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Congress' anger at FBI shapes surveillance program's future

Congress' anger at FBI shapes surveillance program's future

WASHINGTON (AP) — Growing anger at the FBI from both parties in Congress has become a major hurdle for U.S.
House votes to restore solar panel tariffs paused by Biden

House votes to restore solar panel tariffs paused by Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Friday to reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from several Southeast Asian countries after President Joe Biden paused them in a bid to boost solar installations in the U.S., a key part of his climate agenda.
Zimbabwe plans to launch digital currency backed by gold

Zimbabwe plans to launch digital currency backed by gold

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe will launch a digital currency next month by introducing “tokens” that are backed by gold reserves and can be transferred between people and businesses as a form of payment, the country's central bank said Friday.
Ford cites huge drop in science centre attendance but documents tell a fuller tale

Ford cites huge drop in science centre attendance but documents tell a fuller tale

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has cited a huge drop in attendance and "run down" infrastructure at the Ontario Science Centre as part of his justification for moving the attraction from east Toronto to a redeveloped Ontario Place, but certain d

Russia cracks down on more rights groups, raids activists

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian authorities have cracked down on more human rights groups, ordering one to shut down and raiding the homes of advocates from another — the latest steps in a clampdown that has intensified to unprecedented levels since
Scholars defend Polish Holocaust researcher targeted by govt

Scholars defend Polish Holocaust researcher targeted by govt

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Scholars and historical institutions from around the world are coming to the defense of a Polish researcher who is under fire from her country’s authorities after saying that Poles could have done more to help Jews during the Ho
Lobbyist pleads guilty in Michigan marijuana bribery probe

Lobbyist pleads guilty in Michigan marijuana bribery probe

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A lobbyist pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to pass bribes to the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board, the third conviction since charges were announced just a few weeks ago.

Azeri protesters say they'll end blockage of key road

Protesters who have blocked the road leading from Armenia to an ethnic Armenian region within Azerbaijan for four months said Friday that they will end their actions because Azerbaijan has established a checkpoint at the start of the road.
Rising GOP star embroiled in tough Kentucky primary fight

Rising GOP star embroiled in tough Kentucky primary fight

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Flagged as a rising Republican star who worked for Mitch McConnell and pitched Donald Trump’s campaign to Black voters, Daniel Cameron could have taken a cautious approach and run for reelection as attorney general.
Russian missile and drone attack in Ukraine kills 23 people

Russian missile and drone attack in Ukraine kills 23 people

UMAN, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at Ukraine early Friday, killing at least 23 people, almost all of them when two missiles slammed into an apartment building in a terrifying nighttime attack, officials sai