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George Santos, a former congressman who has been embroiled in criminal and ethical investigations over his conduct, has been expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives after his peers voted to kick him out Friday, becoming only the sixth member ousted from the chamber in its history. CBC | World News
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Zelenskyy says domestic weapons production, U.S. election critical for Ukraine war success
Ukrainian President Volodymyr praised his troops in an exclusive interview Thursday with The Associated Press but admitted this year’s counteroffensive ‘did not achieve the desired result.’ As well, he said, there are many challenges ahead. CBC | World News
Read More »McIntosh beats Ledecky for 400m freestyle gold, breaks star’s meet record at U.S. Open
Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh won a highly anticipated showdown with American superstar Katie Ledecky at the U.S. Open Swimming Championships on Thursday. The Toronto teen delivered a dominant performance in the women’s 400-metre freestyle final, clocking a meet record time of three minutes 59.42 seconds. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Henry Kissinger, polarizing statesman who shaped U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam War era, dead at 100
Henry Kissinger, a controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner and diplomatic powerhouse whose service as secretary of state under U.S. presidents Nixon and Ford left an indelible mark on U.S. foreign policy, died on Wednesday. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. indictment alleges multiple Indian assassination plans across North America
A recently unsealed U.S. criminal indictment has unleashed an unprecedented flood of details about an alleged plot connected to the Indian government to carry out multiple assassinations in North America. CBC | World News
Read More »Arrest made in U.S. shooting of 3 college students of Palestinian descent
Police have arrested a suspect in the shooting of three young men of Palestinian descent who were attending a Thanksgiving holiday gathering near the University of Vermont campus. The 48-year-old suspect is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. star Mikaela Shiffrin wins 6th slalom on home snow at Killington, beating Petra Vlhova
Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States pleased the home crowd by posting the fastest time in both runs, finishing in 1:42.02 and beating her Slovakian rival Petra Vlhova by 0.33 seconds in Sunday’s giant slalom World Cup in Killington, Vt. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Right-wing U.S. media covered fiction as fact: A non-existent terrorist attack from Canada at Rainbow Bridge
For a few hours, America’s right-wing media treated fiction as fact, speculating the explosion at a Canada-U.S. border crossing near Niagara Falls was a terrorist attack from Canada — feeding calls for a northern border wall. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. demands immediate release of ship, crew seized by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
The United States on Monday denounced the seizure of a cargo ship in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement as a violation of international law and demanded the immediate release of the vessel and its crew. CBC | World News
Read More »Rosalynn Carter, humanitarian and wife of former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, dead at 96
The Carter Center said she died Sunday after living with dementia and suffering many months of declining health. CBC | World News
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