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Mormon church fined $5M for obscuring size of portfolio

Mormon church fined $5M for obscuring size of portfolio

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its investment arm have been fined $5 million for using shell companies to obscure the size of the portfolio under church control, the U.S.
Security agencies, ministers called to testify on alleged 2021 election interference

Security agencies, ministers called to testify on alleged 2021 election interference

OTTAWA — National security agencies and Liberal cabinet ministers are being summoned by a House of Commons committee to testify about China's alleged influence over the last federal election.
A timeline of events since the detection of possible unmarked graves in Kamloops

A timeline of events since the detection of possible unmarked graves in Kamloops

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — The Tk’emlups te Secwepemc announced in May 2021 that ground-penetrating radar had revealed the possible remains of as many as 215 children around the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia’s Interior.
Mississippi governor vows to sign limit on transgender care

Mississippi governor vows to sign limit on transgender care

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov.
Manitoba promises more Crown attorneys to focus on violent crime and guns

Manitoba promises more Crown attorneys to focus on violent crime and guns

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has announced an additional 10 positions for its prosecutions service, with a special focus on violent and gun-related crime.
Ex-member: Proud Boys were 'tip of the spear' after election

Ex-member: Proud Boys were 'tip of the spear' after election

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Proud Boys member who pleaded guilty to plotting with group leaders to violently stop the transfer of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden told jurors Tuesday that he viewed their far-right extremist organizati
'On Native land' anthem lyrics nothing new for some First Nations people

'On Native land' anthem lyrics nothing new for some First Nations people

Jason Bird chuckled when asked about the fuss that singer Jully Black has raised by changing a line in Canada's national anthem to "on native land.
House GOP meet with Zelenskyy as far right opposes more aid

House GOP meet with Zelenskyy as far right opposes more aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — A handful of congressional Republicans met Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a signal of continued U.S. support even as hard-right members of the party vow to block future aid to the embattled country.

South Carolina weighs 'Yankee tax' on newcomer driving fees

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Additional fees may be coming for incoming South Carolina residents who want to legally drive on their new home state's roads. Droves of newcomers have made South Carolina one of the nation's fastest-growing states.
Mexico’s ex-public security chief convicted in US drug case

Mexico’s ex-public security chief convicted in US drug case

NEW YORK (AP) — A former Mexican presidential cabinet member was convicted in the U.S. on Tuesday of taking massive bribes to protect the violent drug cartels he was tasked with combating.
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