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RNC votes to install Donald Trump's handpicked chair as former president tightens control of party

RNC votes to install Donald Trump's handpicked chair as former president tightens control of party

HOUSTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee voted Friday to install Donald Trump’s handpicked leadership team, completing his takeover of the national party as the former president closes in on a third straight presidential nomination.
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Transcript of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address

Transcript of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address

WASHINGTON (AP) — Transcript of President Joe Biden’s as-delivered State of the Union address on March 7, 2024, as provided by the White House.
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Trump attorneys post $92 million bond to support jury award to E. Jean Carroll in defamation suit

Trump attorneys post $92 million bond to support jury award to E. Jean Carroll in defamation suit

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has secured a $91.6 million bond sufficient to cover the money he owes to writer E. Jean Carroll in a defamation lawsuit while he appeals the jury's verdict , the former president’s lawyer told a court on Friday.
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Biden calls out 'shrinkflation' as part of a broader strategy to reframe how voters view the economy

Biden calls out 'shrinkflation' as part of a broader strategy to reframe how voters view the economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is going all-in on calling out “shrinkflation.” The term applies to a seemingly covert way for companies to raise prices by ever so slightly reducing the size of their products .
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Yukon sees record snowpack in one region but flood risks low for most of territory

Yukon sees record snowpack in one region but flood risks low for most of territory

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says snowpack levels in one region have reached a record high, but flood risks this spring should stay low across most of the territory.
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Talks continue on catch limits before moratorium lifts on East Coast redfish fishery

Talks continue on catch limits before moratorium lifts on East Coast redfish fishery

HALIFAX — The federal Fisheries Department says it is still collecting feedback on how to reopen the redfish fishery this spring in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, after collapsing stocks led to a decades-long moratorium.
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Killing of Laken Riley is now front and center of US immigration debate and 2024 presidential race

Killing of Laken Riley is now front and center of US immigration debate and 2024 presidential race

ATLANTA (AP) — With an unscripted clash between President Joe Biden and a Georgia congresswoman at Thursday night's State of the Union speech, the slaying of a Georgia nursing student was further cemented as a political rallying point in the 2024 pre
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Former US Rep. George Santos, expelled from Congress, says he is running again

Former US Rep. George Santos, expelled from Congress, says he is running again

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from Congress in December and faces federal charges of defrauding donors to his 2022 campaign, has announced he is running for the House again.
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Hawaii's Republican caucuses

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Hawaii's Republican caucuses

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hawaii Republicans will hold caucuses Tuesday to cast votes in a presidential nomination contest in which former incumbent Donald Trump is the only remaining major candidate competing.
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Canada sanctions Iranians accused of violently repressing women and girls

Canada sanctions Iranians accused of violently repressing women and girls

OTTAWA — The Canadian government is imposing new sanctions on two Iranians it accuses of participating in the violent repression of women and girls in Iran.
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