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Virginia attorney general investigating elite high school

Virginia attorney general investigating elite high school

ANNANDALE, Va.
'Walk with pride': First National Ribbon Skirt Day inspired by Saskatchewan girl

'Walk with pride': First National Ribbon Skirt Day inspired by Saskatchewan girl

Unity, pride and culture were some of the reasons that brought a crowd to an event in Winnipeg to mark the first National Ribbon Skirt Day in Canada.
Serbian president rejects calls for sanctions against Russia

Serbian president rejects calls for sanctions against Russia

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president said Wednesday that the European Union's calls for his country to join sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine represent “a brutal” interference in the internal affairs of the Balkan state, which ha

Judge slashes damages awarded in deadly Charlotteville rally

RICHMOND, Va.
EU urges pre-flight COVID-19 tests on passengers from China

EU urges pre-flight COVID-19 tests on passengers from China

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday “strongly encouraged” its member states to impose pre-departure COVID-19 testing of passengers from China, in a move that is likely to upset Beijing and has already been criticized by the global airline
Here's what you need to know about Canada's expansion of medically assisted dying

Here's what you need to know about Canada's expansion of medically assisted dying

OTTAWA — Debate over medical assistance in dying is heating up as a deadline approaches to expand the program to people whose sole underlying condition is a mental disorder.

Rats! NYC mayor ticketed for rodents at his property again

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams vowed Wednesday to fight his own City Hall — again — after he was ticketed for rats at his Brooklyn townhouse.
Biden highlights bipartisanship during House GOP chaos

Biden highlights bipartisanship during House GOP chaos

COVINGTON, Kentucky (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday held out the promised makeover of a dilapidated bridge over the Ohio River as a symbol of what can happen when Republicans and Democrats work together — even as he condemned what he labeled

Burkina Faso's military regime asks France to recall envoy

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso's military junta has asked France to recall its ambassador, authorities said Monday, amid a surge in anti-French sentiment as the West African country moves to develop closer ties with Russia.
Israel's new government unveils plan to weaken Supreme Court

Israel's new government unveils plan to weaken Supreme Court

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s justice minister on Wednesday unveiled the new government’s long-promised overhaul of the judicial system that aims to weaken the country's Supreme Court.