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Now begins what could be a lengthy legal process of pretrial motions, potential plea negotiations and possibly a jury trial of the authoritarian leader who ruled Venezuela for more than a decade.
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Ontario says it’s holding firm on its ban of American alcohol products at the province’s liquor stores, even after U.S. trade representatives have said the issue is an irritant to trade talks.
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Wegmans is responding to reports about the use of facial recognition cameras in some of its stores.
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The New York Farm Bureau drastically updated its policy position on the practice of landspreading biosolids, which is used as fertilizer. This change comes at the same time the DEC announced more guidelines and testing practices for PFAS “forever chemicals” found in water, soil and air.
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With the Christmas and New Year’s holidays now behind them, Canadian lawmakers at all levels of government are beginning to look ahead to the future of North American free trade.
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Economists may have a pretty dismal record with predictions. But we're still interested in what they see in their non-existent crystal balls.
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Her comments came in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed call for the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic island to come under U.S. control in the aftermath of the weekend military operation in Venezuela.
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The Child Care and Development Fund sends money to states to help make child care more affordable for low-income families. Allegations of fraud in Minnesota have put the program under scrutiny.
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Online sleuths have tried to uncover who placed a winning bet on the Venezuelan leader's arrest to no avail. Still, prediction market watchers say the bet appears suspicious.