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Ex-GOP Ohio House speaker sentenced to 20 years for role in $60M bribery scheme; appeal expected

Ex-GOP Ohio House speaker sentenced to 20 years for role in $60M bribery scheme; appeal expected

CINCINNATI (AP) — Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for his role in the largest corruption scandal in state history and taken immediately into custody, a judge declaring that “the court and the c
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California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon is stepping down. He's not happy about how it happened

California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon is stepping down. He's not happy about how it happened

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Until Monday, only two politicians had lasted at least seven years as speaker of the California Assembly: A U.S.
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Legal victory for N.S. disabilities rights converted into five-year plan for reforms

Legal victory for N.S. disabilities rights converted into five-year plan for reforms

HALIFAX — A landmark legal victory has officially yielded a five-year plan to ensure Nova Scotians with disabilities can move out of large institutions and receive timely access to housing.
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Transgender Kansas residents can keep updating their documents despite a new law, governor says

Transgender Kansas residents can keep updating their documents despite a new law, governor says

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Democratic governor in Kansas declared Thursday that the state will keep allowing transgender residents to alter their driver's licenses and birth certificates, despite a new law aimed at preventing it. Gov.
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Searching for Canadian news? Google ready to remove links over Online News Act

Searching for Canadian news? Google ready to remove links over Online News Act

OTTAWA — News stories published by Canadian media outlets will soon disappear from Google search results, the digital giant warned Thursday as it revealed its planned response to the Liberals' online news law.
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'Change can come in many forms': Chow plans to listen ahead of taking office

'Change can come in many forms': Chow plans to listen ahead of taking office

TORONTO — Olivia Chow is set to take charge of a city facing daunting challenges, including an enormous budget shortfall and widespread affordability concerns, but she doesn't plan on delivering marching orders during her first round of meetings as T
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Political consultant gets 24 years for paying hitmen to kill a colleague

Political consultant gets 24 years for paying hitmen to kill a colleague

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey political consultant who had two hitmen kill a colleague for $15,000 was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison on Thursday.
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Divided Supreme Court outlaws affirmative action in college admissions, says race can't be used

Divided Supreme Court outlaws affirmative action in college admissions, says race can't be used

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.
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N.S. threatens court action to force Ottawa to pay entire cost of isthmus project

N.S. threatens court action to force Ottawa to pay entire cost of isthmus project

HALIFAX — An ongoing war of words erupted into a legal threat Thursday as Nova Scotia’s premier said his government was considering taking Ottawa to court over funding to protect a vital land corridor linking his province and New Brunswick.
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Meta ends contract for journalism fellowship program as Bill C-18 fallout continues

Meta ends contract for journalism fellowship program as Bill C-18 fallout continues

As the fallout from the federal government's Online News Act continues, Facebook parent Meta is terminating a contract with The Canadian Press that saw the digital giant support the hiring of a limited number of emerging journalists at the national n
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