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Hush money testimony expected to focus on payment to ex-Playboy model
Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial is set to resume in New York on Thursday with a former tabloid publisher testifying about efforts to help Trump's 2016 presidential bid by burying negative stories, including an alleged affair with a former Playboy model. Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, 72, is a key witness in the case against the former U.S. president, who is accused of falsifying business records documenting a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her qu
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Thousands of plants blooming in tucked-away greenhouse will soon cover Wascana gardens, Government House
The flower beds at Wascana Park and Government House in Regina may be empty right now, but crews are hard at work behind the scenes, preparing thousands of flowers and greenery for planting season. But where do all those plants come from?Tucked away near Douglas Park is the Wascana Centre greenhouse, which is run by Saskatchewan's Provincial Capital Commission — the provincial body that is responsible for the management and operation of the Wascana Centre and Government House.The greenhouse is a
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Chinese military officials met US and Russian naval officials this week
Senior Chinese military officials held separate meetings with U.S. and Russian naval counterparts during a Western Pacific naval symposium in Qingdao this week, a Chinese defence ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. Spokesperson Wu Qian told a media briefing in Beijing that China's naval commander Admiral Hu Zhongming and political commissar Yuan Huazhi had a "deep exchange of views" with U.S. Pacific Fleet chief Admiral Stephen Koehler and Russia's naval commander Admiral Alexander Moiseyev
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Kremlin says U.S. long-range missiles sent to Ukraine will not change war's outcome
The Kremlin said on Thursday that deliveries of U.S. long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to Ukraine would not change the outcome of the war but would create more problems for Ukraine itself. The United States in recent weeks secretly shipped long-range missiles to Ukraine, which has so far used them twice, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.
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VideoAt least 21 migrants drown after shipwreck off Djibouti coast, many missing, local media says
State-run media says 21 migrants were found dead and many others are missing from a shipwreck Tuesday off Godorya Beach in Djibouti, on a popular route to Yemen. It was the second ship to capsize in almost two weeks. In the earlier incident 38 people died, bringing the death toll to approximately 59 from the two separate incidents.
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Government tells Ajax woman she may not be Canadian
Last September, 32-year-old Arielle Townsend came home to a letter from the federal immigration department stating her Canadian citizenship was at risk of being revoked. Townsend, who lives in Ajax, Ont., was "completely blindsided." She'd come to Canada as an infant in 1992. She was not yet a year old when a Mississauga, Ont., citizenship office issued her a citizen card."I was shocked and completely in disbelief," she said. "It's almost like you go to bed as one person, and then you wake up an
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Halifax plans for new homeless encampments as current ones fill up
Halifax is planning to open more designated sites for people experiencing homelessness, as the number of unhoused individuals in the municipality continues to grow and encampments become more cramped. According to a new staff report, four designated tenting locations are over capacity with more people regularly moving in. Meantime, tents and other structures are going up in non-designated locations, including in Dartmouth's Northbrook Park, Halifax Common and Point Pleasant Park.Max Chauvin, the
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