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Sanders schedules vote to force Starbucks CEO to testify

Sanders schedules vote to force Starbucks CEO to testify

Sen. Bernie Sanders is raising the stakes in his effort to get Starbucks’ interim CEO Howard Schultz to testify at a Senate hearing about an ongoing unionization effort at the company.
Russians place flowers at burnt out tanks in Baltic cities

Russians place flowers at burnt out tanks in Baltic cities

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Burnt-out Russian tanks seized by Ukrainian forces last year have gone on display in recent days in the capitals of the three Baltics states, where Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians are turning out to view them and snap phot
Supreme Court student loan hearing: What you need to know

Supreme Court student loan hearing: What you need to know

NEW YORK (AP) — The fate of President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan is up in the air after Supreme Court justices questioned whether his administration has the authority to broadly cancel federal student loans.
West Virginia governor signs campus carry gun bill

West Virginia governor signs campus carry gun bill

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's governor signed a bill Wednesday allowing people with concealed carry permits to take firearms onto public college and university campuses. “Proud day for me,” Republican Gov.
City drops plan to create formal event space at Hanlan's Point in Toronto Island Park

City drops plan to create formal event space at Hanlan's Point in Toronto Island Park

TORONTO — The City of Toronto has dropped plans for a formal event space near Hanlan's Point Beach in response to concerns it could jeopardize the LGBTQ space on Toronto Island Park.
Bargaining for Ontario hospital nurses enters mediation

Bargaining for Ontario hospital nurses enters mediation

TORONTO — The Ontario Nurses' Association is starting mediation today with the Ontario Hospital Association in what the nurses call a "last-ditch effort" to reach a negotiated settlement.
Protests force Norway's energy minister to cancel UK trip

Protests force Norway's energy minister to cancel UK trip

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s energy minister on Wednesday canceled a trip to the U.K. because of a protest against a wind farm that campaigners say hinders the rights of the Sami Indigenous people to raise reindeer in Arctic Norway.
A look at some of Europe's train disasters in recent times

A look at some of Europe's train disasters in recent times

A head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train in Greece has killed dozens of people and injured scores more. Rail travel in Europe is a common and relatively affordable and convenient way for many Europeans to travel.
Russia keeps door open on future talks about nuclear pact

Russia keeps door open on future talks about nuclear pact

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia may continue to exchange information with the United States on issues related to their nuclear forces even after Moscow suspended its participation in the last remaining arms control pact between the two countries, a senior Russi
Suu Kyi's lawyers unable to meet with her to plan appeals

Suu Kyi's lawyers unable to meet with her to plan appeals

BANGKOK (AP) — Lawyers for ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is serving a 33-year prison sentence on what are widely seen as contrived charges, have been denied meetings with her as they prepare her appeals, legal officials familiar with he