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State funeral for former prime minister Mulroney to be held in Montreal March 23

State funeral for former prime minister Mulroney to be held in Montreal March 23

OTTAWA — A state funeral for former prime minister Brian Mulroney will be held on March 23 in Montreal. Mulroney died Feb. 29 at a Florida hospital following a recent fall at his Palm Beach home. He was 84.
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Democrats make play for veteran and military support as Trump homes in on GOP nomination

Democrats make play for veteran and military support as Trump homes in on GOP nomination

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Highway signs welcome drivers entering North Carolina to “the nation's most military friendly state,” and veterans here know they're being courted.
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AI pervades everyday life with almost no oversight. States scramble to catch up

AI pervades everyday life with almost no oversight. States scramble to catch up

DENVER (AP) — While artificial intelligence made headlines with ChatGPT , behind the scenes, the technology has quietly pervaded everyday life — screening job resumes, rental apartment applications, and even determining medical care in some cases.
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McConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It's a stark turnaround after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack

McConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It's a stark turnaround after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leader Mitch McConnell is the highest-ranking Republican in Congress who has yet to endorse Donald Trump's bid to return to the White House — having once called the defeated president “morally responsible" for the Jan.
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Conservatives candidate Jamil Jivani clinches seat in Ontario riding

Conservatives candidate Jamil Jivani clinches seat in Ontario riding

COURTICE, Ont.
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Rotting bodies, fake ashes and sold body parts push Colorado to patch lax funeral home rules

Rotting bodies, fake ashes and sold body parts push Colorado to patch lax funeral home rules

DENVER (AP) — After nearly 200 bodies were found stacked and rotting in a Colorado funeral home, lawmakers have proposed bills to overhaul the state's threadbare funeral home regulations, which failed to prevent a string of gruesome cases — from sold
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Donald Trump wins North Dakota Republican caucuses, adding to victories going into Super Tuesday

Donald Trump wins North Dakota Republican caucuses, adding to victories going into Super Tuesday

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Donald Trump won the North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses on Monday, adding to his string of victories heading into Super Tuesday.
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Sierra blizzard provides ammo for critics of US Postal Service plan to downsize mail hub in Nevada

Sierra blizzard provides ammo for critics of US Postal Service plan to downsize mail hub in Nevada

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A U.S.
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DeSantis names Disney World district administrator to run elections in Democratic Orange County

DeSantis names Disney World district administrator to run elections in Democratic Orange County

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis has a new job for the man who has led Walt Disney World's government since his allies took it over — elections supervisor in Orange County, long one of Florida's most reliable sources of Democratic votes.
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Nevada Democratic US Sen. Jacky Rosen, at union hall rally, makes reelection bid official

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen announced Monday at a union hall in Las Vegas that she has officially filed for reelection in a presidential battleground state that is a top GOP target in a challenging 2024 Senate map.
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