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The Republican leading the probe of Hunter Biden has his own shell company and complicated friends

The Republican leading the probe of Hunter Biden has his own shell company and complicated friends

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep.
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'Damaging': Saskatchewan high school rejects author's talk on son coming out as gay

'Damaging': Saskatchewan high school rejects author's talk on son coming out as gay

REGINA — Ruby Remenda Swanson says she never thought her hometown high school would be the only place to bar her from sharing her family's story.
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Hierarchical police, military and CSIS in need of harassment reckoning: professor

Hierarchical police, military and CSIS in need of harassment reckoning: professor

VANCOUVER — Bonnie Robichaud's ordeal started in the late 1970s when she got a unionized job as a cleaner on a military base in Ontario, and a Department of National Defence employee began sexually harassing her.
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'A bucket and a net and you're in business.' Looming tensions in Maritime eel fishery

'A bucket and a net and you're in business.' Looming tensions in Maritime eel fishery

HALIFAX — Commercial harvesters of baby eels in the Maritimes say there’s little hope the poaching and violence that forced the closure of the lucrative fishery last season will subside in 2024.
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CSIS to hire impartial reviewer as part of human rights settlement with Black officer

CSIS to hire impartial reviewer as part of human rights settlement with Black officer

OTTAWA — Canada's spy service has agreed to hire an independent human rights specialist to review its diversity strategy as part of the settlement of a complaint from a Black woman who worked as an intelligence officer.
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University of Wisconsin regents back GOP deal for funding in exchange for limiting diversity efforts

University of Wisconsin regents back GOP deal for funding in exchange for limiting diversity efforts

MADISON, Wis.
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Trump rails against opponents while urging Iowans to ‘put big numbers up’ in caucuses next month

Trump rails against opponents while urging Iowans to ‘put big numbers up’ in caucuses next month

CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump on Wednesday made his third trip to Iowa this month and urged his supporters to turn out in “big numbers” when Republicans cast the first presidential nomination votes in 33 days.
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New Mexico Supreme Court weighs whether to strike down local abortion restrictions

New Mexico Supreme Court weighs whether to strike down local abortion restrictions

SANTA FE, N.M.
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Guilbeault hails 'monumental' COP28 deal, others warn of 'dangerous distractions'

Guilbeault hails 'monumental' COP28 deal, others warn of 'dangerous distractions'

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault hailed a "monumental" deal Wednesday to close out COP28, the first time the United Nations climate summit of nearly 200 countries agreed to transition away from fossil fuels.
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Senate passes defense policy bill with 5.2% pay raise for troops, the biggest boost in decades

Senate passes defense policy bill with 5.2% pay raise for troops, the biggest boost in decades

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a defense policy bill Wednesday that authorizes the biggest pay raise for troops in more than two decades, but also leaves behind many of the policy priorities that social conservatives were clamoring for, making f
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