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Biden visits his Pennsylvania hometown to call for more taxes on the rich and cast Trump as elitist

Biden visits his Pennsylvania hometown to call for more taxes on the rich and cast Trump as elitist

SCRANTON, Pa.
Connecticut's top public defender denies misconduct claims as commission debates firing her

Connecticut's top public defender denies misconduct claims as commission debates firing her

HARTFORD, Conn.
Son of hostage taker tells B.C. coroner's inquest his dad was a 'loving' person

Son of hostage taker tells B.C. coroner's inquest his dad was a 'loving' person

BURNABY, B.C. — A British Columbia coroner's jury has heard that a man who held his partner hostage and died in a spray of RCMP gunfire was a loving man who didn't have the opportunity to "get clean" from his drug addictions.
The Latest | First 7 jurors seated at the end of the second day of Trump’s hush money trial

The Latest | First 7 jurors seated at the end of the second day of Trump’s hush money trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Following a protracted questionnaire phase and hours of questioning on Tuesday, seven jurors were seated by the time the court adjourned on the second day of Donald Trump ’s hush money trial.
Feds offer $5B in Indigenous loan guarantees, fall $420B short on infrastructure asks

Feds offer $5B in Indigenous loan guarantees, fall $420B short on infrastructure asks

OTTAWA — The federal government is providing up to $5 billion in loan guarantees to help Indigenous communities invest in natural resource and energy products.

The push for school choice in Nebraska is pitting lawmakers against their constituents

OMAHA, Neb.
Higher tobacco and vaping taxes offsets drug plan spending in federal budget

Higher tobacco and vaping taxes offsets drug plan spending in federal budget

OTTAWA — The federal government expects that its latest effort to discourage Canadians from smoking, contained in the federal budget tabled Tuesday, will generate $1.7 billion in new revenue.
Manitoba Progressive Conservatives to elect new leader in April 2025

Manitoba Progressive Conservatives to elect new leader in April 2025

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Progressive Conservatives will have to wait another year before electing a new leader to replace former premier Heather Stefanson.
Some of the winners and losers in the 2024 federal budget

Some of the winners and losers in the 2024 federal budget

OTTAWA — With a variety of fiscal and policy measures announced in the federal budget, here's a look at some of the winners and losers: Winner: Small businesses Carbon tax rebates for small businesses are coming, five years after consumers began rece

Mayor of North Carolina's capital city won't seek reelection this fall

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The mayor of North Carolina’s capital city announced on Tuesday that she wouldn’t seek reelection this fall, citing in part health challenges and mentioning a new job.
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