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Justice Department faces biggest test in its history with election conspiracy case against Trump

Justice Department faces biggest test in its history with election conspiracy case against Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Justice Department was announcing the highest-profile prosecution in its history in Washington, Attorney General Merrick Garland was 100 miles away, meeting with local police in Philadelphia.
Police say man faces assault charge in alleged scuffle with P.E.I. cabinet minister

Police say man faces assault charge in alleged scuffle with P.E.I. cabinet minister

Charlottetown police say a 62-year-old man faces an assault charge in connection with a July 19 incident at the Confederation Centre of the Arts.
Bill Blair says he oversaw culture change at Toronto police, not everyone agrees

Bill Blair says he oversaw culture change at Toronto police, not everyone agrees

OTTAWA — As he settles in to the corner office in Ottawa's National Defence headquarters, Bill Blair is feeling pretty comfortable in his new role.
B.C. port workers ratify deal, ending long labour dispute

B.C. port workers ratify deal, ending long labour dispute

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's port workers have voted almost 75 per cent in favour of accepting a contract offer, ending weeks of turbulent job action that stopped billions of dollars' worth of goods from being shipped.
Artificial intelligence is gaining state lawmakers' attention, and they have a lot of questions

Artificial intelligence is gaining state lawmakers' attention, and they have a lot of questions

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — As state lawmakers rush to get a handle on fast-evolving artificial intelligence technology, they're often focusing first on their own state governments before imposing restrictions on the private sector.

Cost of federal census recounts push growing towns to do it themselves

Officials in the city of Lebanon worried that the amount of state money distributed from Tennessee agencies based on 2020 census figures wasn’t keeping pace with their explosive growth. So they reached out to the U.S.
Trump and allies boost calls for Justice Dept. takeover in new attack on democratic institutions

Trump and allies boost calls for Justice Dept. takeover in new attack on democratic institutions

In the two-and-a-half years since the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S.
Russia's war with Ukraine has generated its own fog, and mis- and disinformation are everywhere

Russia's war with Ukraine has generated its own fog, and mis- and disinformation are everywhere

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — On the battlefields of Ukraine, the fog of war plagues soldiers. And far from the fighting, a related and just as disorienting miasma afflicts those who seek to understand what's happening in the vast war.
Trump was told not to talk to witnesses in 2020 election conspiracy case. That could be a challenge

Trump was told not to talk to witnesses in 2020 election conspiracy case. That could be a challenge

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a routine part of a federal court hearing: The defendant was told not to discuss the case with any witnesses without lawyers present. But there's nothing routine about this case.
Trump boasts at Alabama fundraiser that he needs 'one more indictment to close out this election'

Trump boasts at Alabama fundraiser that he needs 'one more indictment to close out this election'

MONTGOMERY, Ala.