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FBI agents search home of Los Angeles deputy mayor over City Hall bomb threat

FBI agents search home of Los Angeles deputy mayor over City Hall bomb threat

LOS ANGELES (AP) — FBI agents searched the home of a Los Angeles deputy mayor this week as part of an investigation into whether he made a bomb threat against City Hall, officials said.
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DC Mayor corrects misinformation over RFK Stadium land after celebrating start of arena renovations

DC Mayor corrects misinformation over RFK Stadium land after celebrating start of arena renovations

WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser tried Thursday to correct misinformation amplified online by Elon Musk about how Congress’ end-of-year spending bill will impact efforts for a potential new stadium for the NFL’s Washington C
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Senior Nova Scotia bureaucrats appointed to review pay package for politicians

Senior Nova Scotia bureaucrats appointed to review pay package for politicians

HALIFAX — A panel of senior Nova Scotia government bureaucrats will examine the pay packages for members of the legislature, which have not increased since before they were frozen nearly a decade ago.
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Closures, Social Security checks, furloughs: What a government shutdown might mean

Closures, Social Security checks, furloughs: What a government shutdown might mean

Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government or federal agencies will shut down, meaning hundreds of thousands of federal employees could be sent home — or stay on the job without pay — just ahead of the holidays.
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Virani says new wrongful conviction commission will support women, racialized people

Virani says new wrongful conviction commission will support women, racialized people

OTTAWA — The federal justice minister says a new commission that will review potential wrongful convictions will help racialized and Indigenous Peoples seek justice who are overrepresented in the criminal justice system.
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Veteran Fox News business anchor Neil Cavuto leaving after 28 years

Veteran Fox News business anchor Neil Cavuto leaving after 28 years

Neil Cavuto, a business journalist who hosts a weekday afternoon show on Fox News Channel and has been with the network since its inception in 1996, is leaving after Thursday's show, Fox said.
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NDP seeks distance from Liberals, sees fight in next election is with Conservatives

NDP seeks distance from Liberals, sees fight in next election is with Conservatives

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh began 2024 by propping up Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority government. He is ending the year calling for Trudeau’s resignation.
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Government shutdown at risk as Trump's demands put Speaker Johnson in a bind

Government shutdown at risk as Trump's demands put Speaker Johnson in a bind

WASHINGTON (AP) — A government shutdown at risk , House Speaker Mike Johnson is fighting to figure out how to meet President-elect Donald Trump's sudden demands — and keep his own job — while federal offices are being told to prepare to shutter opera
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Appeals court removes prosecutor Fani Willis from Georgia election case against Trump and others

Appeals court removes prosecutor Fani Willis from Georgia election case against Trump and others

ATLANTA (AP) — A state appeals court on Thursday removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others but did not dismiss the indictment, leaving the future of the prosecution
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A power grab by Republicans in North Carolina becomes a referendum on democracy in the states

A power grab by Republicans in North Carolina becomes a referendum on democracy in the states

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democrats in North Carolina were celebrating big wins in the swing state after the November election , including victories in races for governor and other top statewide offices. But the political high didn’t last long.
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