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Obama, Bill Clinton to join Biden to raise $25 million at event with Queen Latifah and Lizzo
President Joe Biden will get a boost from Democratic predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton on Thursday at a fundraiser in New York slated to raise more than $25 million and add some oomph to Biden's 2024 re-election campaign. Biden and the two former commanders-in-chief will take part in a discussion moderated by "The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert at Radio City Music Hall in front of thousands of guests at what Biden's re-election campaign said would be the most successful political fund
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VideoChocolate factory pumps out stock at frantic pace to meet Easter demand
Many people across the globe will observe the weekend, either through church or some form of religious ritual; some will mark the occasion through food and family gatherings, while others look forward to tucking away as many chocolate treats for their loved ones to find. (AP video/Sebabatso Mosamo)
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VideoUS journalist marks a year in Russian prison as courts keep extending his time behind bars
For Evan Gershkovich, the dozen appearances in Moscow's courts over the past year have fallen into a pattern.
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In the news today: Foreign interference inquiry continues, Ontario opens comms centre
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Foreign interference inquiry to hear from chief electoral officer Canada's chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, is slated to testify this morning at a commission of inquiry into foreign meddling allegations and how the government responded to them. The hearings are delving into possible foreign interference by China, India, Russia and others in the last two general elec
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Killer whale rescue tactics could involve plan to lift orca calf out of lagoon
ZEBALLOS, B.C. — Experts are reconsidering their options on a rescue plan for the young killer whale trapped by the tide in a remote lagoon off Northern Vancouver Island. Paul Cottrell, the marine mammal co-ordinator at the Fisheries Department, says they are thinking about changing tactics in efforts to convince the two-year-old calf to leave the shallow lagoon, depending on the animal's health. He says they have not ruled out attempting to put the calf in a sling and lifting it back to the ope
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Foreign interference inquiry slated to hear from chief electoral officer
OTTAWA — Canada's chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, is slated to testify this morning at a commission of inquiry into foreign meddling allegations and how the government responded to them. The hearings are delving into possible foreign interference by China, India, Russia and others in the last two general elections. As head of Elections Canada, Perrault is responsible for ensuring Canadians can exercise their democratic rights to vote and be a candidate. The inquiry, led by Quebec jud
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Here's the latest for Thursday March 28th: Ship that hit Baltimore bridge had routine engine maintenance; Fighting along Israel-Lebanon border; Stabbing attacks in Rockford, Illinois. Former Senator Joe Lieberman dies at age 82.