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Carney pitches Canada to global investors as Trump tries to pull investment south
TORONTO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump wants factories and investment moving south to the United States. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is betting he can make billions flow north.
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Russians are still fleeing abroad, citing fears of a new mobilization and a loss of freedom
This summer, a 28-year-old digital content marketer packed up his suitcases and duct-taped boxes and fled Russia, leaving behind his family and friends and not knowing when he'll be able to return.
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Trump agreed to new ethics rules to get a crypto bill across the line. But that might not be enough
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump had been hearing the message loud and clear for weeks about the sweeping cryptocurrency bill being written in the Senate: to get it across the line, he would have to agree to ethics provisions that apply to him, too.
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Trump agrees to new bipartisan ethics provision in massive crypto bill, Republican senators say
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has agreed to a significant portion of a stringent ethics proposal that is part of broader cryptocurrency legislation headed for a key vote this week, according to three of the bill's main Republican authors.
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'60 Minutes' opens 59th season on CBS with no direct mention of show's off-season turmoil
NEW YORK (AP) — The venerable newsmagazine “60 Minutes” opened its 59th season on CBS-TV on Sunday night with no direct mention of the turmoil and departures that have unfolded behind the scenes in recent months.
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Iran's nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says
VIENNA (AP) — The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization is not expected to attend the annual gathering of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s member nations in Vienna for the first time in years because he is banned from international travel, an official briefed on the matter said.
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Trump says he'll consider releasing 9/11 records after families' request
President Donald Trump says he'll look into requests from families of Sept. 11 victims to release records that could shed light on Saudi Arabia’s alleged role in the attacks 25 years ago. Several families have long alleged that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia gained influen...
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Brazil Supreme Court justice unseals probe into Bolsonaro biopic, citing suspected criminal funding
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Sunday unsealed an investigation into the production of a film about former President Jair Bolsonaro, pointing in his decision to suspicions the movie’s financing had ties to a criminal network.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump's $5,000 'dividend' needs congressional approval
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Congress would have to approve President Donald Trump's proposal to send $5,000 to each American adult if the Republican Party maintains control of the House and Senate in the November election. Johnson also says he's trying to make that pledge happen. Trump made t...
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Russian drone hits train near Ukraine-Poland border soon after visiting dignitaries passed through
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine- Poland border on Sunday shortly after senior visiting officials — including the former prime ministers of the U.K. and Sweden -- passed through, Ukraine’s state rail operator said.
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Trump says he's lifting a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey because 'everybody's been bugging me' about it
President Donald Trump says he plans to remove a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey. Trump said Sunday during the trophy ceremony for the Irish Open that he'd been asked about the issue by everyone, including some of the golfers. He said, “Everybody’s been bugging me” to do it. “And I said, ‘On behalf o...
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Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China
President Donald Trump is playing down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence. He says he's worried about ceding America’s edge over China in a global competition and that winning would help address the risks from the advancing technology. He told repo...
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Trump's backing for a united Ireland has reignited a divisive political issue. Here's what to know
DOONBEG, Ireland (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on his support for a united Ireland, saying it makes sense to merge the Republic of Ireland with the United Kingdom’s Northern Ireland.
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Mourners in Rome pay last respects to Italian activist Emma Bonino
ROME (AP) — Hundreds of people queued outside Rome’s city hall on Sunday to pay their last respects to Emma Bonino, the prominent Italian politician and human rights campaigner who died on Friday, aged 78.
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Kosovo gets new government but political impasse persists
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo lawmakers on Sunday voted into office a new government of Prime Minister Albin Kurti following an early election in June in the small Balkan nation that remains locked in a prolonged political crisis.
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Trump has support in Doonbeg, though tiny snails have snagged his Irish golf course plans
President Donald Trump's visit to Ireland has attracted protests, but in one corner of the country there is strong support. His golf resort in Doonbeg has brought jobs and tourists, making it an economic lifeline for the area. However, some locals and environmentalists oppose his plans, such as a...
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Turkish authorities launch crackdown on LGBTQ+ and HIV support groups
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish authorities cracked down on multiple LGBTQ+ groups and individuals early Sunday morning, detaining dozens of members, breaking into association offices and raiding popular hangouts.
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GOP congressman from Wisconsin tearfully recounts surviving emergency plane landing in lake
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a candidate for Wisconsin governor, wiped away tears and laughed as he shared how thankful he is to survive following a harrowing late-night emergency landing into a lake of the small plane he was riding in. Tiffany, a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump, told rep...
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Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel, citing a global shortage
U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel infrastructure, saying attacks are causing a global shortage. Trump spoke on Sunday on the sidelines of the Irish Open after diesel prices in the U.S. hit record highs. His com...
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The secret ballot has been an article of faith in US elections. That's being tested in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Security researchers say rapid advances in artificial intelligence are making it more critical to address a flaw in Georgia's voting equipment that can allow voters to be matched to their ballots after they have been cast.
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Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ever since Democrat Kamala Harris lost the presidential election to Donald Trump two years ago, political strategist Khalil Thompson has been traveling the country to figure out why Black men inched toward a white Republican rather than a Black woman.
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Fighting in Yemen intensifies, and Houthis launch more attacks on Saudi Arabia
The conflict in Yemen is intensifying, as government forces launch attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fire into neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen’s government. The Yemeni government vowed Sunday to send more forces to the Red Sea coast. Last week,...
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Swedish election ends in near dead heat. Preliminary results give opposition a 1-seat majority
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s national election was too close to call early Monday, with preliminary results giving the left-wing opposition a razor-thin one-seat advantage over Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s right wing coalition and days of uncertainty until the final ballots are counted.
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Beijing bans drone possession in the city after earlier moves to tighten rules
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing is banning the possession of drones within city limits in new rules announced Sunday that further tighten its regulations on drones, which already include a May ban on sales of the devices. The ban on possession will come into effect in mid-November.
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At BRICS, India's Modi warns geopolitical tensions and supply chain shocks threaten global stability
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned that rising geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions and climate crises are affecting people worldwide. Speaking at the BRICS summit in New Delhi on Sunday, Modi called for strengthened cooperation across the Global South. He warned that the "...
