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Alberta government to help families affected by E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

Alberta government to help families affected by E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

CALGARY — The Alberta government will immediately give families a one-time payment of $2,000 for each child affected by an E. coli outbreak related to several Calgary daycares, Premier Danielle Smith said Friday.
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Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care

Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Psilocybin tea, wind chimes and a tie-dye mattress await those coming to an office suite in Eugene to trip on psychedelic mushrooms.
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Louisiana island town to repeal ordinance, let driver fly vulgar anti-Biden flag

Louisiana island town to repeal ordinance, let driver fly vulgar anti-Biden flag

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A resort island town on the Louisiana coast will repeal an anti-obscenity ordinance and let a contractor fly a flag from his truck that carries an obscenity aimed at President Joe Biden, under the terms of a lawsuit settlement file
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Progressive Councilmember Freddie O'Connell wins Nashville mayor's race

Progressive Councilmember Freddie O'Connell wins Nashville mayor's race

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Freddie O'Connell, a progressive member of Nashville's metro council, has resoundingly won the race to become the next mayor of the Democratic-leaning city, according to unofficial results.
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Biden aims to beef up safeguards for government workers as GOP hopefuls vow to slash workforce

Biden aims to beef up safeguards for government workers as GOP hopefuls vow to slash workforce

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday took steps meant to strengthen protections for government employees as leading Republican presidential candidates, including former President Donald Trump , campaign on shrinking and remaking the f
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Michigan man cleared of killing 2 hunters to get $1 million for wrongful convictions

Michigan man cleared of killing 2 hunters to get $1 million for wrongful convictions

DETROIT (AP) — The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $1.03 million to a man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two hunters before the convictions were thrown out in February.
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A Jan. 6 rioter was convicted and sentenced in secret. No one will say why

A Jan. 6 rioter was convicted and sentenced in secret. No one will say why

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of rioters have been charged, convicted and sentenced for joining the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Manitoba Tories promise to lift the provincial sales tax from restaurant meals

Manitoba Tories promise to lift the provincial sales tax from restaurant meals

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Progressive Conservatives are promising to remove the provincial sales tax from restaurant meals if they are re-elected on Oct. 3.
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Warnock calls on Atlanta officials to be more transparent about 'Stop Cop City' referendum

Warnock calls on Atlanta officials to be more transparent about 'Stop Cop City' referendum

ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic Sen.
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Biden sending aides to Detroit to address autoworkers strike, says 'record profits' should be shared

Biden sending aides to Detroit to address autoworkers strike, says 'record profits' should be shared

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday dispatched two of his top aides to Detroit to help resolve the strike by unionized autoworkers , expressing sympathy for the union by suggesting that the Big 3 automakers should share their “record prof
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