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Conservative South Carolina Senate debates a gun bill with an uncertain future

Conservative South Carolina Senate debates a gun bill with an uncertain future

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate started Wednesday a debate on whether anyone who can legally own a gun can carry their weapon in public. But whether the bill has enough votes to pass in this conservative state is uncertain.
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Judge in a bribery case against Honolulu's former top prosecutor is suddenly recusing himself

Judge in a bribery case against Honolulu's former top prosecutor is suddenly recusing himself

HONOLULU (AP) — A month before the start of a bribery trial against Honolulu’s former top prosecutor, the judge who has been presiding over the case since 2022 unexpectedly recused himself. U.S. District Judge J.
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Trump leans into voter fraud playbook, preparing to cry foul if he loses expected Biden rematch

Trump leans into voter fraud playbook, preparing to cry foul if he loses expected Biden rematch

NEW YORK (AP) — After he won the New Hampshire Republican primary Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump complained about his main GOP rival, former South Carolina Gov.
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Councillor posts anti-Indigenous sign; P.E.I. minister orders quick inquiry

Councillor posts anti-Indigenous sign; P.E.I. minister orders quick inquiry

CHARLOTTETOWN — A Prince Edward Island cabinet minister has asked a law firm to conduct a brief inquiry into a village councillor's decision last fall to display a sign on his property denying the existence of unmarked graves at former residential sc
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Fox News allowed to pursue claims that voting firm's defamation suit is anti-free speech

Fox News allowed to pursue claims that voting firm's defamation suit is anti-free speech

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge refused this week to toss out Fox News' claims that voting technology company Smartmatic is suing the network to suppress free speech.
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Liberal blogger granted press credentials in Iowa House days after filing lawsuit

Liberal blogger granted press credentials in Iowa House days after filing lawsuit

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A liberal journalist who blogs about Iowa politics was granted press credentials for the Iowa House of Representatives Wednesday, days after she filed a lawsuit alleging the Republican-controlled House was denying her her Firs
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Conservatives call on Canada to restore visa requirement for Mexican tourists

Conservatives call on Canada to restore visa requirement for Mexican tourists

OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives want the Trudeau government to restore a visa requirement for Mexican tourists as concerns mount about denied refugee claims.
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Voter turnout in 2024 New Hampshire GOP primary eclipses record

Voter turnout in 2024 New Hampshire GOP primary eclipses record

WASHINGTON (AP) — More people cast votes in Tuesday’s contest between former President Donald Trump and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley than in any previous presidential primary of either party in New Hampshire’s history.
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Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre on tour, eyeing run for Quebec Liberal leadership

Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre on tour, eyeing run for Quebec Liberal leadership

MONTREAL — Former Montreal mayor and federal cabinet minister Denis Coderre says he's going on tour ahead of a possible run for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal party.
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Live updates | Haley campaigns in South Carolina after losing to Trump in the New Hampshire primary

Live updates | Haley campaigns in South Carolina after losing to Trump in the New Hampshire primary

Donald Trump has won the New Hampshire Republican primary, while President Joe Biden prevailed on the Democratic side as a write-in candidate. Trump’s sole GOP opponent, Nikki Haley , says the race is far from over.
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