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A Michigan teenager was the recipient of what could be the first double lung transplant on a person whose lungs were severely damaged from vaping, health officials said Tuesday. CBC | World News
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U.S. Fed’s Jerome Powell urges Congress to tackle growing budget deficit
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday urged Congress to tackle the growing budget deficit but also underscored the current health of the nation’s economy. CBC | World News
Read More »Split U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to allow Trump administration to end DACA
Sharply at odds with liberal justices, the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed ready Tuesday to allow the Trump administration to abolish protections that permit 660,000 immigrants to work in the United States free from the threat of deportation. CBC | World News
Read More »Neil Young says U.S. dual citizenship process stalled because of marijuana use
The legendary singer-songwriter and proud Canadian says he passed a test in which he was asked many questions and answered truthfully, but was recently told he must do another test due to his use of cannabis. CBC | World News
Read More »5 things to watch for as wild ride of U.S. presidential campaign really gets going
One year out from the vote that will determine whether Donald Trump earns a second term in the White House, the campaign south of the border is about to get much more frantic. Here’s what you need to know to make sense of what’s happening amid all the twists, turns and noise. CBC | World News
Read More »Bloomberg opens door to 2020 Democratic run for U.S. president
Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, is opening the door to a 2020 Democratic presidential campaign, warning the current field of candidates is ill equipped to defeat U.S. President Donald Trump. CBC | World News
Read More »China sentences 9 in fentanyl trafficking case after U.S. tip
A Chinese court sentenced nine fentanyl traffickers on Thursday in a case culminating a rare collaboration between Chinese and U.S. law enforcement to crack down on global networks that manufacture and distribute lethal synthetic opioids. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. House committee to start public impeachment hearings next week
The U.S. House of Representatives intelligence committee will kick off a series of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump next week, the panel’s Democratic chairman said Wednesday. CBC | World News
Read More »Teen vaping numbers in U.S. climb, fuelled by Juul and mint flavour, research shows
Teenagers in the U.S. who use electronic cigarettes prefer the Juul Labs brand, and mint is the favourite flavour for many of them, suggesting a shift after the company stopped selling fruit and dessert flavours in stores. CBC | World News
Read More »Watch the WBSC Premier 12 baseball tournament: U.S. vs. Dominican Republic
Watch live action from the WBSC Premier 12 baseball tournament, which also serves as a qualifying event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. CBC | Sports News
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