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Funding killed for Wisconsin's largest conservation project

MADISON, Wis.
Supreme Court: New Jersey can quit mob-busting port agency

Supreme Court: New Jersey can quit mob-busting port agency

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court says New Jersey can withdraw from a commission created decades ago with New York to combat the mob’s influence at their joint port.
Liz Cheney memoir 'Oath and Honor' coming in November

Liz Cheney memoir 'Oath and Honor' coming in November

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Rep. Liz Cheney has a memoir and a “warning” coming out this fall. In “Oath and Honor,” she will write about her estrangement from former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party in the aftermath of the Jan.
BC Coroners Service says nearly 600 toxic drug deaths in first three months of 2023

BC Coroners Service says nearly 600 toxic drug deaths in first three months of 2023

VICTORIA — Numbers released by the BC Coroners Service show deaths from toxic, unregulated drugs have nudged record levels across the province for the second year in a row. The coroners service says 596 lives were lost between January and March.
EU nears deal on $47B law to boost computer chip production

EU nears deal on $47B law to boost computer chip production

LONDON (AP) — The European Union was closing in Tuesday on approval for a plan to ramp up semiconductor production as it seeks to wean itself off reliance on Asia for the tiny computer chips that control everything from cars to washing machines.
Premier calls for silent reflection to mark anniversary of Nova Scotia mass shooting

Premier calls for silent reflection to mark anniversary of Nova Scotia mass shooting

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston asked people to pause for a moment of silence Tuesday at noon and again on Wednesday to remember the 22 people killed three years ago during the worst mass shooting in Canadian history.
Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fence

Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fence

WASHINGTON (AP) — A curious toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White House intruders after he squeezed through the metal fencing on the north side of the executive mansion. U.S.
Maritime baby eel fishers pan federal decision to close fishery over safety concerns

Maritime baby eel fishers pan federal decision to close fishery over safety concerns

HALIFAX — Ottawa’s decision to shut down the lucrative but contentious baby eel fishery in the Maritimes has effectively ended the 2023 season, says a commercial licence holder in southwestern Nova Scotia.

Russia's parliament increases penalty for treason, terrorism

The lower house of Russia's parliament on Tuesday approved legislation increasing the punishment for treason to life imprisonment and boosting the penalty for terrorism.
Wisconsin city moving GOP birthplace building across town

Wisconsin city moving GOP birthplace building across town

RIPON, Wis. (AP) — Officials in Ripon, Wisconsin, have moved the building where the Republican Party is said to have been founded across town to boost visibility as conservatives descend on the state for the GOP national convention next year.
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