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April 16, 2025
The State Department closes the office that flags disinformation from Russia, China and Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has shut down its office that sought to deal with misinformation and disinformation that Russia, Chin...
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April 16, 2025
Nebraska officials search the Missouri River near Omaha for two teens and a child
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Firefighters and police searched Wednesday for the bodies of two teens and a child who went missing in the frigid waters...
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April 16, 2025
GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik is considering a run for governor of New York
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik, a member of House Republican leadership and onetime nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations...
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April 16, 2025
Two men charged with murder of man found behind Winnipeg home
WINNIPEG - Police say two men have been charged with murder after a body was found behind a home.
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April 16, 2025
A colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea
A colossal squid has been caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea by an international team of researchers steering a remotely op...
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April 16, 2025
WorkSafeBC urges fall protection for construction workers
RICHMOND - WorkSafeBC is urging builders to take steps to prevent workers from falling on construction sites after more than 1,000 injuries...
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April 16, 2025
Leaf blower sold at Home Hardware recalled after laceration injury reported in Canada
Health Canada is warning consumers not to use the Radley electric leaf blower sold at Home Hardware due to the possibility of the impeller r...
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April 16, 2025
Man gets life in prison in killing of transgender model in the South Caucasus nation of Georgia
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — A man was convicted Wednesday of stabbing to death a transgender actor and model in her apartment in Georgia last ye...
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April 16, 2025
BC Health Coalition urges province to end contract with U.S. owner of LifeLabs
VICTORIA - A public health advocacy group is urging the British Columbia government to end a contract with an American company that owns Lif...
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April 16, 2025
10 guards charged over the fatal beating of a New York inmate, including 2 with murder
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Ten New York prison guards were charged Wednesday in connection with the fatal beating of a 22-year-old inmate, including...
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April 16, 2025
NY prison guards beat an inmate to death then tried to cover it up, prosecutors say
As a result of the beatings, a 22-year-old man “died due to massive head trauma and numerous other injuries to his body,” the indictment sai...
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April 16, 2025
A boat catches fire in Congo and capsizes, leaving at least 50 people dead, a local official says
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A boat has capsized after catching fire in northwestern Congo, leaving at least 50 people dead and more than 100 miss...
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April 16, 2025
Fifth Michigan prisoner since 2020 dies after falling over rail from upper gallery
JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — A man died after falling from an upper gallery at a Michigan prison, the fifth inmate since 2020 to die from falling o...
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April 16, 2025
ACLU sues Defense Department school system over banning race- and gender-related books
The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the Department of Defense’s school system for children of military families, asserting that the...
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April 16, 2025
Court bans pro-Palestinian protests on McGill University campus for 10 days
MONTREAL - McGill University has obtained a 10-day court order against a pro-Palestinian student group forbidding protests on campus.
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April 16, 2025
Florida House passes bill to limit projects like golf courses and pickleball courts at state parks
Development such as golf courses, pickleball courts and luxury lodges would be prohibited at Florida state parks under legislation passed We...
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April 16, 2025
Toronto police to provide update on Tuesday’s hit-and-run at TMU
All of the victims were expected to recover, one person sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries.
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April 16, 2025
Slave descendants fight to protect their threatened island community at Georgia’s highest court
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia's highest court waded Wednesday into a fight between Black landowners and local officials who have weakened lon...
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April 16, 2025
Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with El Salvador’s vice president in push for Abrego Garcia’s release
The 29-year-old father was sent to an El Salvador prison by the Trump administration in March despite a court order preventing his deportati...
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April 16, 2025
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen goes to El Salvador to push for Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release
WASHINGTON (AP) — Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen arrived in El Salvador Wednesday to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who...
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April 16, 2025
Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with El Salvador’s vice president in push for prisoner’s release
The 29-year-old father was sent to an El Salvador prison by the Trump administration in March despite a court order preventing his deportati...
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April 16, 2025
Qatar sends aid to Lebanese army as the country recovers from Hezbollah’s war with Israel
BEIRUT (AP) — Qatar is sending scores of military vehicles to the Lebanese army and a new, $60 million donation to help it pay salaries to o...
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April 16, 2025
Crown drops second-degree murder charge for teen in stabbing death of Halifax boy
HALIFAX - The Crown is no longer pursuing a second-degree murder charge against one of the teens involved in the stabbing death last year of...
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April 16, 2025
How did the UK Supreme Court define a woman and what happens now?
LONDON (AP) — In a judgment with far-reaching implications, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a woman is someone born biologically...
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April 16, 2025
Former Texas Rep. Mayra Flores is recovering after hospitalization, campaign says
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Republican U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores is recovering after being hospitalized Tuesday shortly after announcing that s...
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April 16, 2025
Slovak lawmakers loyal to populist premier Fico approve law critics claim will harm civil groups
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia's parliament on Wednesday passed legislation that critics claim will be detrimental for many nongovernm...
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April 16, 2025
Trump kept his promise to order a ban on transgender female athletes. Court fights have arrived
Donald Trump, the candidate, pledged to get “transgender insanity the hell out of our schools" and "keep men out of women’s sports."
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April 16, 2025
Israel says it will keep troops in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely. What does that mean?
The Israeli defense minister says his country's troops will stay in “security zones” in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely, afte...
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April 16, 2025
Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating deportation order
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of cou...
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April 16, 2025
Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating deportation order
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of cou...
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April 16, 2025
US Army engineers decide to fast-track Great Lakes tunnel permits under Trump energy emergency order
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided to fast-track permits for building a protective tunnel around an aging Enbridge oil pipeline th...
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April 16, 2025
AmeriCorps members who respond to disasters and help nonprofits are let go in DOGE cuts
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Young volunteers who respond to natural disasters and help with community projects across the U.S. have been dischar...
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April 16, 2025
AmeriCorps members who respond to disasters and help nonprofits let go in DOGE cuts
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Young volunteers who respond to natural disasters and help with community projects across the U.S. have been dischar...
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April 16, 2025
Al-Qaida-linked militants attack a strategic town in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The Somalia -based militant group al-Shabab on Wednesday attacked a strategic town that serves as a major base for...
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April 16, 2025
Boy, 16, dies after stabbing in Montreal; city’s eighth homicide in 2025
MONTREAL - A 16-year-old boy who was stabbed Tuesday evening in Montreal has died.
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April 16, 2025
The EPA can’t end grants from $20 billion Biden-era fund for climate-friendly projects, a judge says
A federal judge says some nonprofits awarded billions for a so-called green bank to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects canno...
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April 16, 2025
The Trump administration can’t end billions in grants for climate-friendly projects, a judge says
A federal judge says some nonprofits awarded billions for a so-called green bank to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects canno...
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April 16, 2025
Top Trump officials will hold talks with Europeans on the Russia-Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s special envoy, will travel to Paris this week f...
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April 16, 2025
Greece announces plans on maritime use, irking neighboring Turkey
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece on Wednesday announced plans for managing human activities in maritime areas, such as tourism, offshore energy...
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April 16, 2025
Neil Young endorses Mark Carney ahead of federal election: ‘You’ve got the chops to get it done’
The Canadian singer-songwriter shared his thoughts on the Liberal leader Monday through an open letter published to his archives website.
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April 16, 2025
Peru’s former first lady arrives in Brazil for asylum to evade prison
SAO PAULO (AP) — Peru's former First Lady Nadine Heredia and her youngest son arrived in Brazil on Wednesday after the neighboring country g...
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April 16, 2025
Zimbabwe farmers’ group rejects compensation deal for past land seizures
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A group representing many of the white farmers whose land was seized during Zimbabwe’s land reforms over two decades...
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April 16, 2025
Vance to meet Modi, Meloni during trip to India and Italy with wife Usha
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance and his family will travel to Italy and India this week and next to meet with leaders and visit cu...
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April 16, 2025
Security review planned for Pennsylvania governor’s official residence after arson attack
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An independent expert will review security at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence after investigators...
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April 16, 2025
Arson attack at Pennsylvania governor’s residence prompts an independent security review
HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — An independent expert will review security at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence after investigators ac...
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April 16, 2025
RFK Jr.‘s mixed message about the measles outbreaks draws criticism from health officials
WASHINGTON (AP) — As measles outbreaks popped up across the U.S. this winter, pediatricians waited for the nation's public health agency to...
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April 16, 2025
The Oklahoma City bombing was 30 years ago. Some survivors worry America didn’t learn the lesson
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Thirty years after a truck bomb detonated outside a federal building in America's heartland, killing 168 people in the...
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April 16, 2025
The EU moves to fast-track asylum claims by migrants from 7 countries to speed deportation
BRUSSELS (AP) — Migrants from Bangladesh, Colombia, Morocco and Tunisia are unlikely to be granted asylum in Europe and should have their ap...
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April 16, 2025
Suspect still at large in TMU hit-and-run that injured four: Toronto police
Police say they're still searching for a suspect in a hit-and-run that injured four people on Toronto Metropolitan University's downtown cam...
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April 16, 2025