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AP Election Brief | What to expect in Pennsylvania's special election

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Pennsylvania's special election

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the third time in less than eight months, a special election will decide control of the narrowly divided Pennsylvania House of Representatives and provide political reinforcements to either the commonwealth’s Democratic governor
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Weather Network app can't send alerts after cyberattack but Alert Ready working

Weather Network app can't send alerts after cyberattack but Alert Ready working

OTTAWA — The Weather Network and MétéoMédia still can't send weather alerts through push notifications from its app following a "malicious cyberattack" on Monday.
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California lawmakers approve bills including eviction protections and mental health care reform

California lawmakers approve bills including eviction protections and mental health care reform

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature voted Thursday to bolster eviction protections for renters and close a loophole in an existing law that has allowed landlords to circumvent the state’s rent cap.
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The Republicans most at risk in next year's election are falling in line behind impeachment inquiry

The Republicans most at risk in next year's election are falling in line behind impeachment inquiry

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republicans whose elections in swing districts next year will determine which party gains control of the House are overwhelmingly voicing their support for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's impeachment inquiry into President Joe Bi
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Former North Carolina US Sen. Lauch Faircloth dies at 95

Former North Carolina US Sen. Lauch Faircloth dies at 95

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Lauch Faircloth of North Carolina, a onetime conservative Democrat who switched late in his career to the Republicans and then got elected to Congress, died Thursday. He was 95.
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Angry and frustrated, McCarthy challenges right-flank colleagues to try to oust him from his post

Angry and frustrated, McCarthy challenges right-flank colleagues to try to oust him from his post

WASHINGTON (AP) — Angry, frustrated and unable to lead a fractured and unruly Republican majority, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday told the colleagues threatening to oust him: Do it.
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Trudeau calls on major grocers to stabilize food prices, drawing industry pushback

Trudeau calls on major grocers to stabilize food prices, drawing industry pushback

TORONTO — The federal government is demanding major Canadian grocers come up with a plan to stabilize prices, drawing pushback from the food industry.
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Candidates in Ontario Liberal leadership debate take aim at Bonnie Crombie

Candidates in Ontario Liberal leadership debate take aim at Bonnie Crombie

Candidates in the Ontario Liberal Party's race to become the next leader kicked off the first official debate Thursday in Thunder Bay, Ont., by taking aim at perceived front-runner Bonnie Crombie.
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In Congress, a mounting push to bring Latin American countries under USMCA umbrella

In Congress, a mounting push to bring Latin American countries under USMCA umbrella

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan duo of U.S. senators is leading a growing push to open up the continent's "gold standard" trade agreement to include parts of Latin America in order to build a better bulwark against China's geopolitical might.
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B.C. ending state of emergency as wildfire risk winds down

B.C. ending state of emergency as wildfire risk winds down

VICTORIA — British Columbia's state of emergency ended Thursday just under four weeks after ferocious wildfires ripped through several communities, burning homes and businesses and forcing thousands to escape. The B.C.
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