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Conservative Robinson joins race for N. Carolina governor

Conservative Robinson joins race for N. Carolina governor

ALTAMAHAW, N.C. (AP) — Republican Lt. Gov.
Group calls on Canada to create sponsor program for family fleeing war-torn Sudan

Group calls on Canada to create sponsor program for family fleeing war-torn Sudan

A Canadian trapped in the middle of an escalating war in Sudan blamed his home government on Saturday for his harrowing three-day journey out of the war-torn country, saying Ottawa has failed to provide stranded residents with a clear evacuation plan
NAACP sues Mississippi over 'separate and unequal policing'

NAACP sues Mississippi over 'separate and unequal policing'

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The NAACP warns that “separate and unequal policing” will return to Mississippi’s majority-Black capital under a state-run police department , and the civil rights organization is suing the governor and other officials over it.
Public-service strike: Union 'fed up' with pace of talks but Ottawa blames union

Public-service strike: Union 'fed up' with pace of talks but Ottawa blames union

OTTAWA — Talks between the federal government and the union representing 155,000 striking public servants appeared mired in communication issues on Saturday as both sides accused the other of obstructing negotiations and being too slow to respond to
Extreme weather is nearly universal experience: AP-NORC poll

Extreme weather is nearly universal experience: AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — An overwhelming majority of people in the United States say they have recently experienced an extreme weather event, a new poll shows, and most of them attribute that to climate change .
Brazil's Lula kicks off visit to European ally Portugal

Brazil's Lula kicks off visit to European ally Portugal

LISBON (AP) — Portugal's president welcomed President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil on an official visit Saturday, as the Brazilian leader looks to strengthen ties with his country's natural partner in the European Union.
Longtime Trump ally Laxalt joins PAC supporting DeSantis

Longtime Trump ally Laxalt joins PAC supporting DeSantis

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt , a longtime Donald Trump ally, will help lead a political action committee encouraging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
For transgender kids, a frantic rush for treatment amid bans

For transgender kids, a frantic rush for treatment amid bans

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As a third grader in Utah, mandolin-playing math whiz Elle Palmer said aloud what she had only before sensed, telling a friend she planned to transfer schools the following year and hoped her new classmates would see her as a gi
Mexico migrant camp tents torched across border from Texas

Mexico migrant camp tents torched across border from Texas

MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — About two dozen makeshift tents were set ablaze and destroyed at a migrant camp across the border from Texas this week, witnesses said Friday, a sign of the extreme risk that comes with being stuck in Mexico as the Biden admi
What's next for abortion pill after Supreme Court's order

What's next for abortion pill after Supreme Court's order

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nothing will change for now. That's what the Supreme Court said Friday evening about access to a widely used abortion pill.
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