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Few Americans want US more involved in current wars in Ukraine and Gaza, AP-NORC poll finds

Few Americans want US more involved in current wars in Ukraine and Gaza, AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S.
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As disasters mount, First Nations' safety has never been more pressing: Woodhouse

As disasters mount, First Nations' safety has never been more pressing: Woodhouse

GATINEAU, Que. — First Nations leaders gathered Wednesday to discuss how they can better prepare for the wildfires, pandemics, floods and effects of climate change that disproportionately affect their communities.
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Ontario jail inmate numbers spike in last year, now well over capacity, data shows

Ontario jail inmate numbers spike in last year, now well over capacity, data shows

TORONTO — Ontario's jails have seen a dramatic increase in the number of inmates over the past year with the majority of the facilities well over capacity, new data obtained by The Canadian Press shows.
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South Carolina Supreme Court to decide if new private school voucher program is legal

South Carolina Supreme Court to decide if new private school voucher program is legal

COLUMBIA, S.C.
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Texas sheriff who was under scrutiny following mass shooting loses reelection bid

Texas sheriff who was under scrutiny following mass shooting loses reelection bid

COLDSPRING, Texas (AP) — A Texas sheriff whose office drew national scrutiny and an FBI investigation following a shooting last year in which a man is accused of killing five of his neighbors lost his reelection bid on Tuesday.
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A man who crashed a snowmobile into a parked Black Hawk helicopter is suing the government for $9.5M

A man who crashed a snowmobile into a parked Black Hawk helicopter is suing the government for $9.5M

BOSTON (AP) — Jeff Smith was whizzing along on a snowmobile one evening a few years back when something dark appeared in front of him. He hit his brakes but he couldn't avoid clipping the rear tail of a Black Hawk helicopter parked on the trail.
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Trump has become the last Republican standing in the 2024 primary. Here's how he bulldozed the field

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Eight years after Donald Trump outlasted a crowded field of Republican presidential candidates with his pugilistic and sometimes vulgar style, the former reality show star has done it again.
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Evers signs bill authorizing new UW building, dorms that were part of deal with GOP

Evers signs bill authorizing new UW building, dorms that were part of deal with GOP

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill Wednesday that authorizes spending hundreds of millions of dollars on Universities of Wisconsin construction and renovation projects.
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Haley's exit from the GOP race pushes off - again - the day Americans could elect a woman president

Haley's exit from the GOP race pushes off - again - the day Americans could elect a woman president

WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman ascends toward the heights of American politics, with the nation's top elected office — the presidency — looming far out of reach.
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Nikki Haley says she's suspending her presidential campaign. What does that mean?

Nikki Haley says she's suspending her presidential campaign. What does that mean?

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Nikki Haley said she would withdraw from the 2024 presidential race following her underwhelming showing on Super Tuesday, she did so using a phrase that would seem at odds with the finality of her announcement.
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