announced Thursday, with its commissioner underlining his new lodgings do not make him any less of a "p
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