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Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products

Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend, as recently hired employees who review the safety of food ingredients, medical devices and other pro
Justice Department's independence is threatened as Trump's team asserts power over cases and staff

Justice Department's independence is threatened as Trump's team asserts power over cases and staff

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pam Bondi had insisted at her Senate confirmation hearing that as attorney general, her Justice Department would not “play politics.
Trump attends the Daytona 500 and says the spirit of NASCAR will 'fuel America's Golden Age'

Trump attends the Daytona 500 and says the spirit of NASCAR will 'fuel America's Golden Age'

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Some in Hurricane Helene-ravaged North Carolina embrace Trump's push to abolish FEMA

Some in Hurricane Helene-ravaged North Carolina embrace Trump's push to abolish FEMA

SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Emily Russell remembers feeling hopeful after she managed to get an appointment with the Federal Emergency Management Agency not long after Hurricane Helene ripped though her home in Swannanoa, North Carolina .
Dismantling of federal efforts to monitor election interference creates opening for foreign meddling

Dismantling of federal efforts to monitor election interference creates opening for foreign meddling

NEW YORK (AP) — When a suspicious video of ballots being ripped up in Pennsylvania gained attention on social media last October, federal agencies responded quickly and called it out as Russian disinformation .
Internal report urged Canada to counter rhetoric about a 'crisis' at border

Internal report urged Canada to counter rhetoric about a 'crisis' at border

OTTAWA — An internal government report warned a year ago that allowing "the trend of negative rhetoric" about the security of the Canada-U.S. border could lead to a thickening of the 49th parallel, adversely affecting trade and travel.
Canadian LGBTQ+ advocacy group won't visit UN forum over concerns about U.S. border

Canadian LGBTQ+ advocacy group won't visit UN forum over concerns about U.S. border

OTTAWA — Canada's leading LGBTQ+ advocacy organization is boycotting travel to the U.S.
Little change expected in January inflation as GST break tamps down spending totals

Little change expected in January inflation as GST break tamps down spending totals

OTTAWA — Economists expect little movement in Canada's inflation numbers, if any, when January data is released this week, though the underlying change in prices will be clouded by a full month of the government's GST break.
'Energizer Bonnie' Crombie won't back down from a fight, friends and loved ones say

'Energizer Bonnie' Crombie won't back down from a fight, friends and loved ones say

TORONTO — Bonnie Crombie recently celebrated a milestone birthday — the kind that usually prompts a big party, or at the very least a special gathering with family and close friends — but instead she sat in an office doing debate prep.
A look at Ontario Liberal Party Leader Bonnie Crombie

A look at Ontario Liberal Party Leader Bonnie Crombie

TORONTO — Bonnie Crombie has been the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party since late 2023. Born: Feb. 5, 1960. Early years: Crombie grew up as an only child in a rooming house in Toronto's west end with her mother and grandparents.
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