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Israel’s High Court hears challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove Netanyahu from office
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday heard a challenge to a law that…
Nova Scotia budget update: Jump in spending sees deficit rise to $403 million
HALIFAX – Health-care spending and disaster relief for extreme weather have helped push Nova Scotia’s…
Ex-MPP Randy Hillier’s request to move trial away from Ottawa denied
OTTAWA – A judge has denied a second request by former Ontario MPP Randy Hillier,…
2 accused of false Alzheimer’s diagnoses get prison terms for fraud convictions
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A former director of an Ohio memory-loss clinic accused by dozens…
Three health experts take a close look at BC’s COVID strategy
Earlier this year the COVID-19 pandemic was downgraded from an emergency to an endemic disease,…
Joyce Echaquan’s community fights for change to health system three years after death
MONTREAL – It has been three years since Joyce Echaquan died in hospital after filming…
New Thai prime minister pays friendly visit to neighboring Cambodia’s own new leader
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Two of Southeast Asia’s newest national leaders, both in office…
Biden to send disaster assistance to Louisiana, as salt water threatens the state’s drinking water
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that federal disaster assistance is…
US guitarist Al Di Meola suffers a heart attack on stage in Romania but is now in a stable condition
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The award-winning U.S. guitarist Al Di Meola suffered a heart attack…
Miguel Cabrera’s career coming to close with Tigers, leaving lasting legacy in MLB and Venezuela
DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera sat in a gray chair beside his two stalls in…
Iraq’s prime minister visits wedding fire victims as 2 more people die from their injuries
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister on Thursday visited injured patients and the families of…
Editorial Roundup: New York
Albany Times Union. September 25, 2023. Editorial: Cannabis Control Board’s cruel summer The board is…
An explosion following a lightning strike in the Uzbek capital kills 1 person and injures 162
A powerful explosion in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, killed a teenage boy Thursday and injured…
Analysis: American soldier’s release from detention was quick by North Korean standards
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Maybe it never made sense for North Korea to hold…
4 environmental, human rights activists awarded ‘Alternative Nobel’ prizes
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Right Livelihood Award — known as the “Alternative Nobel” —…
Colorado supermarket shooting suspect suggested to psychologist that he wanted police to kill him
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket…
Long a city that embraced cars, Paris is seeing a new kind of road rage: Bike-lane traffic jams
PARIS (AP) — Ring, ring! It’s rush hour on Paris’ Sébastopol Boulevard, and the congestion…
The woman who torched Wyoming’s lone, full-service abortion clinic is about to be sentenced
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A woman who says anxiety and nightmares led her to set…
FDA advisers vote against experimental ALS treatment pushed by patients
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers voted overwhelmingly against an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig’s…
The candidates are going after Biden – and Trump – at second GOP debate. Follow live updates
Follow along for live updates on the second 2024 Republican presidential debate. The field’s early…
New Mexico trial begins over allegations that Democrats tried to dilute votes with redistricting map
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Accusations that New Mexico’s Democratic-led Legislature unfairly diluted the vote…
Francona’s beloved scooter stolen, stripped as Cleveland’s manager gets ready to say goodbye to game
CLEVELAND (AP) — Terry Francona made it to the home finale, his last managing the…
Race to replace Sen. Mitt Romney heats up as Republican Utah House speaker formally enters race
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — Promising to fight against liberal activism in Washington if elected, Republican…
Virginia Democrats warn Republicans will ban abortion; GOP says their rhetoric is fearmongering
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republicans stepped up their criticism this week of the rhetoric…