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October 6, 2025
New York judge upholds transgender athlete ban on Long Island
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge on Monday upheld a Long Island county's law banning transgender women from playing on female sports teams a...
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October 6, 2025
Synagogue, police increase security ahead of ‘joyful’ holiday on eve of Oct. 7 anniversary
Sukkot, also called the Feast of Booths, begins this year on the eve of the second anniversary of the deadly attacks on Israel that reignite...
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October 6, 2025
Wisconsin DOJ asks judge to pause voter citizenship verification order
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice on Monday asked a judge to immediately put on hold his order that would require ele...
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October 6, 2025
Mississauga gangster stabbed in prison the same day associate shot dead at Laval Starbucks
Marckens Vilme, who had connections to the Quebec Hells Angels and a gang called the Ruffriders, was stabbed repeatedly in the Renous Penite...
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October 6, 2025
B.C. lawyer admits to killing client, but claims it was manslaughter, court hears
VANCOUVER - A lawyer from Kamloops, B.C., accused of first-degree murder in the death of his client admits to killing the man but says it sh...
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October 6, 2025
Iraq’s amnesty law frees 35,000 and recovers $34.4M, Supreme Judicial Council says
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq has released more than 35,000 people from prisons and detention centers under a wide-reaching amnesty law passed earlier...
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October 6, 2025
Quebec and Alberta united in pushing back against Ottawa, Premier Danielle Smith says
MONTREAL - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her province and Quebec are united in their desire to resist federal overreach.
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October 6, 2025
Halifax firefighters call for new leadership, says department ignored reported abuse
HALIFAX - The president of the Halifax firefighters union says it’s time for a complete leadership change at the municipal firefighting depa...
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October 6, 2025
Halifax firefighters call for new leadership, say department ignored reported abuse
HALIFAX - The president of the Halifax firefighters union is calling for a complete leadership change at the municipal firefighting departme...
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October 6, 2025
Strike moves two Centennial College campuses’ classes online for the day
The strike is apart of ongoing full walk across Ontario colleges initially announced on September 11th.
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October 6, 2025
ACLU says ICE is unlawfully punishing immigrants at a notorious Louisiana detention center
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The immigration detainees sent to a notorious Louisiana prison last month are being punished for crimes for which th...
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October 6, 2025
Trump’s use of the National Guard sets up a legal clash testing presidential power
Control over a state's National Guard typically falls to the governor unless units are federalized — as they were in California over the gov...
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October 6, 2025
Trump’s GOP seizes on violent rhetoric from Virginia AG candidate as high-stakes elections loom
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republicans are seizing on recently unearthed violent rhetoric from Virginia's Democratic candidate for attorney genera...
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October 6, 2025
Authorities shoot and kill black bear believed to have fatally mauled man in Arkansas
MOUNT JUDEA, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas officials shot and killed a male black bear that they believe fatally mauled a 60-year-old Missouri man la...
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October 6, 2025
CDC stops recommending COVID-19 shots for all, leaves decision to patients
NEW YORK (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and stopped recom...
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October 6, 2025
Alabama governor vows action after Montgomery shooting leaves 2 dead, 12 injured
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Following a mass shooting that killed two people and wounded a dozen in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey...
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October 6, 2025
Alabama’s Ivey vows action after Montgomery shooting leaves 2 dead, 12 injured
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Following a mass shooting that killed two people and wounded a dozen in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey...
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October 6, 2025
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo edi...
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October 6, 2025
Woman dies after being pinned under TTC bus in Etobicoke, police say
Toronto police responded to the incident at a bus bay near Royal York Station on Monday afternoon.
The Toronto Star
October 6, 2025
Woman dies after being pinned under TTC bus in Etobicoke
Toronto police responded to the incident at a bus bay near Royal York Station on Monday afternoon.
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October 6, 2025
Nova Scotia wildfire burning out of control in unseasonably hot weather
AYLESFORD - Nova Scotia officials say unseasonably warm temperatures are proving challenging as the fight against an out-of-control wildfire...
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October 6, 2025
US Treasury sanctions Mexican companies accused of aiding Sinaloa cartel’s fentanyl production
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday sanctioned a network of companies and their affiliates that allegedly supplied pre...
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October 6, 2025
Cycling team Israel Premier Tech rebrands and drops national identity
Israel Premier Tech is changing its name and moving away from its national identity, the cycling team said Monday.
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October 6, 2025
Attorneys say reopening of Stardust Racers is preventing further investigation of man’s death
The family of a 32-year-old man who died of blunt force injuries on a theme park roller coaster is accusing Universal Orlando Resort of enda...
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October 6, 2025
Trial underway over Angels’ alleged role in baseball pitcher Tyler Skaggs’ overdose death
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A wrongful-death lawsuit that accuses the Los Angeles Angels of being responsible for the 2019 drug overdose death...
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October 6, 2025
Three men arrested, charged in extortion shooting in Surrey, B.C.: police
SURREY - Three men have been arrested and charged on shooting allegations that police in Surrey, B.C., say are believed to be linked to an e...
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October 6, 2025
Groups sue EPA over canceled $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans
Several groups and nonprofit organizations filed a lawsuit Monday against the Environmental Protection Agency over the canceling of a $7 bil...
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October 6, 2025
Speed cameras essential for student safety, Ontario school boards say in plea to Ford government
Letter urges the province to refine the system rather than do away with automated speed enforcement cameras.
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October 6, 2025
EU chief von der Leyen faces more confidence votes this week. She’s almost certain to win again
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official on Monday warned lawmakers not to fall for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attempts to...
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October 6, 2025
For many Palestinians in Gaza, anticipation, hope and skepticism over talks on a possible ceasefire
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians in Gaza were following the latest effort to stop the war there and release the hostages with a...
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October 6, 2025
Maine’s moderate US House member will face a Democratic primary challenge during reelection fight
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine's state auditor and former secretary of state said Monday he will challenge four-term Democratic Rep. Jared Gold...
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October 6, 2025
Trump considers cutting US refugee intake to 7,500, focusing on white South Africans, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is considering admitting far fewer refugees into the U.S. this year — as few as 7,500, and mostly w...
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October 6, 2025
Tornado in North Dakota was the first at EF5 strength in a dozen years
A deadly tornado that tore across North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds over 200 mph (322 kph), the strongest clas...
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October 6, 2025
EF5 tornado that killed 3 in North Dakota was the nation’s first in 12 years
A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds topping 200 mph (322 kph), th...
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October 6, 2025
A tornado in North Dakota was first with EF5 classification in a dozen years, weather service says
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The deadly North Dakota tornado on June 20 has been upgraded to an EF5, the strongest kind of tornado and the first...
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October 6, 2025
Southern right whales awe admirers in Patagonia after coming back from brink of extinction
PENÍNSULA VALDÉS, Argentina (AP) — After coming back from the brink of extinction, Southern right whales are swimming in greater numbers off...
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October 6, 2025
Airport warns about catfishing as people arrive to meet loved ones who don’t exist
ST. JOHN'S - The chief executive of an airport in central Newfoundland says staff have noticed an increase in people who appear to have been...
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October 6, 2025
Reports: Superstar centre Connor McDavid signs extension with Oilers
EDMONTON - It appears Connor McDavid will lead the Edmonton Oilers for the foreseeable future.
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October 6, 2025
Oilers sign captain Connor McDavid to two-year, $25-million deal
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed superstar captain Connor McDavid to a two-year, US$25-million contract extension, the NHL team an...
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October 6, 2025
Oilers sign captain Connor McDavid to two-year, US$25-million deal
The short-term deal helps keep the team’s championship window open after back-to-back Stanley Cup final appearances.
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October 6, 2025
Two people dead, one injured in collision west of Sudbury, Ont.
Two people are dead and one person is in hospital following a single-vehicle crash on Sunday afternoon in McKerrow, west of Sudbury.
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October 6, 2025
DOJ contradicts DeSantis: Some detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ likely never in removal proceedings
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — U.S. government lawyers say that detainees at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alli...
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October 6, 2025
Venezuela denounces alleged ‘extremist’ plan to attack shuttered US Embassy complex
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela warned Monday of an alleged plan by extremists to attack the shuttered U.S. Embassy complex in Caracas w...
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October 6, 2025
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October 6, 2025
Latest French government’s collapse within 14 hours deepens Macron’s political crisis
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is running out of wiggle room. The abrupt resignation of his prime minister on Monday — Macron...
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October 6, 2025
Lula asks Trump to lift 40% tariff on Brazilian imports
The Trump administration justified the tariffs by saying that Brazil's policies and criminal prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro...
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October 6, 2025
AP reader question: Is it legal to fire furloughed federal workers during a shutdown?
Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, G:
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October 6, 2025
Judge shot dead in Albania courtroom, with gunman arrested after running away
A judge at the Tirana appeals court was shot dead on Monday by a man involved in a trial, police in Albania said. The gunman fled the scene...
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October 6, 2025
Agents investigate cause of fire that destroyed judge’s home on South Carolina island
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State investigators are trying to find the cause of a fire that destroyed a judge's home on a South Carolina island.
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October 6, 2025