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'Too many guys lost': Ukrainian soldier reflects two years into Russian conflict

'Too many guys lost': Ukrainian soldier reflects two years into Russian conflict

CALGARY — Seven months after managing a Kyiv coffee shop, Anton's reality has gone from grinding beans and the hiss of hot espresso to the high-pitched scream of explosive Iranian drones on the front lines in the war between Ukraine and Russia.
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Biden ally meets Arab American leaders in Michigan and tries to lower tensions over Israel-Hamas war

Biden ally meets Arab American leaders in Michigan and tries to lower tensions over Israel-Hamas war

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — As Thursday dawned in Dearborn, Michigan, Arab American leaders entered a local coffee shop and greeted Rep. Ro Khanna of California before pulling up chairs at a table.
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El Salvador's president gets rock-star welcome at conservative gathering outside Washington

El Salvador's president gets rock-star welcome at conservative gathering outside Washington

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland (AP) — El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele received a rock-star welcome Thursday at a conservative gathering outside Washington as he urged people to “unapologetically fight” against what he called “dark forces.
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California man arrested and accused of threatening Arizona election worker after 2022 vote

California man arrested and accused of threatening Arizona election worker after 2022 vote

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of leaving threatening messages on the personal cellphone of an Arizona election worker he accused of rigging the 2022 election results, federal prosecutors said.
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Two more candidates file papers to run for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Two more candidates filed paperwork Thursday to appear on Pennsylvania's primary ballots for U.S. Senate as Democratic Sen.
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Who has the power to sue Brett Favre over welfare money? 1 Mississippi Republican sues another

Who has the power to sue Brett Favre over welfare money? 1 Mississippi Republican sues another

JACKSON, Miss.
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Georgia bill aims to protect religious liberty. Opponents say it's a license to discriminate

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers are revisiting a nearly decade-old fight over whether the state needs to protect religious rights from being trampled by state and local governments in a measure opponents say would provide a legal shield for people a
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Dueling pro-Trump factions in Michigan throw the swing state's Republicans into disarray

Dueling pro-Trump factions in Michigan throw the swing state's Republicans into disarray

WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Republican Party was deep in debt when a longtime party donor who had given more than $1 million over the past decade asked for a meeting with its chairwoman. Kristina Karamo turned down the donor.
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B.C. election budget boosts family benefits as deficit soars to $7.9B

B.C. election budget boosts family benefits as deficit soars to $7.9B

VICTORIA — Families and small business operators in British Columbia are expected to benefit in an election-year budget that boosts spending, but forecasts a growing deficit of more than $7.9 billion and economic growth of less than one per cent.
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Ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens and having Russian contacts is returned to US custody

Ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens and having Russian contacts is returned to US custody

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former FBI informant who claims to have links to Russian intelligence and is charged with lying about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden's family was again taken into custody Thursday in Las Vegas, t
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