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Jimmy Carter and Playboy: How 'the weirdo factor' rocked '76

Jimmy Carter and Playboy: How 'the weirdo factor' rocked '76

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Jimmy Carter already had drawn months of media scrutiny as a devout Southern Baptist running for president. Then the 1976 Democratic nominee brought up sex and sin as he explained his religious faith to Playboy magazine.
No date for coal phase out as G7 environment ministers wrap meeting in Japan

No date for coal phase out as G7 environment ministers wrap meeting in Japan

OTTAWA — Environment and energy ministers from G7 countries wrapped two days of talks in northern Japan on Sunday without acting on Canada's push to set a timeline for phasing out coal-fired power plants.
Ontario Liberal Party set to announce new leader on Dec. 2

Ontario Liberal Party set to announce new leader on Dec. 2

TORONTO — Ontario Liberals are set to vote for their new leader through ranked ballots in late November, with the results to be unveiled Dec. 2.
G-7 talks may measure allies' reaction to US documents leak

G-7 talks may measure allies' reaction to US documents leak

HANOI (AP) — While the Biden administration sees minimal damage from the disclosure of highly classified documents related to the war in Ukraine and U.S. views of its allies and partners, that assessment will get its first real test when U.S.
Université de Moncton to review name tied to British officer amid ongoing reckoning

Université de Moncton to review name tied to British officer amid ongoing reckoning

Canada's largest French-language university outside of Quebec has launched a process to review the school's connection to a British military figure involved in the deportation of Acadians.
Spain's leader apologizes to victims of sexual consent law

Spain's leader apologizes to victims of sexual consent law

MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Sunday apologized to the victims of a government-sponsored sexual freedom law passed last October that was aimed at increasing protection for women, but inadvertently allowed hundreds of convicted
Putin meets with China's defense minister in Moscow

Putin meets with China's defense minister in Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin met with China's defense minister on Sunday, underscoring Beijing's strengthening engagement with Moscow , with which it has largely aligned its foreign policy in an attempt to diminish the influence of

At least 33 people killed by gunmen in northwest Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen have attacked a village in northwest Nigeria and killed at least 33 people, a local official said Sunday.
Ottawa cops charge PMO paint protester; group IDs her as topless Junos stage crasher

Ottawa cops charge PMO paint protester; group IDs her as topless Junos stage crasher

Ottawa police say two people have been charged with mischief after a woman threw paint at the prime minister's office and chained herself to the building Saturday.
Europe's most powerful nuclear reactor kicks off in Finland

Europe's most powerful nuclear reactor kicks off in Finland

HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s much-delayed and costly new nuclear reactor, Europe's most powerful by production capacity, has completed a test phase lasting more than a year and started regular output, boosting the Nordic country’s electricity self-suffi