LOS ANGELES — Late-night talk shows are returning after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers strike, while actors will begin talks that could end their own long work…
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Trump Arrives at Court for New York Trial
NEW YORK — With control over some of his most prized real estate holdings in jeopardy, former President Donald Trump arrived at a court in New York on Monday for the…
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US Political Infighting Intensifies, Even as Government Stays Open
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government stayed open Sunday, with funding assured through mid-November, but the political infighting among Republican lawmakers surrounding the votes to keep it operating only intensified. Conservative Republican…
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Shutdown Looms as Warring House Republicans Leave Town
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeWith less than 10 days to go before the US government shuts down, a spending effort by congressional Republicans has failed for a second time this week. In a sign…
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Biden Signs Bill to Fund US Government, Avoid Shutdown
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has signed a bill to fund the U.S. government through mid-November and avoid a shutdown, less than an hour before money for federal agencies was set…
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In the News Today: Statistics Canada to Release GDP Figures Today
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnHere is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Statistics Canada to release June and…
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“Special Military Operation” or War of Attrition?
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeBrussels, Frankfurt (28/9 – 28) The conflict in Ukraine has held the world’s attention for a year and a half; now that it has apparently settled into an extended slugfest…
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This River in Canada is Now a ‘Legal Person’
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnIndigenous communities are leading worldwide push to recognise legal ‘personhood’ rights of rivers, lakes and mountains. Jean-Charles Pietacho says the belief that nature is a living thing that must be…
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Tajikistan: Enlistment-Dodging Pushes Military Recruiters to Use Devious Methods
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeCopenhagen (17/08 – 78) Kidnapping, intimidation, and blackmail are just some of the means used to hit enlistment quotas in Tajikistan. When conscription season comes around in Tajikistan, military recruiters…
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Canadian sanctions come amid growing international condemnation over crackdown on anti-government protests across Iran. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced plans to bar about 10,000 members of Iran’s Islamic…