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Poilievre promises to end ban on single-use plastic straws, other items
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to strike down a key element of the Liberal government's environmental policy Friday as he and other party leaders got back on the campaign trail following the national leaders' debates in Montre
Apr 18, 2025 12:54 PM
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Trump turns a COVID information website into a promotion page for the lab leak theory
A federal website that used to feature information on vaccines, testing and treatment for COVID-19 has been transformed into a page supporting the theory that the pandemic originated with a lab leak. The covid.
Apr 18, 2025 11:20 AM
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The Latest: Federal judge to pause the Trump administration’s plans for mass layoffs at the CFPB
A federal judge who blocked Donald Trump's administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled that the agency can’t go forward immediately with plans to fire hundreds of employees.
Apr 18, 2025 10:36 AM
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Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court says
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin governor's creative use of his uniquely powerful veto to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years may be “attention grabbing,” but it was constitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Apr 18, 2025 9:45 AM
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US seeks to turn deportations into an efficient business ‘like Amazon’
JENA, La. (AP) — Amid rural Louisiana's crawfish farms, towering pine trees and cafes serving po'boys, nearly 7,000 people are waiting at immigration detention centers to learn whether they will be expelled from the United States.
Apr 18, 2025 9:02 AM
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US intelligence contradicts Trump claims linking gang to Venezuelan government to speed deportations
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S.
Apr 18, 2025 6:57 AM
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Surprise open governor's seat in Iowa signals competitive GOP primary, glimmer of hope for Democrats
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa looked a lot different in 2010, when Kim Reynolds was first elected to statewide office. Reynolds was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor on the ticket alongside former Gov. Terry Branstad.
Apr 18, 2025 4:10 AM
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Trump's attacks on Powell threaten the Fed's independence. Here's why it matters
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has stepped up his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the same time that the Supreme Court is considering a case that could make it easier for the president to fire him.
Apr 18, 2025 12:00 AM
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More than 1,000 international students have had visas or legal status revoked
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1,000 international students have had their visas or legal status revoked in recent weeks, and several have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration, arguing the government denied them due process when it suddenly t
Apr 17, 2025 10:30 PM
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Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador amid court fight over US return
SAN SALVADOR (AP) — Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Thursday evening in El Salvador, coming face to face with the wrongly deported man after two days in the country pushing for his release.
Apr 17, 2025 10:09 PM
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