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Feds' suit claims Pennsylvania city's 'at-large' election system is biased against Hispanic voters

Feds' suit claims Pennsylvania city's 'at-large' election system is biased against Hispanic voters

The U.S.
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Critical incident review launched into death of man who waited in Winnipeg ER

Critical incident review launched into death of man who waited in Winnipeg ER

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says a review is being launched into the death of a man who waited eight hours in a Winnipeg emergency department, but it's not clear how much of the review will be made public.
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Biden is a great-grandfather

Biden is a great-grandfather

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden added a new title on Wednesday: great-grandfather. His granddaughter, Naomi Biden Neal, gave birth to her first child, a boy, with husband Peter Neal at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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Nova Scotia sees 35 per cent drop in ER closures, but some rural hospitals struggle

Nova Scotia sees 35 per cent drop in ER closures, but some rural hospitals struggle

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is reporting a 35 per cent drop in the number of hours emergency departments were closed across the province, though many rural ERs continue to struggle with chronic closures.
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Jimmy Carter's life intersected with slavery's legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated

Jimmy Carter's life intersected with slavery's legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated

ATLANTA (AP) — Young Jimmy Carter and his friends were walking across a pasture after a day’s farm labor during the Great Depression. As they came to a gate, his companions stood aside and let Carter enter first.
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Ex-police officer and Proud Boys member gets 14 months in prison for joining Capitol attack

Ex-police officer and Proud Boys member gets 14 months in prison for joining Capitol attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol with fellow members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Wednesday to 14 months in prison for joining the Jan.
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Virginia elections signal no major shift in voter sentiment in a state watched closely for clues

Virginia elections signal no major shift in voter sentiment in a state watched closely for clues

RICHMOND, Va.
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Biden is a great-grandfather

Biden is a great-grandfather

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden added a new title on Wednesday: great-grandfather. His granddaughter, Naomi Biden Neal, gave birth to her first child, a boy, with husband Peter Neal at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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Helene relief, vetoes will be challenges for new North Carolina House speaker

Helene relief, vetoes will be challenges for new North Carolina House speaker

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina House elected a new speaker for the first time in 10 years on Wednesday, choosing a young lieutenant to now-U.S. Rep.
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Ford pitches Trump on grand energy plan in effort to avoid tariffs

Ford pitches Trump on grand energy plan in effort to avoid tariffs

BOWMANVILLE, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pitching U.S.
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