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Some say it's time for Canada to criminalize residential school denialism

Some say it's time for Canada to criminalize residential school denialism

OTTAWA — As a young child, Dennis Saddleman's mother always ensured he knew how much she loved him, gave him kisses on his forehead and told him how beautiful he was.
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Elon Musk says the real threat to democracy is the people who accuse Trump of endangering it

Elon Musk says the real threat to democracy is the people who accuse Trump of endangering it

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Tech mogul Elon Musk , speaking at a town hall Saturday night in Pennsylvania to support Republican Donald Trump , played down the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.
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They came to America looking for better lives - and better schools. The results were mixed

They came to America looking for better lives - and better schools. The results were mixed

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Starting seventh grade at her first American school , facing classes taught entirely in English, Alisson Ramirez steeled herself for rejection and months of feeling lost.
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Trump veers away from swing states for his Madison Square Garden moment

Trump veers away from swing states for his Madison Square Garden moment

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is finally getting his Madison Square Garden moment.
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State alien land laws drive some China-born US citizens to rethink their politics

State alien land laws drive some China-born US citizens to rethink their politics

Diana Xue has always followed the politics of her husband, friends and neighbors in Orlando, Florida, and voted Republican. This Election Day, she'll break that pattern.
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Trump's deportation plans worry families with relatives in US illegally

Trump's deportation plans worry families with relatives in US illegally

PHOENIX (AP) — Jocelyn Ruiz remembers when her fifth-grade teacher warned the class about large-scale patrols that would target immigrants in Arizona's largest metropolitan area. She asked her mom about it — and unearthed a family secret.
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Missouri sports betting ballot measure highlights national debate about tax rates

Missouri sports betting ballot measure highlights national debate about tax rates

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The ads promoting a ballot measure to legalize sports betting in Missouri tout the potential for millions of new tax dollars devoted to schools.
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North Dakota voters may end most property taxes. Government programs could face huge cuts

North Dakota voters may end most property taxes. Government programs could face huge cuts

BISMARCK, N.D.
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'Take our lives seriously,' Michelle Obama pleads as she rallies for Kamala Harris in Michigan

'Take our lives seriously,' Michelle Obama pleads as she rallies for Kamala Harris in Michigan

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Michelle Obama challenged men to support Kamala Harris ' bid to be America's first female president, warning at a rally in Michigan on Saturday that women's lives would be at risk if Donald Trump returned to the White House.
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Trump again denigrates Detroit while appealing for votes in a suburb of Michigan's largest city

Trump again denigrates Detroit while appealing for votes in a suburb of Michigan's largest city

NOVI, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump further denigrated Detroit while appealing for votes Saturday in a suburb of the largest city in swing state Michigan .
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