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April 30, 2025
Florida seeks to enforce a law making it a crime for people in the US illegally to enter the state
MIAMI (AP) — Florida's attorney general on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's injunction that temporarily stops authorities from enforcing...
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April 30, 2025
Thousands rally in Burkina Faso in support of military junta, following alleged coup attempt
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Thousands of people rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday in support of the military junta after...
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April 30, 2025
B.C. gives short-term rental platforms an extension to confirm listings are legal
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has granted short-term rental platforms an extra month to confirm their listings are legal.
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April 30, 2025
Feds charge alleged white supremacist over 2019 arson at Tennessee school that trained Rosa Parks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A suspect whom authorities have linked to white supremacist movements has been arrested in the March 2019 fire that...
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April 30, 2025
Kuwait frees 10 more Americans in the second release in as many months
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kuwait has released an additional 10 American detainees, bringing to nearly two dozen the total number freed by the countr...
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April 30, 2025
Federal election results should motivate Conservatives to ‘soul search’: Houston
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative premier says the results of the federal election should prompt some “soul searching” by the...
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April 30, 2025
Investigators don’t know who leaked a Wisconsin Supreme Court draft abortion order
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Investigators concluded in a report released Wednesday that the leak of a Wisconsin Supreme Court abortion order last y...
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April 30, 2025
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April 30, 2025
Trump officials must report efforts, if any, to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, judge rules
A federal judge on Wednesday again directed the Trump administration to provide information about its efforts so far, if any, to comply with...
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April 30, 2025
Philly judge faces ethics complaint over role in wife’s cheesesteak shop
A Philadelphia judge's role in a cheesesteak shop owned by his wife has prompted a panel to allege he's violated the state's ethics rules.
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April 30, 2025
Maine lawmaker appeals to Supreme Court over censure by state House for transgender athlete post
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker from Maine appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday after she was censured by the state...
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April 30, 2025
Andre Agassi wins his professional pickleball debut with partner Anna Leigh Waters
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Andre Agassi won his professional pickleball debut a day after turning 55, teaming with 18-year-old Anna Leigh Waters to...
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April 30, 2025
In their words: What judges and Trump’s government say about Abrego Garcia’s mistaken deportation
President Donald Trump says he “could” bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador if he wanted to. But he insists the 29-year-old Salv...
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April 30, 2025
King Charles III says his cancer journey brought the best of humanity into focus
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III described Wednesday how a cancer diagnosis can be a “daunting and at times frightening" experience for suffer...
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April 30, 2025
Ancient DNA confirms New Mexico tribe’s link to famed Chaco Canyon site
For the first time, a federally recognized Indigenous tribe in the U.S. has led research using DNA to show their ancestral history.
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April 30, 2025
Oral histories and now DNA of Picuris Pueblo link their ancestors to Chaco Canyon
For the first time, a federally recognized Indigenous tribe in the U.S. has led research using DNA to show their ancestral history.
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April 30, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Trump says he’ll meet with Carney ‘within the next week’
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House "within the next week."
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April 30, 2025
Trump says he’ll meet with PM Carney at the White House ‘within the next week’
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House "within the nex...
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April 30, 2025
Trump says he’ll meet with Carney at the White House ‘within the next week’
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House "within the next week."
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April 30, 2025
Deaths of man, woman in Winnipeg ruled murder-suicide: police
WINNIPEG - Homicide detectives say they have deemed the deaths of a man and a woman in Winnipeg as a murder-suicide.
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April 30, 2025
Toronto’s cherry blossoms are expected to reach peak bloom this week. Here’s where you can see them
Their bloom may be short-lived, but Toronto’s cherry blossoms are a sight to behold.
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April 30, 2025
Winnipeg councillor, son of former Manitoba premier dead: mayor says
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg city councillor who was the son of a former Manitoba premier and governor general of Canada has died.
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April 30, 2025
South Carolina treasurer appears to survive attempt to kick him out of office
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis appears likely to stay in office for at least the rest of the year.
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April 30, 2025
Haitians fleeing gang violence swim across the country’s longest river
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Dozens of people swam and waded across Haiti’s longest river on Wednesday in a desperate attempt to flee gangs...
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April 30, 2025
Police watchdog investigating man’s death at James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan
SASKATOON - Saskatchewan's police watchdog says it is investigating a man's death after he was arrested on a First Nation northeast of Saska...
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April 30, 2025
Mental health trouble leads to public safety issues, Vancouver’s mayor says
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says people are "sick and tired" of inquiries and reviews into the recurring pattern of people in a ment...
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April 30, 2025
The European Parliament says China has lifted sanctions it imposed on 5 EU lawmakers in 2021
BRUSSELS (AP) — China has lifted sanctions it imposed on five European Union lawmakers in retaliation against the bloc's defense of Uyghur M...
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April 30, 2025
Lacrosse hazing included high schoolers staging armed abduction, prosecutor says
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A group of high school students in upstate New York are being threatened with charges of kidnapping if they don't turn...
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April 30, 2025
Memorial University names new president as school faces ‘horrible’ morale
ST. JOHN'S - Janet Morrison has been named the new president of Newfoundland and Labrador's only university, which is grappling with crumbli...
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April 30, 2025
2 dead in scenic point fall in Utah’s Bryce Canyon National Park
BRYCE CANYON CITY, Utah (AP) — Two people died in a 380-foot (116-meter) fall from a viewing area in southern Utah's Bryce Canyon National P...
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April 30, 2025
South Africa to hold inquiry into whether prosecutions of apartheid-era crimes were blocked
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered an inquiry Wednesday to establish whether previous government...
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April 30, 2025
South Africa to hold inquiry into whether justice during apartheid era was blocked
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered an inquiry Wednesday to establish whether previous government...
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April 30, 2025
‘It was all consensual,’ alleged victim in Canada world junior hockey sex assault case said on video
Prosecutors intend to show that the woman was complying because she was surrounded by large men she didn’t know while separated from her fri...
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April 30, 2025
‘It was all consensual,’ alleged victim of Canada world junior sex assaults said in video taken that night
Prosecutors intend to show that the woman was complying because she was surrounded by large men she didn’t know while separated from her fri...
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April 30, 2025
Trump administration cuts $1 billion in school mental health grants, citing conflict of priorities
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is moving to cancel $1 billion in school mental health grants, saying they reflect the priorities...
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April 30, 2025
Hockey players’ sexual assault trial shown security, phone videos
LONDON - A young woman prosecutors allege was sexually assaulted by five hockey players in June 2018 said it was "all consensual" in a cellp...
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April 30, 2025
A Minneapolis shooting that left 3 dead and 2 wounded may be gang related, police say
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A late-night shooting in Minneapolis that left three people dead and two others seriously injured may have been gang rela...
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April 30, 2025
A 180-year-old private South Carolina university is closing after a $6M fundraising drive fails
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 180-year-old private Christian university in South Carolina is closing at the end of the semester after failing to r...
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April 30, 2025
Quebec Inuit representative wants investigation over voting problems in Nunavik
MONTREAL - An organization representing Quebec Inuit wants Elections Canada to investigate reports that some people in Nunavik were unable t...
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April 30, 2025
Swedish journalist gets 11-month suspended prison term in Turkey for insulting Erdogan
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court on Wednesday convicted a Swedish journalist of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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April 30, 2025
US maternal death rate rose slightly last year, health officials say
NEW YORK (AP) — More U.S. women died around the time of childbirth last year, reversing two years of decline, according to provisional data...
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April 30, 2025
US Supreme Court resolves pay fight in favor of federal workers who also are military reservists
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court said Wednesday that federal employees who also are in the military reserve must be paid the equival...
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April 30, 2025
High court reinstates enforcement of Ohio’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors during appeal
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio may enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for minors while an appeal proceeds, a divided Ohio Supreme Court ru...
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April 30, 2025
Collective trauma after festival attack could ripple for months, experts say
VANCOUVER - Communal grief following the ramming attack at a Filipino festival in Vancouver that killed 11 people last weekend will likely p...
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April 30, 2025
Teen hurt by falling tree, tens of thousands without power after violent Quebec storm
MONTREAL - A 15-year-old Montrealer was badly hurt by a falling tree in one of a series of violent storms across the province on Tuesday eve...
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April 30, 2025
Greece arrests an American citizen wanted by the U.S. in a child sexual exploitation case
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Police in Greece have arrested a 21-year-old American citizen wanted by U.S. authorities for allegedly participa...
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April 30, 2025
Ukraine says it’s ready to sign a key rare-minerals deal sought by the US
For Ukraine, the agreement is seen as key to ensuring its access to future U.S. military aid.
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April 30, 2025
Judge releases a Palestinian student activist who was arrested at his US citizenship interview
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday released a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia Uni...
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April 30, 2025
Vermont judge orders release of a Palestinian man arrested at his US citizenship interview
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student a...
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April 30, 2025