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TikTok dismisses calls for Chinese owners to sell stakes

TikTok dismisses calls for Chinese owners to sell stakes

WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok was dismissive Wednesday of reports that the Biden administration was calling for its Chinese owners to sell their stakes in the popular video-sharing app, saying such a move wouldn't help protect national security.
Long-used US abortion pill under threat in Texas lawsuit

Long-used US abortion pill under threat in Texas lawsuit

AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas raised questions Wednesday about a Christian group's effort to overturn the decades-old U.S.
UN: South Sudan must halt fighting, move faster to elections

UN: South Sudan must halt fighting, move faster to elections

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday demanded an immediate end to all fighting in South Sudan and pushed for swift progress by the government to ensure that delayed elections are held peacefully and freely in December 2024.
Groups oppose Manitoba's proposed drug consumption site bill, call for changes

Groups oppose Manitoba's proposed drug consumption site bill, call for changes

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government's plan to require licensing for supervised drug consumption sites discredits harm reduction services and threatens work already being done to address overdoses, advocates say.
Blinken says Ethiopia must do more on Tigray peace deal

Blinken says Ethiopia must do more on Tigray peace deal

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia needs to make more progress implementing a peace agreement with its northern Tigray region before relations with the U.S. are normalized, visiting Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.
Kansas 'school choice' backers struggle to get past governor

Kansas 'school choice' backers struggle to get past governor

TOPEKA, Kan.
US tribes get bison as they seek to restore bond with animal

US tribes get bison as they seek to restore bond with animal

GOLDEN, Colo.
NY bank's demise: Contagion or a problem with the business?

NY bank's demise: Contagion or a problem with the business?

Signature Bank's collapse came stunningly fast, leaving behind the question of whether there was a fundamental flaw in the way it did business — or if it was just a victim of the panic that spread after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank.

Georgia grand jury heard another Trump call recording

ATLANTA (AP) — A special grand jury that investigated whether Donald Trump and his allies illegally meddled in the 2020 election in Georgia heard a recording of the former president pushing a top state lawmaker to call a special session to overturn h
Federal and Alberta governments to study oilsands tailings leak communication

Federal and Alberta governments to study oilsands tailings leak communication

EDMONTON — The Alberta and federal governments say they will work together to understand what happened around a nine-month delay in notifying the public about toxic seepage from an oilsands tailings pond.