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Takeaways from Canada’s election: America’s northern ally rejects Trump after he dominates race

TORONTO -- Canada's federal election was the first major test of Donald Trump ’s influence on the affairs of a…

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World Food Program, other UN aid agencies slash jobs amid US funding cuts: Officials

CAIRO -- The World Food Program and the United Nations refugee agency will slash jobs because of funding cuts, mainly…

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Danish king arrives in Greenland as Trump eyes strategic Arctic island

NUUK, Greenland -- King Frederik X of Denmark arrived in Greenland on Tuesday, kicking off a visit to the semiautonomous…

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Black female WWII unit, ‘Six Triple Eight,’ to receive congressional honor

The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the “Six Triple Eight,”…

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FDA scrutiny of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine sparks uncertainty about other shots

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration's effort to impose new requirements on Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine — the nation's only traditional protein-based…

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Detroit Democrats are once again looking to unseat one of their own in Congress

HOLLAND, Mich. -- Detroit Democrats are once again trying to restore Black representation to the city by unseating an incumbent,…

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Loss of FEMA program spells disaster for hundreds of communities and their projects

NEW ORLEANS -- The textile mills that once served as the backbone of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, have long been…

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How bugs and beet juice could play roles in the race to replace artificial food dyes

ST. LOUIS -- As pressure grows to get artificial colors out of the U.S. food supply, the shift may well…

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With China and the US at intense economic odds, nations are being forced to choose sides

WASHINGTON -- One went to the United States. The other went to China. It was a sign of the times.While…

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Trump says Columbus Day will now just be Columbus Day

President Donald Trump made clear Sunday that he would not follow his predecessor's practice of recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day alongside…

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