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Iowa caucuses: What to watch as voters weigh in on the Republican campaign's first contest of 2024

Iowa caucuses: What to watch as voters weigh in on the Republican campaign's first contest of 2024

As frigid temperatures scour the Midwest, the Republican presidential nominating process will officially start Monday with Iowa's caucuses.
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Trump's campaign banks on its loyal supporters to turn out and caucus in Iowa despite frigid weather

Trump's campaign banks on its loyal supporters to turn out and caucus in Iowa despite frigid weather

URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump was stuck in Florida, forcing his presidential campaign to cancel his in-person events two days before Iowa's kickoff Republican caucuses.
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Trump is endorsed by a former rival, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, ahead of the Iowa caucuses

Trump is endorsed by a former rival, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, ahead of the Iowa caucuses

INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum endorsed Donald Trump 's comeback bid for the White House Sunday ahead of the Iowa caucuses , a month after he ended his own longshot campaign for the Republican nomination.
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Quebec's common front unionized workers to begin voting on new deal with province

Quebec's common front unionized workers to begin voting on new deal with province

MONTREAL — About 420,000 unionized public sector workers will begin voting Monday on an agreement in principle reached with the Quebec government over a new collective deal.
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B.C. civil forfeiture law will be put to 'reasonable limits' Charter test

B.C. civil forfeiture law will be put to 'reasonable limits' Charter test

VANCOUVER — In July 2019, Vancouver police announced they had dismantled a multimillion-dollar drug operation after raiding two warehouse laboratories in South Vancouver allegedly making illegal cannabis extracts. Department spokesman Sgt.
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US military academies focus on oaths and loyalty to Constitution as political divisions intensify

US military academies focus on oaths and loyalty to Constitution as political divisions intensify

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — For 75 minutes, Maj.
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Conservationists still waiting on years-overdue recovery plan for Quebec's caribou

Conservationists still waiting on years-overdue recovery plan for Quebec's caribou

MONTREAL — Conservationists are urging the Quebec government to finally publish its plan to protect caribou habitat, several years after it first promised a strategy to save the dwindling herds.
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Iowa's winter blast could make an unrepresentative way of picking presidential nominees even more so

Iowa's winter blast could make an unrepresentative way of picking presidential nominees even more so

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Most Iowans won't be out Monday night .
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Wildfire prevention and helping Maui recover from flames top the agenda for Hawaii lawmakers

Wildfire prevention and helping Maui recover from flames top the agenda for Hawaii lawmakers

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers are due to convene this week for the first time since the burning of historic Lahaina awakened the state to the deadly and costly threat posed by wildfires in an age of climate change.
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Louisiana's special session kicks off Monday. Here's a look at what may be discussed

Louisiana's special session kicks off Monday. Here's a look at what may be discussed

Louisiana's newly inaugurated Legislature is set to convene for an eight-day special session Monday during which lawmakers will discuss items that could impact how the state conducts elections.
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