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Pence will get the Profile in Courage Award from JFK Library Foundation for his actions on Jan. 6

Pence will get the Profile in Courage Award from JFK Library Foundation for his actions on Jan. 6

Former Vice President Mike Pence will receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his refusal to go along with President Donald Trump's efforts to remain in office after losing the 2020 election, Kennedy's family announced Thursday.
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The Latest: Markets plunge as Trump tariffs deliver shock waves to world economy

The Latest: Markets plunge as Trump tariffs deliver shock waves to world economy

Financial markets around the world were reeling Thursday following President Donald Trump’s latest and most severe volley of tariffs , and the U.S. stock market may be taking the worst of it.
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Trump fired several national security officials deemed insufficiently loyal, AP sources say

Trump fired several national security officials deemed insufficiently loyal, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has fired several White House National Security Council officials after he was urged by far-right activist Laura Loomer to purge staffers she deemed insufficiently loyal to his “Make America Great Again” agend
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams will skip the Democratic primary and run for reelection as an independent

NYC Mayor Eric Adams will skip the Democratic primary and run for reelection as an independent

New York City Mayor Eric Adams withdrew from the city’s Democratic primary on Thursday and said he would instead run for reelection as an independent, a move intended to buy him time to save a campaign deeply wounded by a bribery scandal and liberal
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Atlantic premiers hold the line on retaliatory measures, citing tariff uncertainty

Atlantic premiers hold the line on retaliatory measures, citing tariff uncertainty

HALIFAX — Even though Canada was left out of the latest round of global U.S. tariffs, premiers in the Atlantic region say economic uncertainty remains and their work to lift existing duties isn't over. U.S.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match U.S. auto tariffs

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match U.S. auto tariffs

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada will hit back against U.S. President Donald Trump's 25 per cent auto tariffs with matching levies on vehicles imported from the United States.
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Liberal to take over as chief justice on Wisconsin Supreme Court

Liberal to take over as chief justice on Wisconsin Supreme Court

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The next chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will come from the liberal majority of justices, as the court announced Thursday that the conservative who currently holds the mostly honorary position will be replaced.
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Quebec government tables bill to combat election disinformation and interference

Quebec government tables bill to combat election disinformation and interference

QUÉBEC — The Quebec government has introduced a bill to preserve the integrity of the electoral process by tackling deliberate disinformation and election interference.
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Democrats take hope in flipping a county in a ruby red corner of the Florida Panhandle

Democrats take hope in flipping a county in a ruby red corner of the Florida Panhandle

PENSACOLA, Fla.
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Trump's tariffs aren't strictly reciprocal. Here's how he calculated them

Trump's tariffs aren't strictly reciprocal. Here's how he calculated them

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump promised tariffs that would raise U.S. import taxes high enough to mirror what other assess as trade penalties on American goods. What he's actually imposing is based on far more complicated math.
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