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Disney World government will give employees stipend after backlash for taking away park passes

Disney World government will give employees stipend after backlash for taking away park passes

ORLANDO, Fla.
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The second GOP debate will kick off much like the first: Without Trump. Follow live updates

The second GOP debate will kick off much like the first: Without Trump. Follow live updates

Follow along for live updates on the second 2024 Republican presidential debate, which begins at 9 p.m. ET in California. The field's early front-runner, Donald Trump, is skipping the event , just as he did the first.
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Virginia Democrats warn Republicans will ban abortion; GOP says their rhetoric is fearmongering

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 being used by their Democratic opponents in abortion-focused messaging in this year's critical legislative elections.
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Republicans face growing urgency to stop Trump as they enter the second presidential debate

Republicans face growing urgency to stop Trump as they enter the second presidential debate

SIMI VALLEY, Calif.
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British Columbia expects 'enhanced masking' in health-care settings, Dix says

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says an announcement is coming Thursday on new rules for the province's health-care facilities, include masking.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to protect doctors who mail abortion pills to other states

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to protect doctors who mail abortion pills to other states

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Wednesday that aims to stop other states from prosecuting doctors and pharmacists who mail abortion pills to patients in places where the procedure is banned.
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Trump arrives in Michigan to compete with Biden for union votes while his GOP challengers debate

Trump arrives in Michigan to compete with Biden for union votes while his GOP challengers debate

DETROIT (AP) — As his Republican rivals gather onstage in California for their second primary debate , former President Donald Trump was in battleground Michigan on Wednesday night working to win over blue-collar voters in the midst of an autoworkers
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Witness of B.C. Sikh leader's shooting says the gunshots sounded like fireworks

Witness of B.C. Sikh leader's shooting says the gunshots sounded like fireworks

VANCOUVER — The B.C. gurdwara where a Sikh separatist leader was gunned down has launched an investigation into how an American newspaper was able to view security camera footage of the June killing.
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What ever happened to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s most important relationship?

What ever happened to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s most important relationship?

OTTAWA — The first mandate letters Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave his cabinet ministers in 2015 said no relationship was more important to him, and to the country, than the one with Indigenous Peoples.
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Company at centre of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares faces licensing charges

Company at centre of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares faces licensing charges

CALGARY — The company that runs a commercial kitchen at the centre of an E. coli outbreak that infected hundreds at numerous Calgary daycares has been charged with operating without a business licence.
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