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Bob Rae elected to lead UN international development body

Bob Rae elected to lead UN international development body

OTTAWA — Bob Rae, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, will head the UN’s Economic and Social Council. Global Affairs Canada says Rae has been elected president of the council for a one-year term.
Norad says it has intercepted Chinese, Russian aircraft near Alaskan airspace

Norad says it has intercepted Chinese, Russian aircraft near Alaskan airspace

OTTAWA — Norad says Canadian and American fighter jets have intercepted a group of Russian and Chinese planes flying near Alaska. The North American Aerospace Defence Command says the planes were detected and tracked on Wednesday.
Publisher plans massive ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ reprints to meet demand for VP candidate JD Vance's book

Publisher plans massive ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ reprints to meet demand for VP candidate JD Vance's book

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's selection of JD Vance as his running mate has led to a surge in sales for “Hillbilly Elegy,” his best-selling memoir that came out in 2016.
Trump turns his full focus on Harris at his first rally since Biden's exit from the 2024 race

Trump turns his full focus on Harris at his first rally since Biden's exit from the 2024 race

CHARLOTTE, N.C.
Major funders bet big on rural America and ‘everyday democracy’

Major funders bet big on rural America and ‘everyday democracy’

Someone may need to tell Carlton Turner that he’s working to save democracy. Turner is co-director of the Mississippi Center for Cultural Production in the town of Utica, population 600, where his family has lived for eight generations.
Melania Trump to tell her story in memoir, 'Melania,' scheduled for this fall

Melania Trump to tell her story in memoir, 'Melania,' scheduled for this fall

NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, “Melania,” billed by her office as “a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own path, overcome adversity and defined personal excellence.
Noncitizens are less likely to participate in a census with citizenship question, study says

Noncitizens are less likely to participate in a census with citizenship question, study says

Adding a citizenship question to the census reduces the participation of people who aren't U.S.
Trump-friendly panel shapes Georgia's election rules at long, often chaotic meetings

Trump-friendly panel shapes Georgia's election rules at long, often chaotic meetings

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia State Election Board, which once toiled in relative obscurity, now hosts raucous meetings where public comment spans several hours and attendees regularly heckle its members.
Church sues Colorado town to be able to shelter homeless in trailers, work 'mandated by God'

Church sues Colorado town to be able to shelter homeless in trailers, work 'mandated by God'

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — Behind a church surrounded by rolling prairie on the outskirts of this Colorado town sits a donated RV that Joe Ridenour called home for a year after he lost his job during the pandemic.
Democratic convention planners are working to pull off a dramatic Biden-Harris role reversal

Democratic convention planners are working to pull off a dramatic Biden-Harris role reversal

WASHINGTON (AP) — After nearly a near year of careful planning, organizers of the Democratic National Convention are in a mad dash to accommodate a new nominee, a re-crafted program and a highly compressed deadline to pull everything off as though th
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