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Pressure builds for Canada to send tanks to Ukraine after Germany gives OK

Pressure builds for Canada to send tanks to Ukraine after Germany gives OK

OTTAWA — Pressure is building for Canada to send some of its Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine after Germany decided to provide the heavy weapons and allow other countries to do the same.
'Happening way too often': Report delves into mass attacks

'Happening way too often': Report delves into mass attacks

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the nation reels from a week of high-profile shootings , a new report on mass attacks calls for communities to intervene early when they see warning signs of violence, encourages businesses to consider workplace violence preventi
Record 16.3 million seek health coverage through 'Obamacare'

Record 16.3 million seek health coverage through 'Obamacare'

WASHINGTON (AP) — A record 16.3 million people sought health insurance through the Affordable Care Act this year, double the number covered when the marketplaces first launched nearly a decade ago, the Biden administration announced Wednesday .
EXPLAINER: Where Wisconsin governor and Republicans agree

EXPLAINER: Where Wisconsin governor and Republicans agree

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has laid out his priorities to the Republican-controlled Legislature twice in the past month, first in his inaugural address and in more detail this week in his State of the State speech .
Panel seeks to allow re-exports of Swiss weaponry to Ukraine

Panel seeks to allow re-exports of Swiss weaponry to Ukraine

GENEVA (AP) — A parliamentary panel in Switzerland has recommended waiving a law that bars countries from re-exporting Swiss armored vehicles, weapons and other war materiel to Ukraine for its defense against Russia, insisting the move would not viol
Pakistan arrests senior leader from ex-PM Imran Khan's party

Pakistan arrests senior leader from ex-PM Imran Khan's party

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police in Pakistan early Wednesday arrested a senior leader of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party on charges of threatening the chief of the elections oversight body and other government officials.
French troops to withdraw from Burkina Faso within a month

French troops to withdraw from Burkina Faso within a month

PARIS (AP) — France's foreign ministry said Wednesday that French troops deployed to fight extremists in Burkina Faso will withdraw within a month following a demand by the country’s military rulers — which came after a similar move from neighboring
Woman pleads guilty to sending ricin in 2020 letter to Trump

Woman pleads guilty to sending ricin in 2020 letter to Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Canadian woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to mailing a threatening letter containing the poison ricin to then-President Donald Trump at the White House.
Citizen journalist's lawsuit heard by federal appeals court

Citizen journalist's lawsuit heard by federal appeals court

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An online citizen journalist from Texas asked federal appeals court judges Wednesday to revive her lawsuit against authorities who her arrested for seeking and obtaining nonpublic information from police — a case that has drawn att
Resist urge to 'tickle' the snowpack as slide risk increases, avalanche survivor says

Resist urge to 'tickle' the snowpack as slide risk increases, avalanche survivor says

VANCOUVER — Twenty years after he survived being buried in a deadly avalanche in British Columbia's backcountry, Ken Wylie is urging people to be cautious and aware while dealing with a similarly unstable snowpack this year.
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