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Australia updates law to protect data after Optus hack

Australia updates law to protect data after Optus hack

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government announced changes Thursday to its telecommunications law to protect vulnerable customers after personal details were stolen in a major cyberattack on the nation’s second-largest wireless carrier.
Revised ‘Dreamers’ program to get another review by court

Revised ‘Dreamers’ program to get another review by court

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court Wednesday ordered a lower court review of Biden administration revisions to a program preventing the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought into the United States as children. The 5th U.
Report: Mom of Walker's child says he paid for her abortion

Report: Mom of Walker's child says he paid for her abortion

ATLANTA (AP) — A woman who said Herschel Walker paid for her 2009 abortion is the mother of one of his children, according to a new report Wednesday , undercutting the Georgia Republican Senate candidate's claims that he didn't know who she was.
California agencies float Colorado River water cuts proposal

California agencies float Colorado River water cuts proposal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water agencies that rely on the parched Colorado River said Wednesday they can reduce their use by one-tenth starting in 2023 in response to calls for cuts from the federal government.
Liz Cheney says Arizona GOP candidates threaten democracy

Liz Cheney says Arizona GOP candidates threaten democracy

PHOENIX (AP) — Wyoming Rep.
Conservative MP's bill on conscience rights fails, but gets Poilievre's support

Conservative MP's bill on conscience rights fails, but gets Poilievre's support

OTTAWA — Nearly all Conservative members of Parliament voted for a bill they say would protect the conscience rights of health professionals when it comes to medical assistance in dying.
UN Security Council splits, again, over North Korea missiles

UN Security Council splits, again, over North Korea missiles

Debate over how to handle a North Korean ballistic missile launch over Japanese territory split an already deeply fractured U.N. Security Council on Wednesday
B.C. Premier Horgan cites 'multi-faceted' crime approach amid debate about arrests

B.C. Premier Horgan cites 'multi-faceted' crime approach amid debate about arrests

VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan waded into British Columbia's contentious crime debate Wednesday, saying he understands concerns in communities about violent offenders, but arresting more people won't fix the issue.
Biden and DeSantis join together in Ian recovery effort

Biden and DeSantis join together in Ian recovery effort

FORT MYERS, Florida (AP) — President Joe Biden surveyed the devastation of hurricane-ravaged Florida on Wednesday, promising to marshal the power of the federal government to help rebuild as he comforted local residents alongside Republican Gov.
Senators call for stronger rules on off-the-books suspension

Senators call for stronger rules on off-the-books suspension

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Democratic senators urged the Education Department on Wednesday to strengthen regulations against quietly excluding kids from class because of behaviors related to a disability — a practice known as informal removal.
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