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Bernie Sanders’s rivals have raised the possibility of pushing him out on a second ballot if he enters this summer’s Democratic convention with a lead short of a first-ballot majority. That was the subtext of a revealing exchange in a presidential candidates’ debate Wednesday night in Las Vegas. CBC | World News
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More than 1,000 former DOJ officials call on U.S. Attorney General Barr to resign
The former officials, who served under both Republican and Democratic administrations, criticized William Barr, the country’s top law enforcement officer, for overruling his own prosecutors in a case that has prompted accusations that the Trump administration is weakening the rule of law. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. and Taliban agree to temporary truce in Afghanistan
The peace deal would call for negotiations between Afghans on both sides of the conflict to start next month, an eventual countrywide cease-fire and a commitment from the Taliban not to harbour terrorist groups like al-Qaeda, while setting a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. says Taliban has agreed to reduction in violence in Afghanistan
An airstrike in Afghanistan on Friday killed at least eight people — all believed to be civilians, residents said — just hours after U.S. statements that there had been a breakthrough in peace talks. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump ‘wasn’t bothered’ by U.S. attorney general’s critical comments: White House
U.S. Attorney General William Barr publicly swiped at Donald Trump on Thursday, declaring the president’s tweets about Justice Department prosecutors and open cases “make it impossible for me to do my job.” The White House said Barr has the president’s confidence, though Trump has bristled at criticism from officials before. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Senate passes bipartisan measure preventing Trump from unilaterally attacking Iran
The U.S. Senate approved a bipartisan measure Thursday limiting President Donald Trump’s authority to launch military operations against Iran. CBC | World News
Read More »Swiss politicians want answers over reports local firm was used by U.S., German spies
Senior members of the Swiss legislature are demanding a parliamentary investigation into a spying operation in which U.S. and German intelligence reportedly used a Swiss cryptography company as a front to eavesdrop on other countries. CBC | World News
Read More »Bernie Sanders may be just what U.S. capitalism needs, says top economist: Don Pittis
New book by economist Thomas Piketty is an endorsement of the need for ideological change, but the “socialist” label may be frightening people conditioned by years of Cold War rhetoric. CBC | World News
Read More »Canadian women’s soccer team falls to U.S. in Olympic qualifying championship final
The U.S. continued its mastery over Canada on Sunday, winning the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship 3-0 on second-half goals by Lynn Williams, Lindsey Horan and Megan Rapinoe. CBC | Sports News
Read More »U.S. politics may be in a state at the moment – but Canadians can’t afford to be smug about it
Canada’s institutions seem designed to resist some of the corrosive forces undermining politics in the United States. That’s a good thing – but it’s no excuse for complacency. CBC | World News
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