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Biden stays mum on Justice Dept. decision to name special counsel in Hunter Biden probe

CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden is keeping mum about Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision to name a special counsel in the investigation of his son Hunter Biden.
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Ottawa 'shouldn't walk around with a stick' to enforce health deals: Holland

Ottawa 'shouldn't walk around with a stick' to enforce health deals: Holland

OTTAWA — Newly appointed Health Minister Mark Holland says he doesn't want to go waving a stick around as he negotiates the final details of a health accord with provinces and territories, and it'll largely be up to Canadians to hold them accountable
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Judge won't delay Trump's defamation claims trial, calling the ex-president's appeal frivolous

Judge won't delay Trump's defamation claims trial, calling the ex-president's appeal frivolous

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York federal judge expressed growing impatience Friday with what he calls ex-President Donald Trump’s “repeated efforts to delay” a defamation lawsuit against him , saying he won’t stop a January trial to await the outcome of a
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Rosalynn Carter marks 96th birthday at home with the former president, butterflies and ice cream

Rosalynn Carter marks 96th birthday at home with the former president, butterflies and ice cream

ATLANTA (AP) — Rosalynn Carter celebrated her 96th birthday at home Friday with her husband, former President Jimmy Carter , and other family members, while the surrounding community of Plains, Georgia, honored the former first lady's years of public
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Republicans gather in city where Trump was indicted but mention former president gingerly, if at all

Republicans gather in city where Trump was indicted but mention former president gingerly, if at all

ATLANTA (AP) — For much of the Republican presidential field, Donald Trump is the candidate who must not be named — or at least not criticized too harshly.
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Impeachment case alleges Texas AG Ken Paxton used multiple phones and an alias to conceal an affair

Impeachment case alleges Texas AG Ken Paxton used multiple phones and an alias to conceal an affair

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton used multiple cellphones and an alias on a ride-sharing app to conceal an affair, and pressured top aides to help a donor now facing criminal charges , according to new documents made public by i
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Corrective to Aug. 16 story on Minister Steven Guilbeault's official visit to China

The Canadian Press erroneously reported on Aug. 16 that Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's upcoming trip to China will be the first official visit of a cabinet minister to that country since 2018.
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Florida ethics commission chair can't work simultaneously for Disney World governing district

Florida ethics commission chair can't work simultaneously for Disney World governing district

The chair of Florida's ethics commission has an ethics problem, but it's due to working at The Mouse rather than being a rat.
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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Former Vice President Mike Pence, a Republican presidential candidate; Deanne Criswell, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — North Dakota Gov.
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Alberta moves to de-privatize community lab tests in face of long waits, bottlenecks

Alberta moves to de-privatize community lab tests in face of long waits, bottlenecks

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is de-privatizing its community lab testing in the face of long waits and bottlenecks — a move the Opposition NDP calls an admission of colossal failure and blinkered ideology.
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