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Minnesota moves to crack down on catalytic converter thefts

Minnesota moves to crack down on catalytic converter thefts

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate voted Thursday to make it harder for thieves to sell stolen catalytic converters, a crime that has skyrocketed across the country in recent years.
George Santos now under investigation by House Ethics panel

George Santos now under investigation by House Ethics panel

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee on Thursday announced that it has launched an investigation into New York Republican Rep.
US, Russia hold highest-level talks since Ukraine invasion

US, Russia hold highest-level talks since Ukraine invasion

NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talked briefly Thursday in the highest-level in-person talks between the two countries since Russia's invasion of Ukraine .
PBO forecasts economy to grow 1% this year, expects Bank of Canada to hold rates

PBO forecasts economy to grow 1% this year, expects Bank of Canada to hold rates

OTTAWA — The Parliamentary Budget Office has trimmed its forecast for economic growth this year. The PBO's latest economic and fiscal outlook predicts the economy will grow by 1.0 per cent this year followed by 1.6 per cent in 2024.
GOP senators: Computer chip money underwriting 'woke' agenda

GOP senators: Computer chip money underwriting 'woke' agenda

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators are accusing the Biden administration of using $39 billion meant to build computer chip factories to further “woke” ideas such as requiring some recipients to offer child care and encouraging the use of union lab
NY's 1st batch of marijuana shop licenses is doubling to 300

NY's 1st batch of marijuana shop licenses is doubling to 300

NEW YORK (AP) — New York is doubling the number of licenses it's awarding for a first round of legal marijuana shops, regulators announced Thursday, though only a fraction of the dispensaries already authorized have opened so far and a court ruling h
'Beginning of a trend': More Ontario municipalities show interest in 4-day work week

'Beginning of a trend': More Ontario municipalities show interest in 4-day work week

A growing number of rural municipalities in Ontario are expressing interest in implementing a four-day work week, a group that supports local governments says, as another community in the province begins offering the model to staff.
MI5 lost chance to stop Grande concert attack, inquiry finds

MI5 lost chance to stop Grande concert attack, inquiry finds

LONDON (AP) — Britain's domestic intelligence agency didn't act swiftly enough on key information and missed a significant opportunity to prevent the suicide bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in northwest England, an inqui
Supreme Court to look at issue of Crown liability when a law is struck down

Supreme Court to look at issue of Crown liability when a law is struck down

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will examine whether the Crown enjoys absolute immunity from a civil suit seeking damages over passage of a law that is found to be unconstitutional.

Alaska lawmakers propose pension plan for state workers

A proposed overhaul of Alaska's public retirement system would provide a new pension plan for state workers and is seen by supporters as a way to address concerns with recruiting and retaining employees.