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Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids

Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids

Social media CEOs got grilled by Senate lawmakers this week in an emotional and often heated hearing about the dangers their platforms pose to children — sexual predators, videos encouraging suicide and glorifying eating disorders, bullying and addic
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New AFN chief looks to turn page with Pierre Poilievre from Harper-era tensions

New AFN chief looks to turn page with Pierre Poilievre from Harper-era tensions

OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is trying to make inroads with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, hoping to forestall the tensions and angst that marked the party's last time in power.
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President Joe Biden wins South Carolina’s Democratic primary as he gears up for his reelection bid

President Joe Biden wins South Carolina’s Democratic primary as he gears up for his reelection bid

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden easily won South Carolina’s Democratic primary on Saturday, clinching a state he pushed to lead off his party’s nominating process after it revived his then-struggling White House bid four years ago.
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Why AP called South Carolina for Biden: Race call explained

Why AP called South Carolina for Biden: Race call explained

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden won the South Carolina primary on Saturday, the contest that revitalized his 2020 campaign and now has given him his first official victory in his bid for a second term.
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Energizing South Carolina's Black voters is crucial to Biden as campaign looks ahead to swing states

Energizing South Carolina's Black voters is crucial to Biden as campaign looks ahead to swing states

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Democrats’ first primary of the 2024 presidential contest contained little mystery.
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How a small Texas city landed in the spotlight during the state-federal clash over border security

How a small Texas city landed in the spotlight during the state-federal clash over border security

EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — There are razor wire fences, a barrier of shipping containers along the Rio Grande and patrols of Texas National Guard.
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The RNC chairwoman calls for unity as the party faces a cash crunch and attacks by some Trump allies

The RNC chairwoman calls for unity as the party faces a cash crunch and attacks by some Trump allies

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) — Facing a cash crunch and harsh criticism from a faction of far-right conservatives, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Friday called for the party to unite behind the goal of defeating President Joe Bi
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Can Trump be on the ballot? It's the Supreme Court's biggest election test since Bush v. Gore

Can Trump be on the ballot? It's the Supreme Court's biggest election test since Bush v. Gore

WASHINGTON (AP) — A case with the potential to disrupt Donald Trump's drive to return to the White House is putting the Supreme Court uncomfortably at the center of the 2024 presidential campaign .
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Quebec committee recommends new 'fundamental right' to access French content online

Quebec committee recommends new 'fundamental right' to access French content online

MONTREAL — Quebec intends to legislate to boost French content on streaming platforms as it seeks to push back against the overwhelming influence of foreign digital culture and corporations.
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Support of SC's Black voters symbolically important to Biden as campaign looks ahead to swing states

Support of SC's Black voters symbolically important to Biden as campaign looks ahead to swing states

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Democrats’ first primary of the 2024 presidential contest contains little mystery.
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