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Maryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin says he's not running for open US Senate seat

Maryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin says he's not running for open US Senate seat

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, a congressman from the suburbs of the nation’s capital, announced Friday he will not run for the U.S. Senate seat that is opening with the retirement of Sen. Ben Cardin.
Jay Monahan to return to PGA Tour commissioner role after month break

Jay Monahan to return to PGA Tour commissioner role after month break

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is returning to work just over a month after he stepped away for a “medical situation,” saying a two-year battle that ended in a surprise agreement with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf had been “grueling for all of us.
U.S. trade envoy presses Canada on digital services tax, home shopping obligations

U.S. trade envoy presses Canada on digital services tax, home shopping obligations

WASHINGTON — Canada, the United States and Mexico wrapped up a two-day status report on their shared continental trade agreement Friday as the deal that replaced NAFTA passed its three-year anniversary.
North Dakota election official challenges mail ballot counting law in Trump-aligned group's lawsuit

North Dakota election official challenges mail ballot counting law in Trump-aligned group's lawsuit

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Trump blasts DeSantis in Iowa, says GOP rival 'despises' the state's ethanol

Trump blasts DeSantis in Iowa, says GOP rival 'despises' the state's ethanol

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Campaigning in Iowa, former President Donald Trump attacked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as an enemy of corn-based ethanol in his largest campaign event in the leadoff caucus state in nearly four months.

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Govs. Doug Burgum, R-N.D., a presidential candidate, and Phil Murphy, D-N.J.
Online News Act creates 'moment of reckoning' for publishers

Online News Act creates 'moment of reckoning' for publishers

TORONTO — Meta and Google's move away from linking to Canadian news sites is a "moment of reckoning" for publishers and broadcasters that have heavily relied on social media to build audiences, marketing and journalism experts say.
Francophonie ministers stress collaboration on official languages action plan

Francophonie ministers stress collaboration on official languages action plan

VANCOUVER — Ministers have wrapped up a meeting in Vancouver with the hope of increasing francophone immigration and addressing the decline of French across Canada.
Searching landfill for remains of Indigenous women too complex for police: RCMP

Searching landfill for remains of Indigenous women too complex for police: RCMP

OTTAWA — The former head of the RCMP said in December that police were not equipped to handle the complexities of searching a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of slain Indigenous women — an effort the Manitoba government also now calls too dang
Capitol rioter linked to Proud Boys gets 5 years in prison for pepper-spraying police

Capitol rioter linked to Proud Boys gets 5 years in prison for pepper-spraying police

A Florida man prosecutors say is affiliated with the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison for attacking police officers with pepper spray as they tried to defend the U.S.