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Biden blasts GOP 'wacko notions' amid debt limit standoff

Biden blasts GOP 'wacko notions' amid debt limit standoff

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Ganja glut? With excess weed, growers seek interstate sales

Ganja glut? With excess weed, growers seek interstate sales

TUMWATER, Wash. (AP) — The email went out to legal cannabis growers around Washington state. Another of their colleagues had gone under. “Liquidation sale,” it said. Attached was a spreadsheet of items for sale: LED grow lights for $500 apiece.
Allies must balance 'friendshoring' with opening trade: U.S. Chamber of Commerce head

Allies must balance 'friendshoring' with opening trade: U.S. Chamber of Commerce head

OTTAWA — United States chambers of commerce are pushing Washington and Ottawa to strike the right balance between protecting supply chains and maintaining free trade across the continent.
Extra COVID-19 booster now open to some high-risk Americans

Extra COVID-19 booster now open to some high-risk Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — Older Americans and people with weak immune systems can get an extra COVID-19 booster dose this spring.
Ganja glut? With excess weed, growers seek interstate sales

Ganja glut? With excess weed, growers seek interstate sales

TUMWATER, Wash. (AP) — The email went out to legal cannabis growers around Washington state, alerting them that another of their colleagues had gone under. “Liquidation sale,” it said.
Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window at riot denies any plot

Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window at riot denies any plot

WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the Proud Boys far-right extremist group who smashed out a window at the U.S. Capitol, allowing some of the first Jan. 6 rioters to enter the building, testified Wednesday that he acted alone.
Biden to huddle with donors next week as 2024 launch nears

Biden to huddle with donors next week as 2024 launch nears

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is summoning top Democratic donors to Washington next week as he prepares to launch his 2024 reelection bid , according to two people familiar with the matter.
Bargaining continues as federal workers picket, major service disruptions expected

Bargaining continues as federal workers picket, major service disruptions expected

OTTAWA — Canada's largest federal public-service union and the federal government remain at the bargaining table as workers strike and service disruptions begin to be felt across the country.
Radio-Canada should get back to core mandate, says Conservative Quebec senator

Radio-Canada should get back to core mandate, says Conservative Quebec senator

OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives' top Quebec Tory says the party's concerns about the CBC do not apply to the broadcaster's French-language wing, but one of its senators suggests there is a need to look at it mandate. Quebec Sen.
Guardsman Teixeira, secrets leak defendant, briefly in court

Guardsman Teixeira, secrets leak defendant, briefly in court

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman charged with leaking highly classified military documents made a brief court appearance Wednesday, as a hearing to determine whether he should remain jailed while awaiting trial was delayed to gi