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Biden makes progress on 'unity agenda' outlined in 2022

Biden makes progress on 'unity agenda' outlined in 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — A year ago, President Joe Biden used his first State of the Union address to push top Democratic priorities that were sure to face a battle in the narrowly divided Congress but he also laid out a four-pronged “unity agenda” that wou
Japanese prime minister's aide leaving over LGBTQ remarks

Japanese prime minister's aide leaving over LGBTQ remarks

TOKYO (AP) — A senior aide to Japan’s prime minister is being dismissed after making discriminatory remarks about LGBTQ people.
Bolsonaro ponders election defeat, as crowd chants ‘fraud’

Bolsonaro ponders election defeat, as crowd chants ‘fraud’

MIAMI (AP) — Only a few weeks after his supporters stormed the seat of his country's government, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday expressed bafflement at how he could have lost October's election, then smiled silently as a crowd of

N. Carolina Supreme Court to rehear voter ID, redistricting

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Chinese balloon high over US stirs unease down below

Chinese balloon high over US stirs unease down below

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Chinese balloon drifting high above the U.S.
Chinese balloon soars across US; Blinken scraps Beijing trip

Chinese balloon soars across US; Blinken scraps Beijing trip

WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon sailed across the U.S . on Friday, drawing severe Pentagon accusations of spying on sensitive military sites despite China's firm denials.

New California oil well ban put on hold for voters to decide

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's new law banning new oil and gas wells near homes, schools and other community sites has been put on hold until after voters decide next year whether to throw it out, officials announced Friday.
Political interference alleged in assessment hearings in Matthew de Grood case

Political interference alleged in assessment hearings in Matthew de Grood case

EDMONTON — Alberta’s high court is being asked to overturn a review board decision relating to the stabbing deaths of five young people at a Calgary house party on the grounds the former provincial justice minister interfered.
Feds say cyberattack caused suicide helpline's outage

Feds say cyberattack caused suicide helpline's outage

WASHINGTON (AP) — A cyberattack caused a nearly daylong outage of the nation's new 988 mental health helpline late last year, federal officials told The Associated Press Friday.
Biden sounds ready to seek 2nd term while rallying Democrats

Biden sounds ready to seek 2nd term while rallying Democrats

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden sounded like a candidate making his case for a second term Friday night as he rallied a raucous meeting of national Democrats who chanted, “Four more years!” The only thing missing was an official announcement
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