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Allow CSIS to share intelligence on security threats, business council asks Ottawa

Allow CSIS to share intelligence on security threats, business council asks Ottawa

OTTAWA — A group representing key Canadian businesses wants legislative changes that would allow Canada's spy agency to share threat intelligence with companies to help them take timely protective measures.
Why lawyers say alleged police wrongdoing in the Glen Assoun case can't be forgotten

Why lawyers say alleged police wrongdoing in the Glen Assoun case can't be forgotten

HALIFAX — For Sean MacDonald, the push to restart a criminal investigation into police destruction of evidence in the Glen Assoun wrongful conviction case matters both for personal reasons and for the precedent it could set.
Biden visits North Carolina, a state he hopes to win in November, to promote internet access

Biden visits North Carolina, a state he hopes to win in November, to promote internet access

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Solidly GOP Indiana doesn't often see competitive primaries for governor. This year is different

Solidly GOP Indiana doesn't often see competitive primaries for governor. This year is different

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In a state as solidly Republican as Indiana, the May primary is the real competition. Four months out, five candidates are still jockeying for the GOP gubernatorial nomination in an unusually crowded field.
Fani Willis accuses estranged wife of special prosecutor of 'interfering' with Trump election case

Fani Willis accuses estranged wife of special prosecutor of 'interfering' with Trump election case

ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is accusing the estranged wife of a special prosecutor she hired of trying to obstruct her criminal election-interference case against former President Donald Trump and others by seeking to q
Hunter Biden agrees to private deposition with Republicans after months of defiance

Hunter Biden agrees to private deposition with Republicans after months of defiance

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden has agreed to appear before House Republicans for a private deposition next month, ending months of defiance from the president's son, who had insisted on testifying publicly.
Congress votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded into early March

Congress votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded into early March

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March.
Columnist accusing Trump of sex assault faces cross-examination in a New York courtroom

Columnist accusing Trump of sex assault faces cross-examination in a New York courtroom

NEW YORK (AP) — With former President Donald Trump no longer in the courtroom Thursday, a columnist who accused him of sexually attacking her concluded her testimony with an emphatic denial that she had benefited from the publicity that followed the
Lawyers for Trump urge the Supreme Court 'to put a swift and decisive end' to ballot removal efforts

Lawyers for Trump urge the Supreme Court 'to put a swift and decisive end' to ballot removal efforts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Thursday urged the Supreme Court “to put a swift and decisive end” to efforts to kick him off the 2024 presidential ballot over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.

North Dakota lawmaker who insulted police in DUI stop gets unsupervised probation and $1,000 fine

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota lawmaker who insulted police with vulgar, homophobic and anti-migrant comments during an arrest last month for drunken driving was sentenced to serve nearly a year of unsupervised probation and to pay $1,000.
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