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A travel guide's warning to avoid Lake Tahoe may jolt the region into managing huge tourist crowds

A travel guide's warning to avoid Lake Tahoe may jolt the region into managing huge tourist crowds

SAND HARBOR, Nev.
Silent treatment: Quebec officers refusing to answer questions from police watchdog

Silent treatment: Quebec officers refusing to answer questions from police watchdog

MONTREAL — The majority of police forces across Quebec are refusing to answer questions from investigators with the province's independent police watchdog after a court affirmed the right of officers not to incriminate themselves.
Thousands march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to protest Israeli government's judicial overhaul plan

Thousands march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to protest Israeli government's judicial overhaul plan

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis joined a march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Friday in the latest protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's vow to push through a controversial overhaul of the judiciary system.

UK police shouldn't have stopped French publisher under anti-terror laws, an independent review says

LONDON (AP) — London police should not have used counter-terrorism powers to question and detain a French publisher at a train station in April on suspicion he might have been involved in violent protests, a report released Friday concluded.
Armenia: Canada to send two experts for EU mission seeking peace in Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenia: Canada to send two experts for EU mission seeking peace in Nagorno-Karabakh

OTTAWA — Canada is sending two officials to support a European mission that is aiming to prevent another war between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

A US military drone crashes in Polish woodland during training

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A U.S. military drone has crashed in the woods in southwestern Poland after contact was lost during training, Poland's Defense Ministry said Friday.
House aims to ease air travel delays with more money for air traffic controllers

House aims to ease air travel delays with more money for air traffic controllers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration would get more money to hire air traffic controllers and the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots would be raised under a bill approved Thursday by the House.
Biden is building his 2024 reelection bid around an organization Obama shunned

Biden is building his 2024 reelection bid around an organization Obama shunned

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is staking his reelection bid on the political and financial muscle of the Democratic National Committee . As it prepares for a bruising 2024 contest, his campaign plans to raise and spend around $2 billion.
Five years on, Danforth shooting vivid for those affected, gun control key issue

Five years on, Danforth shooting vivid for those affected, gun control key issue

TORONTO — The passage of time can feel disjointed for Ali Demircan.
B.C. port union local says new tentative deal reached with employers

B.C. port union local says new tentative deal reached with employers

VANCOUVER — A union local for B.C. port workers says that a tentative agreement has been reached between a union bargaining committee and employers.