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Defying the state, Kansas City would be a sanctuary for people seeking gender-affirming health care

Defying the state, Kansas City would be a sanctuary for people seeking gender-affirming health care

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Officials in Missouri's largest city are moving to declare it a sanctuary for people seeking or providing gender-affirming care, defying state officials who are intent on banning it for minors and restricting it for adults.
GOP says Biden family financial records a smoking gun. White House calls it a 'political stunt'

GOP says Biden family financial records a smoking gun. White House calls it a 'political stunt'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing growing pressure to show progress in their investigations, House Republicans on Wednesday detailed what they say are concerning new findings about President Joe Biden's family and their finances.
Trudeau to visit South Korea, attend G7 leaders' summit in Japan next week

Trudeau to visit South Korea, attend G7 leaders' summit in Japan next week

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to travel to Asia next week for an official visit to South Korea and the G7 leaders' summit in Japan.
2 mass shootings in 2 days plunge Serbia into shock, dismay

2 mass shootings in 2 days plunge Serbia into shock, dismay

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The first shooting left Serbia weeping. The second set off waves of soul-searching in a deeply divided nation, awash in weaponry, where war criminals are glorified and memories run deep of years of civil war.
Federally regulated workplaces will soon provide menstrual products for free

Federally regulated workplaces will soon provide menstrual products for free

OTTAWA — Federally regulated workplaces are expected to begin offering free menstrual products to workers starting in mid-December.
N.S. man files human rights complaint after late husband denied wish to donate tissue

N.S. man files human rights complaint after late husband denied wish to donate tissue

A Nova Scotia man has filed a federal human rights complaint alleging discrimination after his husband's dying wish to donate bodily tissues such as skin and bones was denied due to his sexual orientation.
UK ditches post-Brexit plan to scrap thousands of EU laws by year's end

UK ditches post-Brexit plan to scrap thousands of EU laws by year's end

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s bonfire of European Union laws has been reduced to embers. The U.K.
USAID chief pledges US support to Serbia, Kosovo in talks

USAID chief pledges US support to Serbia, Kosovo in talks

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The United States’ top international development official, Samantha Power, on Wednesday pledged U.S. support to Serbia and Kosovo as the two former wartime enemies work to stabilize relations at a time of heightened tensions.
WWI soldier finally finds resting place in Flanders Fields

WWI soldier finally finds resting place in Flanders Fields

YPRES, Belgium (AP) — A World War I soldier finally found his resting place on Wednesday after he went missing at the height of the carnage in 1917 and his remains were found four years ago.
US prices stay high, showing inflation pressures persist

US prices stay high, showing inflation pressures persist

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices in the United States rose again in April, and measures of underlying inflation stayed high, a sign that further declines in inflation are likely to be slow and bumpy. Prices increased 0.