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Joly weighs Chinese retaliation over expelling diplomat who CSIS says targeted MP

Joly weighs Chinese retaliation over expelling diplomat who CSIS says targeted MP

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is assessing how painful China's retaliation would be if Canada decides to expel a diplomat accused of targeting Conservative MP Michael Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong.
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Proud Boys' Tarrio guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

Proud Boys' Tarrio guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three other members of the far-right extremist group were convicted Thursday of a plot to attack the U.S.
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Mississippi ex-governor releases texts in welfare scandal

Mississippi ex-governor releases texts in welfare scandal

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov.
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Britain to start free trade with New Zealand and Australia

Britain to start free trade with New Zealand and Australia

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Britain's free trade agreements with New Zealand and Australia will come into force by the end of this month, the leaders from the three nations said Friday.
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Trudeau blasts Poilievre as angry and unserious at Liberal party convention

Trudeau blasts Poilievre as angry and unserious at Liberal party convention

OTTAWA — Canadians chose hope over fear and anger in 2015 and they will be faced with that choice again the next time they go to the polls, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday as he delivered an opening night keynote speech to Liberal faithfu
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GOP analyst running for US House in Nevada swing district

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A conservative policy analyst announced Thursday that he will run in 2024 for the highly competitive congressional seat in Nevada currently held by U.S. Rep. Susie Lee, a third-term Democrat.
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8 fatally shot in Serbia town a day after 9 killed at school

8 fatally shot in Serbia town a day after 9 killed at school

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A shooter killed at least eight people and wounded 13 in a drive-by attack near a town close to Belgrade late Thursday, the second such mass killing in Serbia in two days, state television reported.
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Democratic US Sen. Martin Heinrich seeks 3rd term in NM seat

Democratic US Sen. Martin Heinrich seeks 3rd term in NM seat

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich announced Thursday that he will run for a third term next year as he champions causes from gun safety to abortion access to a transition toward cleaner energy in New Mexico, a major oil-producing state.
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NC lawmakers pass 12-week abortion ban; governor vows veto

NC lawmakers pass 12-week abortion ban; governor vows veto

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers on Thursday approved and sent to the governor a ban on nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, down from the current 20 weeks, in response to last year’s overturning of Roe v. Wade at the U.S.
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Debt limit deadline looms as Democrats, GOP spar on spending

Debt limit deadline looms as Democrats, GOP spar on spending

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats pressured Republicans on the increasingly menacing debt ceiling impasse Thursday, focusing on what they say will be painful reductions in government services if a bill the GOP recently pushed through the House becom
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