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Ontario leader disappointed in Biden for not sharing vaccine
TORONTO (AP) - The leader of Canada's most populous province expressed irritation Thursday with the U.S. refusal to ship vaccines north of the border, saying he'd hoped for a change of stance with a n...
Syndicated Author Mar 04, 2021

Boston Marathon plan to hand out 70,000 medals bothers runners
BOSTON (AP) - Distance running, traditionally one of the world's most genteel sports, has been roiled by an ugly mid-pandemic squabble over who should get a shot at a coveted Boston Marathon medal.Riv...
Syndicated Author Mar 04, 2021

Senate begins considering Democrats’ $1.9T virus relief bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted Thursday to begin debating a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, after Democrats made eleventh-hour changes aimed at ensuring they could pull President Joe Biden's t...
Syndicated Author Mar 04, 2021

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivers 1st opinion
WASHINGTON (AP) - Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivered her first Supreme Court majority opinion Thursday, ruling against an environmental group that had sought access to government records. President D...
Syndicated Author Mar 04, 2021

Dallas police officer charged with 2 counts capital murder
DALLAS (AP) - A Dallas police officer was arrested Thursday on two counts of capital murder after a man told investigators that he kidnapped and killed two people at the officer's instruction in 2017,...
Syndicated Author Mar 04, 2021

Another Trump on the ballot? Lara Trump eyes Senate seat
RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) - A Trump may be on the ballot next year - but not Donald Trump. The former president's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, is eyeing the North Carolina Senate seat being vacated...
Syndicated Author Mar 04, 2021

Bucking GOP trend, Alabama governor extends mask order
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Breaking from other Southern GOP governors, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey extended her state's mask order for another month Thursday but said the requirement will end for good in April...
Syndicated Author Mar 04, 2021

Police request 60-day extension of Guard at US Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Capitol Police have requested that members of the National Guard continue to provide security at the U.S. Capitol for another two months, The Associated Press has learned. Defens...
Syndicated Author Mar 04, 2021

House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP opposition
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats passed sweeping voting and ethics legislation over unanimous Republican opposition, advancing to the Senate what would be the largest overhaul of the U.S. election la...
Syndicated Author Mar 04, 2021

Law enforcement on alert after plot warning at US Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) - Law enforcement was on high alert Thursday around the U.S. Capitol after intelligence uncovered a "possible plot" by a militia group to storm the iconic building again, two months af...
Syndicated Author Mar 04, 2021
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