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Key Medicaid provision in Trump's bill is found to violate Senate rules. The GOP is scrambling

Key Medicaid provision in Trump's bill is found to violate Senate rules. The GOP is scrambling

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending bill does not adhere to the chamber's procedural rules, delivering a crucial blow as Republicans r
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North Carolina legislature leaves after passing Helene aid package, but still no budget

North Carolina legislature leaves after passing Helene aid package, but still no budget

RALEIGH, N.C.
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B.C. police watchdog calls hearing into officers' 'racist, sexist' WhatsApp group

B.C. police watchdog calls hearing into officers' 'racist, sexist' WhatsApp group

British Columbia's Police Complaint Commissioner says he's called a public hearing to probe misconduct allegations against three current and three former Nelson police officers over alleged racist, sexist and inappropriate comments made in a private
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams kicks off reelection bid and casts Zohran Mamdani as having a 'silver spoon'

NYC Mayor Eric Adams kicks off reelection bid and casts Zohran Mamdani as having a 'silver spoon'

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Eric Adams set out Thursday to persuade skeptical voters to grant him a second term, hosting a kickoff event for his independent reelection bid after a corruption indictment , a controversial dismissal and a decision to
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Lawmakers remove ‘revenge’ tax provision from Trump's big bill after Treasury Department request

Lawmakers remove ‘revenge’ tax provision from Trump's big bill after Treasury Department request

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans agreed to remove the so-called revenge tax provision from President Donald Trump’s big bill on Thursday after a request by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
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How Zohran Mamdani's 'joyous' ground game helped him topple Andrew Cuomo in NYC's primary

How Zohran Mamdani's 'joyous' ground game helped him topple Andrew Cuomo in NYC's primary

NEW YORK (AP) — On Tuesday night, shortly before polls closed in New York's Democratic mayoral primary, and less than an hour until the first signs of his seismic upset over Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani was in a Brooklyn park, searching for a ride.
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Ottawa eyeing Ukrainian partnership, EU loans for defence equipment, minister says

Ottawa eyeing Ukrainian partnership, EU loans for defence equipment, minister says

OTTAWA — Ottawa is considering whether to follow in the footsteps of several European nations by forging a new defence co-production deal with Ukraine for military equipment, Defence Minister David McGuinty said Thursday.
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Major projects: How Bill C-5 works and why it alarms its critics

Major projects: How Bill C-5 works and why it alarms its critics

OTTAWA — Parliament has passed controversial major projects legislation that Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada needs to shore up its economy in the face of a trade war with the United States.
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Gun control crusader and former US Rep. Carolyn McCarthy dead at 81

Gun control crusader and former US Rep. Carolyn McCarthy dead at 81

Former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who successfully ran for Congress in 1996 as a crusader for gun control after a mass shooting on a New York commuter train left her husband dead and her son severely wounded, has died. She was 81.
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Alberta company at the centre of allegations on health contracts urges audit release

Alberta company at the centre of allegations on health contracts urges audit release

EDMONTON — An Alberta company swept up in allegations of government corruption says it’s being further harmed by the suppression of a report it believes could clear the name of its CEO.
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