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Ottawa posts federal deficit of $2.9B from April to June

Ottawa posts federal deficit of $2.9B from April to June

OTTAWA — The Finance Department says the federal deficit was $2.9 billion over the first three months of the fiscal year. The result compared with a $3.
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How Trump and Georgia's Republican governor made peace, helped by allies anxious about the election

How Trump and Georgia's Republican governor made peace, helped by allies anxious about the election

ATLANTA (AP) — The effort to make the peace between Donald Trump and Georgia's powerful Republican governor began in a sprawling neo-Victorian mansion in the exclusive Atlanta enclave of Buckhead. It was at an Aug.
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Ottawa's move to end rail shutdown prompts debate over workers' rights

Ottawa's move to end rail shutdown prompts debate over workers' rights

MONTREAL — Workers’ rights are once again under the microscope after last week’s massive railway work stoppage was abruptly halted when the federal government intervened less than 17 hours after the shutdown began.
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Massachusetts state primaries

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Massachusetts state primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) — Massachusetts Republicans will choose candidates to challenge U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch in state primaries on Tuesday.
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Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment with no specifics on how his plan would work

Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment with no specifics on how his plan would work

POTTERVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make IVF treatment free for women, but did not detail how he would fund his plan or precisely how it would work.
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Trump seeks to activate his base at Moms for Liberty gathering but risks alienating moderate voters

Trump seeks to activate his base at Moms for Liberty gathering but risks alienating moderate voters

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is scheduled to appear Friday at the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty , a national nonprofit that has spearheaded efforts to get mentions of LGBTQ+ identity and structural racism out
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How Trump and Georgia's Republican governor made peace, helped by allies anxious about the election

How Trump and Georgia's Republican governor made peace, helped by allies anxious about the election

ATLANTA (AP) — The effort to make the peace between Donald Trump and Georgia's powerful Republican governor began in a sprawling neo-Victorian mansion in the exclusive Atlanta enclave of Buckhead. It was at an Aug.
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Harris defends shifting from some liberal positions in first interview of presidential campaign

Harris defends shifting from some liberal positions in first interview of presidential campaign

SAVANNAH, Ga.
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Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction, delay sentencing

Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction, delay sentencing

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump asked a federal court late Thursday to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, seeking a pathway to overturn his felony conviction and indefinitely delay his sentencing next month.
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The interview: Kamala Harris' inaugural sit-down was most notable for seeming ... ordinary

The interview: Kamala Harris' inaugural sit-down was most notable for seeming ... ordinary

After avoiding a probing interview by a journalist for the first month of her sudden presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris' first one Thursday was notable mostly in how routine it seemed.
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