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Air Force opposes Chinese-owned corn plant for North Dakota

Air Force opposes Chinese-owned corn plant for North Dakota

The U.S.
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MPs vote unanimously to have Canada resettle 10,000 displaced Uyghur people

MPs vote unanimously to have Canada resettle 10,000 displaced Uyghur people

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament have unanimously called on Ottawa to start a refugee program to resettle 10,000 Uyghurs fleeing persecution in China.
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Atlantic City casino smoking ban bill to get Feb. 13 hearing

Atlantic City casino smoking ban bill to get Feb. 13 hearing

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.
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Saskatchewan First Act will help in future court fights with Ottawa: justice minister

Saskatchewan First Act will help in future court fights with Ottawa: justice minister

REGINA — Saskatchewan’s justice minister, while promoting a bill she touts as giving the province more autonomy, says Ottawa’s actions have a larger effect on investor confidence than pushback on the legislation from Indigenous and environmental grou
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Hochul's $227B budget helps NYC transit, migrant response

Hochul's $227B budget helps NYC transit, migrant response

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov.
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Past defeats on police reform bedevil newly divided Congress

Past defeats on police reform bedevil newly divided Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — Weeks before President Joe Biden made his first address to Congress in 2021, a graphic video was released of a Black man being killed at the hands of police.
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Dominic Barton says he had nothing to do with federal contracts awarded to McKinsey

Dominic Barton says he had nothing to do with federal contracts awarded to McKinsey

OTTAWA — Dominic Barton, the former global managing director of McKinsey & Company, says he had no involvement in federal contracts awarded to the firm in recent years.
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Tenn. GOP lawmakers block questions on cuts to HIV funding

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
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Biden goes after fees levied for flights, hotels and tickets

Biden goes after fees levied for flights, hotels and tickets

President Joe Biden took swipes at airlines and hotels Wednesday as he called on Congress to limit certain extra charges they impose on consumers.
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Arkansas House passes school bathroom bill, heads to Senate

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.
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