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Election board member in Georgia's Fulton County abstains from certifying primary election

Election board member in Georgia's Fulton County abstains from certifying primary election

ATLANTA (AP) — The election board in Georgia's largest county voted on Tuesday to certify its May 21 election results, but not before one of the board's Republican-appointed members abstained.
Trump's hush money case has gone to the jury. What happens now?

Trump's hush money case has gone to the jury. What happens now?

NEW YORK (AP) — After nearly two dozen witnesses, 16 days of testimony and hours of lawyers' closing arguments, it's time for the jurors to have their say in Donald Trump's hush money trial.
Holland defends new ministerial powers to pull products off the shelves

Holland defends new ministerial powers to pull products off the shelves

OTTAWA — The federal health minister needs new powers to unilaterally take dangerous products off the shelves if they're hurting people and not being used as intended, Mark Holland said Wednesday.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's housing plan defeated in House of Commons

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's housing plan defeated in House of Commons

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's housing bill has been defeated in the House of Commons with the Liberals, New Democrats and Bloc Québécois voting against the legislation.
Lawyer for trucker who caused deadly Broncos crash says families have no right to sue

Lawyer for trucker who caused deadly Broncos crash says families have no right to sue

REGINA — A lawyer for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash says families of the victims have no standing to seek compensation in an ongoing lawsuit.
N.B. premier says he hasn't seen sex education presentation he banned from schools

N.B. premier says he hasn't seen sex education presentation he banned from schools

FREDERICTON — Premier Blaine Higgs says he saw only one slide of the sex education presentation that he banned from New Brunswick schools.
South Carolina's Supreme Court will soon have no Black justices

South Carolina's Supreme Court will soon have no Black justices

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For the first time in nearly two decades, South Carolina’s Supreme Court will be entirely white. Diversity on the bench is a big topic in a state where African Americans and Hispanics make up a third of the population.
City council strips Kamloops B.C. mayor of ability to speak on behalf of the city

City council strips Kamloops B.C. mayor of ability to speak on behalf of the city

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The mayor of Kamloops will no longer speak for the city, after council passed a resolution stripping him of his position as its official spokesman.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. files complaint over rules for CNN's presidential debate next month

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. files complaint over rules for CNN's presidential debate next month

PHOENIX (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Wisconsin judge hearing lawsuit challenging union law appears to have signed Walker recall petition

Wisconsin judge hearing lawsuit challenging union law appears to have signed Walker recall petition

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge overseeing a challenge brought by unions trying to undo Wisconsin's law that bans nearly all collective bargaining for public workers appears to have signed a 2011 petition to recall then-Gov.