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What to know about the congressional push to expand some Social Security benefits

What to know about the congressional push to expand some Social Security benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people, pushing it one step closer to becoming law.
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Kamala Harris raised $1 billion-plus in defeat. She's still sending persistent appeals to donors

Kamala Harris raised $1 billion-plus in defeat. She's still sending persistent appeals to donors

ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party's prodigious fundraising operation raised more than $1 billion in her loss to Donald Trump, but the vice president is still pushing donors for more money after the election.
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NYC politicians call on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for saying bakery denied order over politics

NYC politicians call on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for saying bakery denied order over politics

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for suggesting on air that a local bakery had declined to make “The View” co-host a batch of desserts for her birthday because of her political beliefs.
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As Trump picks his Cabinet, Musk suggests he let the public weigh in on who should lead Treasury

As Trump picks his Cabinet, Musk suggests he let the public weigh in on who should lead Treasury

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — As President-elect Donald Trump makes a flurry of choices to fill out his incoming administration's Cabinet , the lobbying for key positions has been fierce behind closed doors — and sometimes publicly.
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Kamala Harris raised $1 billion-plus in defeat. She's still sending persistent appeals to donors

Kamala Harris raised $1 billion-plus in defeat. She's still sending persistent appeals to donors

ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party's prodigious fundraising operation raised more than $1 billion in her loss to Donald Trump, but the vice president is still pushing donors for more money after the election.
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From New Jersey to Hawaii, Trump made inroads in surprising places in his path to the White House

From New Jersey to Hawaii, Trump made inroads in surprising places in his path to the White House

TOTOWA, N.J. (AP) — Patrons at Murph's Tavern are toasting not just Donald Trump's return to the presidency but the fact that he carried their northern New Jersey county, a longtime Democratic stronghold in the shadow of New York City.
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Anxiety and dismay inside the Justice Department after Trump taps Gaetz as attorney general

Anxiety and dismay inside the Justice Department after Trump taps Gaetz as attorney general

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's choice of Matt Gaetz to be attorney general has many Justice Department employees reeling, worried not only about their own jobs but the future of the agency that the Trump loyalist has railed against.
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Fire-stricken Jasper braces for winter as it adapts to new normal

Fire-stricken Jasper braces for winter as it adapts to new normal

JASPER, ALBERTA — A bright green Welcome Home banner still hangs on the awning of Nesters Market on the main drag in Jasper, Alta.
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Chief electoral officer proposes legislative changes to crack down on deepfakes

Chief electoral officer proposes legislative changes to crack down on deepfakes

OTTAWA — Canada's elections chief wants a ban on the misrepresentation of candidates and other key players in the electoral process through manipulation of their voice or image without consent.
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Iranian official met with Musk in a possible step to ease tensions with Trump

Iranian official met with Musk in a possible step to ease tensions with Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran successfully sought a meeting with Elon Musk, according to a U.S. official, one in a series of steps that appeared aimed at easing tensions with President-elect Donald Trump. Iran's U.N.
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