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Florida Democrats hope abortion and marijuana questions draw young voters despite low enthusiasm

Florida Democrats hope abortion and marijuana questions draw young voters despite low enthusiasm

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Vassallo is lukewarm about casting her first presidential ballot for President Joe Biden in November.
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The Latest | Hamas officials leave Cairo after talks on a cease-fire proposal Officials from Hamas have left Cairo after talks with Egyptian officials on a new proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, Egypt’s state-owned Al-Qahera News satellite channel sa
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These cities raised taxes - for child care. Parents say the free day care 'changed my life'

These cities raised taxes - for child care. Parents say the free day care 'changed my life'

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Last summer, Derrika Richard felt stuck. She didn’t have enough money to afford child care for her three youngest children, ages 1, 2 and 3.
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Iconic former Uruguayan President José Mujica is diagnosed with esophageal cancer

Iconic former Uruguayan President José Mujica is diagnosed with esophageal cancer

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Uruguay's former guerilla-turned-president, José Mujica , widely known as a leftist icon who transformed his small country into one of the most socially liberal in all of Latin America, said Monday that he has esophageal cancer
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Supreme Court will hear case claiming CBD product got trucker fired

Supreme Court will hear case claiming CBD product got trucker fired

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an appeal from a CBD hemp oil maker fighting a lawsuit from a truck driver who says he got fired after using a product falsely advertised as being free from marijuana's active ingredient.
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Ontario introducing plan to limit cellphone use, social media and vaping in schools

Ontario introducing plan to limit cellphone use, social media and vaping in schools

TORONTO — Ontario will limit cellphone use in classrooms, restrict access to all social media networks and ban vaping on school properties starting this fall, the province's education minister announced Sunday.
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Authorities name driver fatally shot by deputies in Memphis after he sped toward them

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say they have identified a man who was fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies after he sped toward them in a vehicle while the officers were serving a drug-related search warrant in a Memphis neighborhood Friday.
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What Trudeau's podcast appearances say about the Liberals' next ballot box question

What Trudeau's podcast appearances say about the Liberals' next ballot box question

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau knows Canadians aren't listening. He knows his defence against Conservative attacks over his signature climate policy isn't working, at least not yet. But he plans to keep trying.
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A list of NNA winners and finalists; Globe and Mail nabs seven

A list of NNA winners and finalists; Globe and Mail nabs seven

TORONTO — The National Newspaper Awards were handed out in Toronto on Friday night.
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Kansas won't have legal medical pot or expand Medicaid for at least another year

Kansas won't have legal medical pot or expand Medicaid for at least another year

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven't legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid programs for at least another year.
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