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Brooke Rollins confirmed as Trump's agriculture secretary as tariff fights loom
WASHINGTON (AP) - Conservative lawyer Brooke Rollins was confirmed Thursday as secretary of agriculture, placing a close ally of President Donald Trump into a key Cabinet position at a time when mass ...
Feb 13, 2025
Brooke Rollins confirmed as Trump's agriculture secretary as tariff fights loom
WASHINGTON (AP) - Conservative lawyer Brooke Rollins was confirmed Thursday as secretary of agriculture, placing a close ally of President Donald Trump into a key Cabinet position at a time when mass ...
Feb 13, 2025
Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota won’t seek reelection, dealing blow to Democrats’ hopes to take Senate
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota said Thursday that she won't seek reelection, dealing a blow to her fellow Democrats' hopes of retaking the Senate in 2026. Smith made the anno...
Feb 13, 2025
Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as Trump's health chief after a close Senate vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in Thursday as President Donald Trump's health secretary after a close Senate vote, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion ...
Feb 13, 2025
Nova Scotia capital plan: New public housing units to nearly double across province
HALIFAX - The number of new public housing units planned in Nova Scotia is set to double under the province's capital plan for the 2025-26 fiscal year, as thousands of people crowd the province's affo...
Feb 13, 2025
Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota won’t seek reelection, dealing blow to Democrats’ hopes to take Senate
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota said Thursday that she won't seek reelection, dealing a blow to her fellow Democrats' hopes of retaking the Senate in 2026. Smith made the anno...
Feb 13, 2025
Trump says he'll sign reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he'll sign an order that increases U.S. tariffs to the rates other countries charge on imports. "TODAY IS THE BIG ONE: RECIPROCAL TARIFFS!!!...
Feb 13, 2025
Trump says he'll sign sweeping reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners on Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he'll sign an order that increases U.S. tariffs to the rates other countries charge on imports. "TODAY IS THE BIG ONE: RECIPROCAL TARIFFS!!!...
Feb 13, 2025
Canadian kids see thousands of ads for unhealthy food every year: Report
MONTREAL - Children in Canada are exposed to more than 4,000 ads for food on their mobile devices every year, with the vast majority promoting unhealthy products, according to a new report. The study ...
Feb 13, 2025
Power to call for parliamentary pause 'not absolute,' challengers tell court
OTTAWA - Two Nova Scotia men are asking the Federal Court to declare the current suspension of Parliament illegal because there must be a "reasonable justification" for hitting the pause button. Feder...
Feb 13, 2025
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