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Trump vows to block Japanese steelmaker from buying US Steel, pledges tax incentives and tariffs

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is underscoring his intention to block the purchase of U.S. Steel by Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp.
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Trump's FBI pick has plans to reshape the bureau. This is what Kash Patel has said he wants to do

Trump's FBI pick has plans to reshape the bureau. This is what Kash Patel has said he wants to do

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kash Patel has been well-known for years within Donald Trump's orbit as a loyal supporter who shares the president-elect's skepticism of the FBI and intelligence community.
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Liberal minister says Trump was joking when he suggested Canada become 51st state

Liberal minister says Trump was joking when he suggested Canada become 51st state

OTTAWA — President-elect Donald Trump was joking when he suggested Canada become the 51st U.S. state during a dinner with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Florida on Friday, said a Liberal minister who attended the meeting.
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'Childless Cat Lady' Taylor Swift tops Yale list of 2024's most notable quotations

'Childless Cat Lady' Taylor Swift tops Yale list of 2024's most notable quotations

HARTFORD, Conn.
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Judge grants recount in riding lost by Nova Scotia Liberal leader

Judge grants recount in riding lost by Nova Scotia Liberal leader

HALIFAX — There will be judicial recounts in two Nova Scotia ridings after last week's provincial election, including in a district narrowly lost by Liberal Leader Zach Churchill during the Progressive Conservatives' landslide victory.
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Trump says he'll attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening celebration in Paris this weekend

Trump says he'll attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening celebration in Paris this weekend

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump will attend the reopening celebration for Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris this weekend, his first foreign trip since the election.
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Residents of Barrhead vote in favour of bylaw banning rainbow flags, crosswalks

Residents of Barrhead vote in favour of bylaw banning rainbow flags, crosswalks

BARRHEAD, Alta. — Residents of a northern Alberta town have voted in favour of a bylaw banning Pride flags and rainbow crosswalks from municipal property.
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Democrats' outgoing chair says Trump's win forces party to reassess how it reaches voters

Democrats' outgoing chair says Trump's win forces party to reassess how it reaches voters

ATLANTA (AP) — As he concludes his time as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Jaime Harrison is downplaying his party’s November loss to President-elect Donald Trump and arguing Democrats avoided even greater losses that parties in power
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In Angola, Biden plans to tout US investments and visit a slavery museum

In Angola, Biden plans to tout US investments and visit a slavery museum

LUANDA, Angola (AP) — Joe Biden is using the first visit to Angola by a U.S.
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Trump's FBI pick has plans to reshape the bureau. This is what Kash Patel has said he wants to do

Trump's FBI pick has plans to reshape the bureau. This is what Kash Patel has said he wants to do

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kash Patel has been well-known for years within Donald Trump's orbit as a loyal supporter who shares the president-elect's skepticism of the FBI and intelligence community.
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