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May 2, 2025
Michigan officer who killed an African immigrant testifies at his murder trial
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan police officer who killed a man with a shot to the back of the head is testifying in his own defense F...
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May 2, 2025
Michigan officer on trial tells jurors he feared for his life before killing African immigrant
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan police officer who killed a man with a shot to the back of the head testified in his own defense Frida...
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May 2, 2025
The Latest: White House unveils Trump’s 2026 proposed budget
The White House is unveiling President Donald Trump’s budget, a sweeping framework proposing steep reductions in non-defense domestic spendi...
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May 2, 2025
The Latest: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strip protections from Venezuelan migrants
The White House is planning on Friday to unveil President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget, a sweeping framework that's expected to propose steep...
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May 2, 2025
Colour Blinded: A top cop’s story of being Black and on the job in one of Canada’s biggest police forces
In this bonus episode, we hear a top cop’s story of being Black and on the job in one of Canada’s biggest police forces. Listen to Keith Mer...
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May 2, 2025
Rockstar delays release of Grand Theft Auto VI to May 2026
The shares tumbled 10 per cent in premarket trading.
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May 2, 2025
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Ohio’s primary and special election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cincinnati’s mayor faces a primary challenge Tuesday from two first-time candidates, including the half brother of Vice Pr...
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May 2, 2025
Greek court hears case of a man accused of spying on NATO operations
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A man appeared in court Friday facing espionage charges after allegedly photographing and videotaping military o...
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May 2, 2025
Greek man accused of spying at NATO transit hub has been charged and jailed pending trial
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A man was charged in Greece Friday with espionage-related offences and jailed pending trial after allegedly phot...
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May 2, 2025
Americans see more overreach from the president than from judges, an AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump faces significant pushback from federal judges, a new poll shows U.S. adults are more likely to...
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May 2, 2025
Who will make the cut for Carney’s team? + Tesla threatens Ottawa
Here’s the latest on Mark Carney’s first week in office, Tesla threatening the Canadian government, and how Canada’s manufacturing sector is...
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May 2, 2025
Lebanon warns Hamas not to carry out any attacks from its territories
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities warned the Hamas group Friday that it would face the “harshest measures” if it carried out any attacks fr...
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May 2, 2025
The body of a truck driver whose vehicle fell into a sinkhole in Japan is recovered after 3 months
TOKYO (AP) — The body of a truck driver was recovered Friday three months after his vehicle fell into a sinkhole that suddenly appeared whil...
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May 2, 2025
3 Uyghurs who were detained in Thailand for over a decade have been resettled in Canada
BANGKOK (AP) — Three Uyghur men who spent over a decade in Thai detention were resettled in Canada in April, Thai lawmakers and activists co...
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May 2, 2025
Peter Dutton, a former police detective who’s hawkish on China, is leading Australia’s conservatives
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s conservative opposition leader Peter Dutton is a former police detective who gained a reputation dur...
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May 2, 2025
It’s Political Podcast with Althia Raj
It’s Political, with Althia Raj, is a Canadian politics podcast. Go behind the scenes with decision makers and explore the impacts of Ottawa...
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May 2, 2025
Alternative for Germany is listed as a ‘right-wing extremist’ party by domestic intelligence agency
BERLIN (AP) — The German domestic intelligence service said Friday it has classified the Alternative for Germany party, which placed second...
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May 2, 2025
Whose city is it, anyway? This Toronto walking tour leaves you questioning what public space really means
Jane’s Walk is a global movement of free, volunteer-led walking tours inspired by urban thinker Jane Jacobs.
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May 2, 2025
What happens when you microwave plastic? Here’s what the science says
Experts say microwaving food in plastic is bad for health. Here’s what you need to know
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May 2, 2025
Our ‘recovering partisans’ dissect the 2025 election results and what comes next
The federal election results are in. The Liberals have won a fourth term with Mark Carney at the helm, besting Pierre Poilievre’s Conservati...
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May 2, 2025
Tesla threatens Canadian government with legal action over frozen electric-vehicle money
Tesla has accused the Canadian government of unlawfully freezing more than $43 million in electric vehicle rebate payments and threatened le...
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May 2, 2025
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has survived a volatile political era
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Anthony Albanese hopes to become the first Australian prime minister in 21 years to lead a political party to tw...
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May 2, 2025
Rival Australian party leaders each claim underdog status ahead of general elections
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and opposition leader Peter Dutton are each claiming to be the un...
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May 2, 2025
Drone strikes vessel carrying aid to Gaza
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A drone struck a vessel carrying aid to Gaza on Friday off the coast of Malta, said a statement by Codepink, a grass...
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May 2, 2025
Drones strike ship carrying aid to Gaza, humanitarian group says
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Drones attacked a vessel carrying aid to Gaza while it was off the coast of Malta on Friday, the humanitarian group...
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May 2, 2025
Drones strike ship carrying aid to Gaza, organizers say
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Drones attacked a vessel carrying aid to Gaza while it was in international waters off Malta on Friday, the group or...
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May 2, 2025
Day of mourning in B.C. as Vancouver festival attack suspect to face court
VICTORIA - It's a day of remembrance and mourning in British Columbia today for victims of the deadly attack at a Filipino festival, as the...
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May 2, 2025
Sentencing expected for teen girl who pleaded guilty in deadly attack on homeless man
A sentencing hearing is scheduled today for a teen girl who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a deadly group attack on a homeless Toronto ma...
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May 2, 2025
Top UN court wraps a week of hearings on humanitarian aid to Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court on Friday wraps a week of hearings on what Israel must do to ensure desperately n...
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May 2, 2025
Vatican firefighters install a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel for the papal election
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sist...
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May 2, 2025
The day London went ‘barmy.’ An East End boy remembers the end of World War II in Europe
LONDON (AP) — John Goldsmith was too young to fight in World War II, but he remembers the rationing, the blackouts and the bombs that devast...
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May 2, 2025
Farage hails a ‘big moment’ as his party wins a seat in Parliament, makes local election gains
LONDON (AP) — The hard-right party Reform UK led by Nigel Farage snatched a seat in Parliament from the governing Labour Party and made big...
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May 2, 2025
Farage’s Reform UK narrowly wins a seat in Parliament and seeks more gains in local elections
LONDON (AP) — The hard-right party Reform UK led by Nigel Farage won a seat in Parliament by a handful of votes and looked set to make more...
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May 2, 2025
Farage’s Reform UK hails a ‘big moment’ as it wins a seat in Parliament, eyes local election gains
LONDON (AP) — The hard-right party Reform UK led by Nigel Farage won a seat in Parliament by a handful of votes and looked set to make more...
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May 2, 2025
From the longest conclave to antipopes: 10 fun facts about the secret voting to elect a pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) — “Conclave,” the movie, may have introduced movie-goers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the...
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May 2, 2025
How long was the longest conclave? Facts about the secret voting to elect a pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) — “Conclave,” the movie, may have introduced movie-goers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the...
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May 2, 2025
From the longest conclave to anti-popes: 10 fun facts about the secret voting to elect a pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) — “Conclave,” the movie, may have introduced movie-goers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the...
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May 2, 2025
Nigerian teenager sets world painting record with canvas that’s bigger than a soccer field
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A 15-year-old Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas to raise awareness for autis...
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May 2, 2025
Nigerian autistic teen sets world painting record and spotlights the disorder
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A 15-year-old autistic Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas to raise awareness...
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May 2, 2025
List of child welfare research grants marked for termination in mistaken HHS email
An employee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent an email Wednesday that mistakenly included plans to terminate more tha...
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May 2, 2025
A US-led effort to end the war in Ukraine looks favorable to Russia, but mixed signals emerge
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The discussions have taken place in an ornate Kremlin hall, on the polished marble of St. Peter’s Basilica and in a...
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May 2, 2025
Netanyahu’s campaign against Iran’s nuclear program is muted with Trump in power
JERUSALEM (AP) — When the U.S. and Iran met for nuclear talks a decade ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed against an emer...
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May 2, 2025
Email mistake reveals secret plans to end research on Head Start and other child safety net programs
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Trump administration could gut research on the effectiveness of child welfare programs, with plans to terminate d...
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May 2, 2025
Prominent pastor notified books loaned to African American museum may be returned amid review
WASHINGTON (AP) — A veteran activist of the Civil Rights Movement said he was notified by the Smithsonian Institution that items he loaned t...
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May 2, 2025
Artists in this former pasta factory are preserving Italian opera traditions
ROME (AP) — Behind a rusty gate near Rome’s Circus Maximus is a building passed daily by hordes of tourists. They’re oblivious to the fact t...
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May 2, 2025
Trump’s pick for top prosecutor in DC is testing Republican loyalty
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of President Donald Trump’s top nominees have sailed through the Senate with little resistance. His pick to be the to...
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May 2, 2025
Illinois landlord to be sentenced in hate crime that left 6-year-old Palestinian American boy dead
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois landlord found guilty of a vicious hate crime that left a 6-year-old Muslim boy dead and wounded his mother...
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May 2, 2025
Illinois landlord faces sentencing for hate crime, murder of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois landlord found guilty of a vicious hate crime that left a 6-year-old Muslim boy dead and wounded his mother...
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May 2, 2025
Banksy’s ‘Broken Heart’ painting defaced on a Brooklyn wall is up for sale
NEW YORK (AP) — When the enigmatic street artist Banksy spray-painted a heart-shaped balloon covered with a Band-Aid on the wall of a Brookl...
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May 2, 2025