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Biden making quick trip to Germany before US election to discuss Ukraine and democracy with allies

Biden making quick trip to Germany before US election to discuss Ukraine and democracy with allies

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has long believed diplomacy is about personal relationships — and he'll spend Friday in Berlin with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as his time in office is on the cusp of ending.
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McConnell called Trump 'stupid,' 'despicable' in private after 2020 election, according to new book

McConnell called Trump 'stupid,' 'despicable' in private after 2020 election, according to new book

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was “stupid as well as being ill-tempered," a “despicable human being" and a “narcissist,” according to excerpts from a new biography of the Senate Republ
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Here are some facts about British Columbia's housing market

Here are some facts about British Columbia's housing market

Housing affordability is a key issue in the provincial election campaign in British Columbia, particularly in major centres. Here are some statistics about housing in B.C.
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Georgia measure would cap increases in homes' taxable value to curb higher property taxes

Georgia measure would cap increases in homes' taxable value to curb higher property taxes

ATLANTA (AP) — For Georgians unhappy about rising property tax bills, lawmakers say they have a solution — a limit on how much of a home's increasing value can be taxed.
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As women seek open congressional seats in Maryland, reproductive rights are front and center

As women seek open congressional seats in Maryland, reproductive rights are front and center

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — In an election where the future of reproductive rights is on the ballot in Maryland and elsewhere across the country, the state’s all-male congressional delegation stands to gain an influx of women.
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With time running out, Harris keeps focus on 'blue wall' states

With time running out, Harris keeps focus on 'blue wall' states

MILWAUKEE (AP) — With three weeks left in the presidential campaign, Democrat Kamala Harris is spending most of her days trying to shore up support in the “blue wall” states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin as she tries to avoid a repeat of Hi
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Uphill battles that put abortion rights on ballots are unlikely to end even if the measures pass

Uphill battles that put abortion rights on ballots are unlikely to end even if the measures pass

Voters in nine states are deciding next month whether to add the right to abortion to their constitutions, but the measures are unlikely to dramatically change access — at least not immediately.
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Electoral battleground North Carolina starts early in-person voting while recovering from Helene

Electoral battleground North Carolina starts early in-person voting while recovering from Helene

ASHEVILLE, N.C.
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Harris and Trump say America tanks if they lose. So why the exuberance at their rallies?

Harris and Trump say America tanks if they lose. So why the exuberance at their rallies?

Shortly after taking the stage 91 minutes late for his Atlanta rally this week, Donald Trump did what he can't help doing — go off on a tangent. This was clearly going to be a night at the improv.
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Saskatchewan Party, NDP leaders face off on health care, economy in election debate

Saskatchewan Party, NDP leaders face off on health care, economy in election debate

REGINA — Saskatchewan's two main political leaders hammered each other Wednesday on health care, crime and the economy in their first and only debate in the lead-up to the Oct. 28 provincial election.
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