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$2.5 billion aid sends Strykers, but no tanks, to Ukraine

$2.5 billion aid sends Strykers, but no tanks, to Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will send 90 Stryker combat vehicles and an additional 59 Bradley fighting vehicles to Ukraine, in addition to hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition, the Pentagon announced on Thursday.
FBI chief says he's 'deeply concerned' by China's AI program

FBI chief says he's 'deeply concerned' by China's AI program

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray said Thursday that he was “deeply concerned” about the Chinese government's artificial intelligence program , asserting that it was “not constrained by the rule of law.
Retired Cree senator stunned by 'facade' of Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond's heritage

Retired Cree senator stunned by 'facade' of Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond's heritage

Retired senator Lillian Dyck said she was "stunned" to see reports last fall questioning the Indigenous heritage of former judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, whose story she had related to, and whose career she had celebrated.
Propping feet on Pelosi desk was mistake, man testifies

Propping feet on Pelosi desk was mistake, man testifies

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Arkansas man testified Thursday that he was “going with the flow” when he propped up his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office, posing for photographs that made him one of the most memorable figures from the
Boeing ordered to be arraigned on charge in Max crashes

Boeing ordered to be arraigned on charge in Max crashes

DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Boeing Co. to be arraigned on a felony charge stemming from crashes of two 737 Max jets, a ruling that threatens to unravel an agreement Boeing negotiated to avoid prosecution.
HHS secretary's visit spotlights Minnesota abortion debate

HHS secretary's visit spotlights Minnesota abortion debate

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited Minnesota on Thursday on a Midwest trip to affirm the Biden administration's commitment to abortion rights despite the U.S.
Investigation? Review? Biden faces a messaging dilemma

Investigation? Review? Biden faces a messaging dilemma

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Hillary Clinton was running for president, her campaign wanted a gentler way to talk about the criminal investigation into her private email server , so they called it a “security review.
No pharmacare bill this year would be a deal-breaker, says NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh

No pharmacare bill this year would be a deal-breaker, says NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh

OTTAWA — New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says if the Liberal government does not introduce and pass a pharmacare bill in the House of Commons this year, he will consider it a deal-breaker.
US will resume border wall construction at San Diego park

US will resume border wall construction at San Diego park

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration agreed to lower part of a border wall planned in the southwest corner of the continental United States, advocates said Thursday, dismissing the concession as a token gesture.
New Mexico shooting case revives pretrial detention debate

New Mexico shooting case revives pretrial detention debate

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A felon and failed political candidate suspected of orchestrating a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of four elected Democrat officials in New Mexico will be due in court next week for a detention hearing.
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