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DeSantis marks Iowa milestone as caucuses near. Trump says his rival's campaign is in deep trouble

DeSantis marks Iowa milestone as caucuses near. Trump says his rival's campaign is in deep trouble

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis completed his campaign promise to visit each of Iowa’s 99 counties , crossing a symbolic but also tactical threshold by telling his audience in a central Iowa town “this should show you that I consider myself a servan
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Republicans had New Yorkers lead the way in expelling Santos. Will it help them keep the majority?

WASHINGTON (AP) — George Santos is gone from the House, but his name is certain to pop up in key congressional races across New York next year.
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Kissinger's unwavering support for brutal regimes still haunts Latin America

Kissinger's unwavering support for brutal regimes still haunts Latin America

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — In Chile, leftists were tortured, tossed from helicopters and forced to watch relatives be raped. In Argentina, many were “disappeared” by members of the brutal military dictatorship that held detainees in concentration camps.
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Three officials have left a pro-DeSantis super PAC in the group's latest shake-up, AP sources say

Three officials have left a pro-DeSantis super PAC in the group's latest shake-up, AP sources say

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Three senior members of a super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis left the group on Saturday, the latest sign of instability within the 2024 hopeful's political operation just six weeks before the Iowa Republican caucuses.
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Group of swing state Muslims vows to ditch Biden in 2024 over his war stance

Group of swing state Muslims vows to ditch Biden in 2024 over his war stance

CHICAGO (AP) — Muslim community leaders from several swing states pledged to withdraw support for U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday at a conference in suburban Detroit, citing his refusal to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Trump calls Biden the 'destroyer' of democracy despite his own efforts to overturn 2020 election

Trump calls Biden the 'destroyer' of democracy despite his own efforts to overturn 2020 election

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday attempted to turn the tables on his likely rival in November, President Joe Biden , arguing that the man whose election victory Trump tried to overturn is “the destroyer of American
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Florida's Republican chair has denied a woman's rape allegation in a case roiling state politics

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The head of the Florida Republican Party, whose wife is a founder of one of the nation’s most prominent conservative groups, has been accused of rape, leading Gov.
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Quebec teachers leaning on each other as negotiations to end strike grind on

Quebec teachers leaning on each other as negotiations to end strike grind on

MONTREAL — When her union began a general unlimited strike last month, Gatineau-based teacher Geneviève Savard braced for what she called a "crossing of the desert.
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Bonnie Crombie declared new Ontario Liberal leader after three rounds of voting

Bonnie Crombie declared new Ontario Liberal leader after three rounds of voting

TORONTO — Ontario Liberals have selected Bonnie Crombie, a three-term big city mayor and former MP who boasts that she gets under the skin of Premier Doug Ford, as their next leader to go head to head with the premier in the next provincial election.
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Port Moody police tabbed to investigate West Vancouver mayor's 2022 campaign finances

VICTORIA — A British Columbia municipal police department is investigating the campaign finances of West Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager.
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