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Sinema cites bill targeting leaders of failed banks after criticism of her Wall Street ties

Sinema cites bill targeting leaders of failed banks after criticism of her Wall Street ties

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Sen.
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Florida court won't reinstate prosecutor removed by DeSantis for refusal to prosecute abortion cases

Florida court won't reinstate prosecutor removed by DeSantis for refusal to prosecute abortion cases

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday refused to reinstate a Florida prosecutor who was removed by Gov. Ron DeSantis after making comments opposing prosecutions for abortions or gender-affirming health care.
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Kentucky attorney general asks FBI to investigate donations to his rival in governor's race

Kentucky attorney general asks FBI to investigate donations to his rival in governor's race

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron's office on Thursday asked the FBI to investigate a large infusion of campaign donations linked to a single credit card that flowed to the Kentucky Democratic Party and Gov.
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Moms for Liberty chapter apologizes for quoting Hitler in its newsletter

An Indiana chapter of Moms for Liberty , a nonprofit that advocates for “ parental rights ” in education and was recently labeled as “extremist” by an anti-hate watchdog, is apologizing and condemning Adolf Hitler after using a quote attributed to th
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More nurses working in Ontario, but more also leaving, report shows

More nurses working in Ontario, but more also leaving, report shows

TORONTO — New figures show the number of nurses active in Ontario is increasing, but more nurses are also leaving the province for work or taking leaves.
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Writer's lawyers say Trump is wrong about $5 million sex abuse-defamation jury award

Writer's lawyers say Trump is wrong about $5 million sex abuse-defamation jury award

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's claim that a jury sided with him when it agreed he didn't rape an advice columnist in a luxury Manhattan department store in the 1990s was an erroneous interpretation of the jury's $5 million award and
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Florida Gov. DeSantis picks up backing from 15 South Carolina lawmakers as he makes a campaign swing

Florida Gov. DeSantis picks up backing from 15 South Carolina lawmakers as he makes a campaign swing

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Florida Gov.
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Biden defends calling Chinese leader Xi a 'dictator' and says he still expects to meet with him

Biden defends calling Chinese leader Xi a 'dictator' and says he still expects to meet with him

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday defended his harsh public comments on China, including calling President Xi Jinping a dictator, saying his words would have no negative impact on U.S.
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Lytton, B.C., sues CN, CP rail and Transport Canada over 2021 fire that razed village

Lytton, B.C., sues CN, CP rail and Transport Canada over 2021 fire that razed village

VANCOUVER — The Village of Lytton, B.C.
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Charges filed year after phony signatures roiled Michigan race for governor

DETROIT (AP) — Three people were charged with forgery and other crimes in an investigation of phony petition signatures that spoiled the candidacies of five Republicans who were running for Michigan governor in 2022, prosecutors said Thursday.
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