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Trump’s lawyers rebuff DA's idea for upholding his hush money conviction, calling it 'absurd'

Trump’s lawyers rebuff DA's idea for upholding his hush money conviction, calling it 'absurd'

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urged a judge again Friday to throw out his hush money conviction, balking at the prosecution’s suggestion of preserving the verdict by treating the case the way some courts do when a defendant d
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Former B.C. NDP MLA Dan Coulter dead at 49 after 'medical emergency'

Former B.C. NDP MLA Dan Coulter dead at 49 after 'medical emergency'

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Dan Coulter, a former member of British Columbia's legislature and a New Democrat cabinet minister, has died at age 49. The BC New Democratic Party says in a statement that Coulter was a "devoted advocate" for the people of B.C.
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Judge rejects an attempt by Trump campaign lawyer to invalidate guilty plea in Georgia election case

Judge rejects an attempt by Trump campaign lawyer to invalidate guilty plea in Georgia election case

ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others on Friday rejected an attempt by former Trump campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro to invalidate his guilty plea .
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OpenAI's Altman will donate $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund

OpenAI's Altman will donate $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund

LOS ANGELES (AP) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is planning to make a $1 million personal donation to President-Elect Donald Trump's inauguration fund, joining a number of tech companies and executives who are working to improve their relationships with the
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Public support key but hard to maintain for striking Canada Post workers, experts say

Public support key but hard to maintain for striking Canada Post workers, experts say

Public support has been key for Canada Post workers as they halted mail delivery across the country, but maintaining that support had been getting harder as the strike dragged on, experts say.
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Veteran Daniel Penny, acquitted in NYC subway chokehold, will join Trump's suite at football game

Veteran Daniel Penny, acquitted in NYC subway chokehold, will join Trump's suite at football game

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
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Conservationists eager to see plan to save rare eastern wolf found in Quebec, Ontario

Conservationists eager to see plan to save rare eastern wolf found in Quebec, Ontario

MONTREAL — Gisèle Benoit still gets goosebumps when she remembers the first time she saw a family of eastern wolves emerge from the forests of the Mauricie National Park, under the backdrop of a rising moon.
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OpenAI's Altman will donate $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund

OpenAI's Altman will donate $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund

LOS ANGELES (AP) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is planning to make a $1 million personal donation to President-Elect Donald Trump's inauguration fund, joining a number of tech companies and executives who are working to improve their relationships the inco
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Judge rejects an attempt by Trump campaign lawyer to invalidate guilty plea in Georgia election case

Judge rejects an attempt by Trump campaign lawyer to invalidate guilty plea in Georgia election case

ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others on Friday rejected an attempt by former Trump campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro to invalidate his guilty plea .
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Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes.
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