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NDP proposes closing loophole that could let U.S. buy Canadian weapons for Israel
The Globe and Mail
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September 4, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:NDP MP Jenny Kwan in the Foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa, in November of 2024. Kwan says she plans to table a private members' bill to enforce stricter arms export controls.Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press NDP MP...
OpenAI Rolls Out Parental Controls for ChatGPT After U.S. Teen Suicide Lawsuit
MediaNama
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September 4, 2025
OpenAI will soon roll out new features within its ChatGPT AI model that give parents more control over their children’s interaction with the chatbot, according to a blog post by the AI giant. The Sam Altman-led company says that within the next...
Nasdaq wants Chinese companies to pay $25 million per U.S. IPO
CNBC
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September 4, 2025
The Nasdaq Marketsite is seen during morning trading on April 7, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images BEIJING — The Nasdaq stock exchange in the U.S. is planning to make it harder for small Chinese companies to list in New...
Donald Trump’s Allegations of a Russia-China-North Korea Conspiracy Against the United States: A Deep Dive into Geopolitical Tensions
Alexa.ng
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On September 3, 2025, former U.S. President Donald J. Trump made headlines with a bold and provocative statement, accusing the leaders of Russia, China, and North Korea of orchestrating a coordinated effort to undermine the United States. Speaking...
U.S. Texas legislature passes bill to sue abortion pill providers
Xinhua News Agency
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HOUSTON, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Republican-dominated Texas legislature on Wednesday night approved a bill that would allow people to sue anyone who manufactures, distributes, mails or provides abortion medication to or from the second-largest...
U.S. appeals court reverses lower court, approves Illinois ban on carrying firearms on public transit
Aruba Today
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ad-banner-setar-tourist-sim-watersport2024 265805 Pinchos- PGB promo Banner (25 x 5 cm)-5 copy ad-banner-costalinda-2024 By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal appeals court has approved Illinois’ ban on carrying...
Senate committee reviews U.S.-China competition over lunar exploration priorities
Austin News - Texas
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September 3, 2025
Sen. Cruz - Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation | Official U.S. Senate headshotSen. Cruz - Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation | Official U.S. Senate headshot Senator Ted...
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE ISSUES REMINDER: VISA TRAVEL FOR BIRTH TOURISM NOT PERMITTED
Times Caribbean
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September 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 3, 2025 — The United States Department of State has issued a clear reminder to visa applicants across the globe, including the Caribbean, that using a U.S. visa to travel with the primary purpose of giving birth in the...
Sligo On The Go: Trio Brings Irish County Classics To The U.S.
World Music Central
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September 4, 2025
Fiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada, button accordionist Daithí Gormley, and pianist–dancer Samantha Harvey will tour the United States this September with music from their 2024 trio album Lane to the Glen (Ceol Productions). The program centers on...
Harvard $2 billion funding freeze found illegal by U.S. judge
Japan Times
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September 3, 2025
Harvard University scored a major legal victory in its battle with President Donald Trump's administration after a court ruled that the U.S. illegally froze more than $2 billion in research funding. The U.S. government violated Harvard’s free...
Americana act Jeffrey Halford and the Healers play the Olde Alehouse on Sept. 7
SLO New Times - California
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Jeffrey Halford's 2021 song "Walk to the River" opens like a gospel hymn as he repeats the chorus, "I'm gonna walk to the river. I'm gonna walk to the river. I'm gonna walk to the river." When he gets to the first verse, you quickly realize this...
Americans spent an average of $320 on the lottery in 2023. One state spent far more
KNWA - Arkansas
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September 3, 2025
(NEXSTAR) – Despite the abysmal odds, America’s love affair with the lottery continues – especially in one state. In fact, the latest data shows a jump in how much Americans are spending on a chance to win big, with a handful of states well above...
U mad, bro?: Steelers uncertainty, Cam Heyward's contract lead to prickly reader interactions
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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September 4, 2025
Cam Heyward’s contractual situation is still sticky. The Pittsburgh Steelers did very little in the preseason to assure fans that 2025 is going to be much different than recent years past, and hope for the future with the upcoming crop of...
Law roundup: Rude awakening for napping man
Daily Inter Lake - Montana
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September 4, 2025
Naptime was over, permanently, for a man in his 70s who was reportedly banned from a location where an employee said he had been sleeping for the last two hours after stopping there for a snooze the previous day. He left to get some shut eye...
George Washington: Things you might not know about the first president of the United States
Black Hills FOX News - South Dakota
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September 4, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - He’s known as the “Father of Our Country.” Here are a few things you might not know about the man on the $1 bill. George Washington was born in Virginia on Feb. 22, 1732. He never went to college. His formal education...
U.S. busts China-based fentanyl ring, charges 29 in operation
United Press International (UPI)
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Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The Trump administration announced Wednesday that an unprecedented law enforcement operation has busted a Chinese-based fentanyl drug and money laundering conspiracy, resulting in charges against 22 Chinese nationals, four Chinese...
The Case for a U.S. Alliance With India
Foreign Affairs
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September 4, 2025
Tariffs, Russian oil purchases, and renewed tensions regarding Pakistan have caused a rapid and regrettable downturn in the U.S.-Indian relationship, replete with public insults and recriminations. As Washington and New Delhi evaluate the state of...
Trump administration takes tariffs fight to U.S. Supreme Court
CBC/Radio-Canada
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September 4, 2025
The Trump administration took the fight over its tariffs to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking the justices to rule quickly that the president has the power to impose sweeping trade penalties under federal law. The U.S. government called...
U.S. National Forest land in Arizona could lose protections
KOLD News 13 - Arizona
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September 3, 2025
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - About a third of the U.S. National Forest lands could lose significant federal protection soon, including in Arizona. The Trump Administration is taking public comment for its plans to repeal the “Roadless Rule” that was...
U.N. nuclear chief presses Iran to strike deal on inspections soon
Japan Times
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September 4, 2025
Vienna – The U.N. nuclear watchdog's talks with Iran on how to resume inspections at sites including those Israel and the United States bombed cannot go on for months on end, its chief said on Wednesday, pushing for a deal as early as this week....