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The Latest: Trump says trade deals could be done within a month

After saying earlier in the day that he was “in no rush” to finish trade deals , President Donald Trump said he thought he could wrap up tariff talks “over the next three or four weeks.

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Kentucky auditor announces investigation of the state's medical cannabis program

FRANKFORT, Ky.

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Afghan teenager charged in Oklahoma plot for Election Day attack pleads guilty

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Afghan teenager accused of taking part in an Oklahoma plot to carry out an Election Day attack has pleaded guilty, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

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U.S. students look north as Trump freezes funding to American universities

VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia has briefly reopened admissions for its graduate programs to take applications from U.S.

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Unsettled North Carolina election could be determined by which ballots are subject to court orders

RALEIGH, N.C.

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University protests blast Trump's attacks on funding, speech and international students

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — University professors and students led protests on campuses across the U.S.

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Supreme Court of Canada clarifies treatment of student loan debt under bankruptcy law

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says a person must wait seven years after completely finishing their post-secondary studies before they can be released from student loan debt under the federal bankruptcy law.

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Pennsylvania intruder faced little resistance as Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The arsonist who broke into the Pennsylvania governor’s residence while Gov.

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Vancouver Park Board preparing for 'unpermitted' cannabis events on 4-20

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Park Board says it's gearing up for "unpermitted" events on April 20 including on Sunset Beach, where thousands of people gathered in recent years to smoke cannabis to the chagrin of city officials and police.

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In his words: Shapiro recounts evacuating arson fire in pajamas at Pennsylvania governor's residence

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov.

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