Politics

Kamala Harris celebrates the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee as a 'force of nature' and a mentor

HOUSTON (AP) 鈥� Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday eulogized longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee as a 鈥渇orce of nature鈥� as memorials for the longtime Democratic lawmaker drew to a close.

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Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday to be celebrated with musical gala at Atlanta's Fox Theatre

ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� Former President Jimmy Carter will be honored next month, ahead of his 100th birthday, with a musical gala at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, The Carter Center announced Thursday. The Sept.

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N.L. opposition calls for firing of university chair over forwarding of alumna email

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. 鈥� Newfoundland and Labrador鈥檚 Progressive Conservatives called Thursday for the removal of the chair of Memorial University's board of regents after he forwarded an alumna's pro-Palestinian campaign email to her father last month.

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US arrests at Mexico border are expected to drop 30% in July to a new low for Biden's presidency

SAN DIEGO (AP) 鈥� Arrests of migrants for illegally crossing the border to the United States from Mexico plummeted about 30% in July to a new low for Joe Biden's presidency, U.S.

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Federal protections of transgender students are in effect where courts haven't blocked them

New federal protections for transgender students at U.S. schools and colleges took effect Thursday with muted impact because judges have temporarily blocked enforcement in 25 states and hundreds of individual colleges and schools across the country.

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N.S. behind on plan to move people with disabilities out of institutions: monitor

HALIFAX 鈥� An independent monitor says Nova Scotia's progress over the past year on moving people with disabilities out of institutions is missing milestones called for in a legally binding human rights decision.

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Wisconsin judge refuses GOP request to pause absentee voting ruling sought by disabled people

MADISON, Wis. (AP) 鈥� A judge refused Thursday to put on hold his ruling that allows disabled people in Wisconsin to be emailed absentee ballots at home in November鈥檚 presidential election in the closely watched battleground state.

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Hospital in Whitby, Ont., to be built and operational in 10 years, province says

OSHAWA, Ont. 鈥� A new hospital in Whitby, Ont., will be built and operational within 10 years, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said Thursday.

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Utah's near-total abortion ban to remain blocked until lower court assesses its constitutionality

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) 鈥� A near-total abortion ban will remain on hold in Utah after the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the law should remain blocked until a lower court can assess its constitutionality.

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Obama and Bush join effort to mark America's 250th anniversary in a time of political polarization

Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush will join an effort to commemorate America's 250th anniversary in 2026, highlighting the initiative's attempts to build bipartisan momentum in an era of extreme political polarization .

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