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Events held to honour victims of École Polytechnique shooting on 33rd anniversary

Events held to honour victims of École Polytechnique shooting on 33rd anniversary

MONTREAL — People gathered on a wet and gloomy Tuesday to commemorate the 14 women killed during the École Polytechnique shooting 33 years ago.
‘Next mass killer’: Dropped case foretold Colorado bloodbath

‘Next mass killer’: Dropped case foretold Colorado bloodbath

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.

Recounts set this week for 2 Alaska legislative races

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Recounts in two Anchorage-area legislative races are scheduled to take place this week, a top state elections official said Tuesday.
Amid outcry, San Francisco pauses on 'killer police robots'

Amid outcry, San Francisco pauses on 'killer police robots'

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco supervisors voted Tuesday to put the brakes on a controversial policy that would have let police use robots for deadly force, reversing course just days after their approval of the plan generated fierce pushback and
Fight over officer testimony roils Proud Boys sedition case

Fight over officer testimony roils Proud Boys sedition case

A legal fight has erupted over a Washington D.C. police officer who was communicating with Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in the run-up to the Jan.
Argentina's VP Fernández guilty in $1B fraud, gets 6 years

Argentina's VP Fernández guilty in $1B fraud, gets 6 years

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández was convicted and sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison and a lifetime ban from holding public office for a fraud scheme that embezzled $1 billion through public works proj

Garland: Justice Dept.'s civil rights work is key priority

WASHINGTON (AP) — The early work of the Justice Department’s civil rights division meant confronting white supremacists who were intimidating Black voters, and 65 years later, its work is just as urgent amid a surge of hate crimes in the U.S.
US court dismisses suit against Saudi prince in killing

US court dismisses suit against Saudi prince in killing

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the killing of U.S.
Biden visits Arizona computer chip site, highlights jobs

Biden visits Arizona computer chip site, highlights jobs

PHOENIX (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday visited the site for a new computer chip plant in Arizona, using it as a chance to emphasize how his policies are fostering job growth in what could be a challenge to the incoming Republican House majorit
Nature 'under attack' says Trudeau as UN biodiversity conference opens in Montreal

Nature 'under attack' says Trudeau as UN biodiversity conference opens in Montreal

MONTREAL — In the 73 minutes on Tuesday afternoon that it took for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and five other dignitaries to officially open the 15th global talks to save nature from human destruction, statistics suggest another 4,000 hectares of f
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