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Alabama lawmakers approve a ban on devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns

Alabama lawmakers approve a ban on devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday approved a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns, after a deadly year that included multiple mass shootings.
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The Latest: Federal judge blocks Trump’s order banning transgender people from military service

The Latest: Federal judge blocks Trump’s order banning transgender people from military service

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from military service. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C.
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Alberta won't use public money to clean up abandoned wells: energy minister

Alberta won't use public money to clean up abandoned wells: energy minister

CALGARY — Alberta's energy minister says the government will not draw on the public purse to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells. “We will not put public tax dollars into cleaning up wells,” Brian Jean told reporters Tuesday.
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B.C.'s Forests Ministry told to protect cultural sites, First Nation's water source

B.C.'s Forests Ministry told to protect cultural sites, First Nation's water source

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The Forest Practices Board says the British Columbia government "did not follow the law" when it approved range use plans that near the Halfway River First Nation's watershed and at its culturally significant sites.
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Politics hard to escape for coaches ahead of CONCACAF Nations League Finals

Politics hard to escape for coaches ahead of CONCACAF Nations League Finals

The stakes are high for the United States on and off the soccer pitch with all three of the other teams at the CONCACAF Nations League Finals. U.S.
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Axworthy 'deeply dismayed' as eastern European states propose leaving landmine treaty

Axworthy 'deeply dismayed' as eastern European states propose leaving landmine treaty

OTTAWA — Former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy wants Canada to mount a campaign with like-minded countries to stop eastern European allies from leaving a treaty he helped broker that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines.
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Vance to serve as RNC's finance chair in sign of his growing influence

Vance to serve as RNC's finance chair in sign of his growing influence

NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President JD Vance has been tapped to serve as a top fundraiser at the Republican National Committee in another sign that he is cementing his status as the torchbearer of President Donald Trump 's “Make America Great Again” movem
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EPA plans to cut scientific research program, could fire more than 1,000 employees

EPA plans to cut scientific research program, could fire more than 1,000 employees

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research office and could fire more than 1,000 scientists and other employees who help provide the scientific foundation for rules safeguarding human health and e
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Manitoba government eyes human rights protection for gender expression

Manitoba government eyes human rights protection for gender expression

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government plans to expand the province's human rights code to cover gender expression.
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'First thing out of the gate': Saskatchewan budget to address tariffs from two fronts

'First thing out of the gate': Saskatchewan budget to address tariffs from two fronts

REGINA — Saskatchewan’s finance minister says more details are coming Wednesday as the province introduces a 2025 budget facing a vise-squeeze from both China and the United States.
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