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Workers say goodbye to an almost-empty Ontario Science Centre as repairs get underway

Workers say goodbye to an almost-empty Ontario Science Centre as repairs get underway

TORONTO — As the sun shone on an unusually warm day at the end of October, Emma Meadley Dunphy took one final, emotional stroll through the Ontario Science Centre.
Liberals pressure Senate Democrats to confirm more Biden judges while they can

Liberals pressure Senate Democrats to confirm more Biden judges while they can

WASHINGTON (AP) — Demand Justice, a progressive organization focused on the judiciary, is set to bombard Capitol Hill with a message for the closing weeks of the 118th Congress: Do “whatever it takes” to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominees as a se
Trump issues early challenge to GOP Senate with defiant nominations

Trump issues early challenge to GOP Senate with defiant nominations

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just hours after Republican Sen.
Trump's mainstream picks for top foreign policy posts could reassure allies - and worry China

Trump's mainstream picks for top foreign policy posts could reassure allies - and worry China

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is famously unconventional, but he made conventional picks for his two top foreign policy positions. That could be reassuring to American allies, while China and Iran have reasons to be wary.
1 million migrants in the US rely on temporary protections that Trump could target

1 million migrants in the US rely on temporary protections that Trump could target

NEW YORK (AP) — Maribel Hidalgo fled her native Venezuela a year ago with a 1-year-old son, trudging for days through Panama's Darien Gap, then riding the rails across Mexico to the United States. They were living in the U.S.
Gaetz pick shows value Trump places on loyalty - and retribution - as he returns to Washington

Gaetz pick shows value Trump places on loyalty - and retribution - as he returns to Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had few defenders in Congress as reliable as Matt Gaetz, who has thundered at one prosecutor after another for perceived bias against the president-elect and emphatically amplified the Republican's rallying cry that
What to know about Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump's pick to serve as attorney general

What to know about Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump's pick to serve as attorney general

In picking Rep. Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump is looking to install a fierce loyalist who has been seen as divisive even within his own party.
Matt Gaetz once faced a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he could now lead

Matt Gaetz once faced a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he could now lead

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Rep.
Tight US House races in California as GOP maintains control over the chamber

Tight US House races in California as GOP maintains control over the chamber

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republicans and Democrats awaited the outcome of vote-counting for crucial U.S. House districts in California on Wednesday, as the GOP clinched majority control of the chamber next year with a race call in neighboring Arizona.
Trump picks Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Marco Rubio for secretary of state

Trump picks Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Marco Rubio for secretary of state

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump chose Rep.