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How Trump could declare a national emergency to hit Canada with 25 per cent tariffs

How Trump could declare a national emergency to hit Canada with 25 per cent tariffs

WASHINGTON — United States president-elect Donald Trump may declare a national emergency in order to turn his threat to slap Canada with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs into a reality.
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Trump's words on Greenland and borders ring alarms in Europe, but officials have a measured response

Trump's words on Greenland and borders ring alarms in Europe, but officials have a measured response

PARIS (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has tossed expansionist rhetoric at U.S.
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Trump's words on Greenland and borders ring alarms in Europe, but officials have a guarded response

Trump's words on Greenland and borders ring alarms in Europe, but officials have a guarded response

PARIS (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has tossed expansionist rhetoric at U.S.
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Some US lawmakers want more Christianity in the classroom. Trump could embolden their plans

Some US lawmakers want more Christianity in the classroom. Trump could embolden their plans

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative lawmakers across the U.S.
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Some US lawmakers want more Christianity in the classroom. Trump could embolden their plans

Some US lawmakers want more Christianity in the classroom. Trump could embolden their plans

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative lawmakers across the U.S.
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Winter weather limits North Carolina governor's inauguration to TV speech

Winter weather limits North Carolina governor's inauguration to TV speech

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — With an outdoor public inauguration ceremony canceled due to winter weather , new North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein instead planned to kick off his term in office with a televised address indoors.
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Panama Canal administrator pushes back against Trump's assertions of Chinese meddling

Panama Canal administrator pushes back against Trump's assertions of Chinese meddling

PANAMA CITY (AP) — The administrator of the Panama Canal said Friday that the vital waterway will remain in Panamanian hands and open to commerce from all countries, rejecting claims by President-elect Donald Trump that the United States should take
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More legal briefs sought in unresolved North Carolina Supreme Court election

More legal briefs sought in unresolved North Carolina Supreme Court election

RALEIGH, N.C.
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FBI must be independent and above the partisan fray, outgoing director says in farewell address

FBI must be independent and above the partisan fray, outgoing director says in farewell address

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI must remain independent, above the partisan fray and “committed to upholding the rule of law,” outgoing Director Christopher Wray said in a farewell address just days before his expected retirement at the conclusion of the B
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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Deanne Criswell, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn.; Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla.
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