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Ontario considering expanding pharmacists' powers to treat more common ailments

Ontario considering expanding pharmacists' powers to treat more common ailments

TORONTO — Ontario is looking to expand the responsibilities of pharmacists to allow them to treat more illnesses.
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Puerto Rico finalizes details of upcoming referendum on political status amid criticism over cost

Puerto Rico finalizes details of upcoming referendum on political status amid criticism over cost

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Plans to hold a nonbinding referendum on Puerto Rico’s political status came under scrutiny Wednesday for its multimillion-dollar cost as election officials announced the order and description of choices on the upcoming b
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Republican leaders urge colleagues to steer clear of racist and sexist attacks on Harris

Republican leaders urge colleagues to steer clear of racist and sexist attacks on Harris

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders are warning party members against using overtly racist and sexist attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris , as they and former President Donald Trump's campaign scramble to adjust to the reality of a new Demo
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Arkansas court orders state to count signatures collected by volunteers for abortion-rights measure

Arkansas court orders state to count signatures collected by volunteers for abortion-rights measure

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.
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Harris tells roaring Wisconsin crowd November election is 'a choice between freedom and chaos'

Harris tells roaring Wisconsin crowd November election is 'a choice between freedom and chaos'

WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (AP) — A roaring crowd of battleground state voters greeted Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday as she opened her public case against Republican former President Donald Trump by declaring November's election will be "a choic
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Clip resurfaces of Vance criticizing Harris for being 'childless,' testing Trump's new running mate

Clip resurfaces of Vance criticizing Harris for being 'childless,' testing Trump's new running mate

Comments JD Vance made in 2021 questioning Vice President Kamala Harris’ leadership because she did not have biological children have resurfaced, testing the young conservative senator in his early days campaigning as part of the Republicans' preside
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Oops. Southern Baptist agency announces firing of its leader, then retracts that announcement

Oops. Southern Baptist agency announces firing of its leader, then retracts that announcement

In under 48 hours, the head of the staunchly conservative public-policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention rankled fellow Baptists by applauding President Joe Biden's “selfless act” of withdrawing his candidacy for re-election.
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Measure aimed at repealing Alaska's ranked voting system still qualifies for ballot, officials say

Measure aimed at repealing Alaska's ranked voting system still qualifies for ballot, officials say

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An initiative aimed at repealing Alaska's ranked choice voting system still has sufficient signatures to qualify for the November ballot, attorneys for the state said in court filings Tuesday, days after a judge disqualified som
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Officers left post to go look for Trump rally gunman before shooting, state police boss says

Officers left post to go look for Trump rally gunman before shooting, state police boss says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two local law enforcement officers stationed in the complex of buildings where a gunman opened fire at former President Donald Trump left to go search for the man before the shooting, the head of Pennsylvania State Police said Tuesd
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Proposal to create a new political mapmaking system in Ohio qualifies for November ballot

Proposal to create a new political mapmaking system in Ohio qualifies for November ballot

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A proposal to change Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system has qualified for November's statewide ballot, the state's elections chief announced Tuesday.
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