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School lawsuits over social media harm face tough legal road

School lawsuits over social media harm face tough legal road

SEATTLE (AP) — Like the tobacco, oil, gun, opioid and vaping industries before them, the big U.S.
Alberta Opposition NDP calls for public input on plan to subsidize well cleanup

Alberta Opposition NDP calls for public input on plan to subsidize well cleanup

EDMONTON — Alberta's New Democrat Opposition wants public consultations on a government plan that would subsidize oil and gas companies to fulfil legal commitments to clean up old wells, a major proponent of which has been working directly in Premier
Federal tax credit for multi-generational home renovations now available to Canadians

Federal tax credit for multi-generational home renovations now available to Canadians

OTTAWA — The federal government is offering a new tax credit to help make it easier for Canadians to care for adult relatives in their own homes. The multi-generational home renovation tax credit took effect Jan.
UK Conservatives suspend lawmaker for vaccine misinformation

UK Conservatives suspend lawmaker for vaccine misinformation

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s governing Conservative Party on Wednesday suspended a lawmaker who spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and compared the inoculations to the Holocaust.
Report: Oil price cap takes small slice of Russia's revenue

Report: Oil price cap takes small slice of Russia's revenue

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A price cap and European Union embargo on most Russian oil have cut into Moscow's revenue from fossil fuels, but the Kremlin is still earning substantial cash to fund its action in Ukraine because the $60-per-barrel cap was
Turkish Medical Association chief convicted of terror charge

Turkish Medical Association chief convicted of terror charge

ISTANBUL (AP) — A court convicted the president of the Turkish Medical Association on Wednesday of disseminating “terror organization propaganda” following a trial that human rights groups had denounced as an attempt to silence government critics.
Film helps renew search for 1st Black Navy pilot's remains

Film helps renew search for 1st Black Navy pilot's remains

The film “Devotion” reignited efforts to repatriate the remains of Jesse Brown, America's first Black Navy pilot , who died in 1950 after having to crash land his damaged plane during the Korean War.
Can US avoid a recession? As inflation eases, optimism rises

Can US avoid a recession? As inflation eases, optimism rises

WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, the outlook for the U.S. economy has been a mostly bleak one: Inflation hitting a four-decade high , consumer spending weakening, interest rates surging. Most economists penciled in a recession for 2023.
Dutch government backtracks on migrant family reunions

Dutch government backtracks on migrant family reunions

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government on Wednesday backtracked on restrictions that it placed last year on family members joining asylum-seekers who are granted residency in the Netherlands, after courts ruled the move was unlawful.
Scandal-hit EU assembly set to move on anti-corruption plan

Scandal-hit EU assembly set to move on anti-corruption plan

BRUSSELS (AP) — Spurred into action by a major corruption scandal, the European Parliament president wants to prevent former lawmakers from lobbying on behalf of businesses or governments soon after they leave office and to make public the names of c