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Former Arizona AG sat on records refuting election fraud

Former Arizona AG sat on records refuting election fraud

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's former attorney general suppressed findings by his investigators who concluded there was no basis for allegations that the 2020 election was marred by widespread fraud, according to documents released Wednesday by his success
Alaska House censures GOP lawmaker over child abuse comments

Alaska House censures GOP lawmaker over child abuse comments

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska lawmaker with a history of incendiary remarks was censured by the state House Wednesday after he said it has been argued that cases of fatal child abuse can be a “cost savings” because the child won't need related gove
Former B.C. NDP cabinet minister Melanie Mark to resign Vancouver seat, cites health

Former B.C. NDP cabinet minister Melanie Mark to resign Vancouver seat, cites health

VICTORIA — A former New Democrat cabinet minister who gave what was likely her last speech in the legislature Wednesday, said she was proud of her accomplishments despite working in an institution she called a "torture chamber.

South Carolina Senate OKs 'shield law' for lethal injections

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate passed on Wednesday a law shielding the identity of pharmaceutical companies providing lethal injection drugs for state executions.
Shannon Martin is the latest Manitoba Tory to opt out of upcoming election

Shannon Martin is the latest Manitoba Tory to opt out of upcoming election

WINNIPEG — Shannon Martin, a longtime backbencher who says he has at times rubbed people the wrong way, has become the latest Manitoba Progressive Conservative to decide not to run in the provincial elected slated for Oct. 3.
Lawsuit: Steve Bannon owes $480K for unpaid legal bills

Lawsuit: Steve Bannon owes $480K for unpaid legal bills

NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Bannon’s latest legal trouble: a lawsuit alleging he stiffed his former lawyers out of more than $480,000.
Fed minutes: Almost all officials backed quarter-point hike

Fed minutes: Almost all officials backed quarter-point hike

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly all Federal Reserve policymakers agreed earlier this month to slow the pace of their rate increases to a quarter-point, with only “a few” supporting a larger half-point hike. The minutes from the Fed’s Jan. 31-Feb.
Prime Minister tells Quebec farmers government working on targeted inflation aid

Prime Minister tells Quebec farmers government working on targeted inflation aid

LONGUEUIL, Que. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is looking at how it can provide targeted aid to farmers who are struggling with inflation.
Canadian military says it has tracked, stopped China surveillance in Arctic waters

Canadian military says it has tracked, stopped China surveillance in Arctic waters

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Anita Anand said Wednesday that the Canadian federal government is aware of buoys recovered from Arctic waters, and that this type of activity is not new.
Foes present signatures, seek New Orleans mayor recall vote

Foes present signatures, seek New Orleans mayor recall vote

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Opponents of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell rushed 10 boxes of petitions into City Hall on Wednesday and declared they have enough enough signatures to force a recall of the second-term mayor.
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