Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the April 2 presidential and state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voters in the pivotal swing state of Wisconsin and three Northeastern states will have a chance to indicate their support or opposition to their parties' presumptive nominees in pres...
Mar 29, 2024
With budget mostly silent on climate change, critics say Ontario lacks plan to adapt
TORONTO - The Ontario budget's failure to directly address climate change represents a "gross abdication of responsibility" by the government, some critics argue, saying the province rapidly needs to ...
Mar 29, 2024
Half of Canadians support TikTok ban, with U.S. concerns 'trickling' north: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll indicates 51 per cent of Canadians support banning the social media app TikTok, after a U.S. bill aiming to do just that passed in the House of Representatives. Canada has ordered ...
Mar 29, 2024
Georgia joins states seeking parental permission before children join social media
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia could join other states in requiring children younger than 16 to have their parents' explicit permission to create social media accounts. Lawmakers on Friday gave final approval...
Mar 28, 2024
Former US Sen. Joe Lieberman remembered as 'mensch' who bridged political divides
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - The late Joe Lieberman on Friday was remembered by political allies and even a former foe as a "mensch" who both bridged and defied partisan political divides, during a funeral ...
Mar 28, 2024
Chicago plans to move migrants to other shelters and reopen park buildings for the summer
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago plans to close five shelters for migrants in the coming weeks and move nearly 800 people, including families, in order to reopen park district buildings hosting popular summer c...
Mar 28, 2024
Network political contributors have a long history. But are they more trouble than they're worth?
NEW YORK (AP) - One of the nation's most prominent news outlets has found itself in an embarrassing mess over the hiring - and quick firing - of someone who isn't even a journalist in the first place....
Mar 28, 2024
Georgia lawmakers approve new election rules that could impact 2024 presidential contest
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia lawmakers on Thursday approved new rules for challenging voters and qualifying for the state's presidential ballot that could impact the 2024 presidential race in the battlegrou...
Mar 28, 2024
Georgia teachers and state employees will get pay raises as state budget passes
ATLANTA (AP) - Pay raises for Georgia's public school teachers and state employees were never in doubt politically from the moment Gov. Brian Kemp proposed them, but lawmakers finally clinched the dea...
Mar 28, 2024
Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry dies after medical emergency amid cancer battle
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry died Thursday, a day after after experiencing a medical emergency related to his stomach cancer. He was 72. The announcement from his office that the...
Mar 28, 2024
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