Politics

AI image-generator Midjourney blocks images of Biden and Trump as election looms

The popular artificial intelligence image-generator Midjourney has started blocking its users from creating fake images of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump ahead of the upcoming U.S.

Mar 13, 2024 3:58 PM Read more >

Biden looks to shore up Democratic 'blue wall' as he announces millions for projects

MILWAUKEE (AP) — President Joe Biden is getting to be a familiar face around the Great Lakes — and with a November rematch against Donald Trump looming, that's no accident.

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Alberta introduces bill to create new police force, but says won't force out RCMP

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has introduced legislation to elevate its sheriff service department into a new stand-alone police force.

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End of Quebec electric vehicle rebate will slow shift to cleaner cars: auto dealers

MONTREAL — Automobile dealers and manufacturers say Quebec's decision to end a rebate for electric vehicle purchases will stop people in the province from buying cleaner cars.

Mar 13, 2024 3:47 PM Read more >

New Brunswick long-term care unprepared for next generation of aging seniors

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick will need to rethink its long-term care offerings to respond to the needs of an increasingly diverse population, the province's seniors' advocate says in a report released Wednesday.

Mar 13, 2024 3:20 PM Read more >

Republican senators reveal their version of Kentucky's next two-year budget

FRANKFORT, Ky.

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Kemp signs Georgia law reviving prosecutor sanctions panel. Democrats fear it's aimed at Fani Willis

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov.

Mar 13, 2024 2:41 PM Read more >

Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case

ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump and others, but the rest of the sweeping racketeering indictment remains intact.

Mar 13, 2024 2:28 PM Read more >

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to announce vice presidential running mate March 26 in California

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to announce a running mate for his independent presidential campaign on March 26 in Oakland, California, his campaign said Tuesday.

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Non-profit fears end of funding to recycle used fishing gear in Atlantic Canada

HALIFAX — An environmental non-profit organization that helps recycle tonnes of used fishing gear at more than two dozen collection sites across Atlantic Canada warns it’s at risk of shutting down without continued government funding.

Mar 13, 2024 1:50 PM Read more >