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DeSantis interrupted by three protesters at campaign stop days before Iowa caucuses

DeSantis interrupted by three protesters at campaign stop days before Iowa caucuses

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis was interrupted three times by as many protesters during a campaign stop in Ames, Iowa, Thursday, including two who were forcibly removed by security.
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Trump skips much of the final week before Iowa's caucuses to go to court voluntarily instead

Trump skips much of the final week before Iowa's caucuses to go to court voluntarily instead

URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — While his rivals contend with snow drifts and frigid temperatures as they make their last-ditch pitch to Iowa voters, former President Donald Trump has spent much of the week before the caucuses in court instead, by choice.
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Former federal NDP leader Ed Broadbent, social democracy stalwart, dead at 87

Former federal NDP leader Ed Broadbent, social democracy stalwart, dead at 87

OTTAWA — Ed Broadbent, the affable advocate of social democracy whose principled leadership helped build the modern New Democratic Party and made him a titan of 20th century Canadian politics, has died. He was 87.
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Judges overseeing Trump cases in New York and DC are latest targets as bogus 'swatting' calls surge

Judges overseeing Trump cases in New York and DC are latest targets as bogus 'swatting' calls surge

ATLANTA (AP) — Bomb threats and false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials, state capitols and courthouses have surged in recent weeks, including some connected to court cases against former President Donald Trump.
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Five more Indigenous justice centres expand culturally safe support in B.C.: Eby

Five more Indigenous justice centres expand culturally safe support in B.C.: Eby

VANCOUVER — British Columbia must do things differently to break the cycle where Indigenous people comprise five per cent of the population but about 30 per cent of those incarcerated, Premier David Eby and First Nations leaders said Thursday.
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Democrat announces long-shot campaign for North Dakota's only US House seat

A Democratic military veteran is seeking North Dakota's sole U.S. House seat, aiming for an upset in a state where Republicans hold every statewide and congressional office and Democrats haven't won a statewide election since Heidi Heitkamp’s U.S.
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Quick Quotes: Canadians react to death of former NDP leader Broadbent

Quick Quotes: Canadians react to death of former NDP leader Broadbent

OTTAWA — Politicians, public institutions and unions are sharing condolences and fond memories of Ed Broadbent, the former leader of the New Democrats, who died at the age of 87.
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Haley’s frequent reference to new anti-DeSantis website falls flat with some supporters in Iowa

Haley’s frequent reference to new anti-DeSantis website falls flat with some supporters in Iowa

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley revived some of the debate-stage critiques she leveled against Florida Gov.
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Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax charges after an earlier deal imploded

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax charges after an earlier deal imploded

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden's son pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial during the 2024 campaign.
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New York City built a migrant tent camp on a remote former airfield. Then winter arrived

New York City built a migrant tent camp on a remote former airfield. Then winter arrived

NEW YORK (AP) — When New York City officials erected a sprawling tent complex on a remote former airport in Brooklyn to house asylum-seeking migrants this fall, many of the recent arrivals and their advocates questioned the wisdom of placing thousand
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