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Obama to deliver major speech on drones Guantanamo
President Obama is expected to deliver the first major speech of his second term on counterterrorism policies on Thursday May 23, and MSNBC.com's Richard Wolffe, Demos' Heather McGhee, economist Jared Bernstein, the New York Times' Mark Mazzetti and fmr. National Press Secretary Ben LaBolt discusses what to expect from the ...
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Obama to visit site of tornado devastation and visit families
President Obama is expected to visit the site of Monday's tornado in Oklahoma, and a memorial is also planned for the 24 who died in the twister. MSNBC's Craig Melvin reports from Moore, Okla. on the ...
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Two girls die at same hospital after tonsillectomies
Laurie Boulanger. (Submitted photo) MONTREAL - Two young girls have died following tonsillectomies performed by the same surgeon at the same hospital south of Quebec City, QMI Agency has learned. A third girl is in serious condition but it's not clear if she was treated by the surgeon at the Centre hospitalier de Beauce-Etchemins in Saint-Georges, about 100 km south of Quebec City. ...
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Calgary listed as one of Canadas more affordable housing markets
CALGARY -- Calgary's housing market renaissance has not been a steady process, as the overall improving trend in resale activity was inconsistent last year, says a report released today by RBC Economics Research.But the city remains one of the more affordable housing markets in Canada.The latest Housing Trends and Affordability Report said recent statistics, however, show that resales in ...
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Woman run over 3 times by own car
(Fotolia.com) TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. - A newspaper deliverywoman was somehow run over three times by her own car during a botched parking job Wednesday morning. It happened in Trois-Rivieres, Que., about halfway between Montreal and Quebec City, her newspaper said on its website. The woman confused "park" and "reverse" on her gear shifter prior to exiting the car, according ...
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Ex Lt.-Gov. of Quebec will face trial for fraud
Lise Thibault. (STEVENS LEBLANC/QMI Agency) OTTAWA - It appears that former Quebec lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault isn't above the law after all. The Supreme Court refused Thursday to hear Thibault's petition to avoid trial for allegedly defrauding taxpayers of $700,000 through double-billing and lavish spending. Thibault, 73, said because she was the Queen's representative, ...
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‘Canada taking a step backwards’ Decriminalize hard drugs to fight addiction B.C. report says
OTTAWA -- The personal use of illicit drugs, from heroin to crack cocaine, should be decriminalized as part of a federal-provincial strategy to tackle drug abuse, a B.C.-based national coalition of drug policy experts argue in a report to be released Thursday. The report denounces the Harper government's aggressive war on drugs that has put the emphasis on law enforcement while steering ...
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Trudeau’s Liberals hit historic highs as senate scandal has ‘drastic effect’ on Tories poll
With the Conservatives ensnarled in the biggest political scandal in their seven years in government, a new poll suggests Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are en route to winning a massive majority in the next election. More than four in 10 Canadians, 44%, said they would vote Liberal in the next federal election, according to latest Forum Poll for ...
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‘Whoops’ moment during maintenance may be behind million-person Montreal boil-water warning
MONTREAL -- Over one million Montrealers were affected by a boil-water advisory Wednesday after an apparent malfunction at Canada's second-biggest filtration plant. The incident resulted in brownish water gushing from fire hydrants and an unpleasant aroma wafting, at least temporarily, over parts of the city. The boil-water advisory applied to most of the island and even some neighbouring ...
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Obama nominates former campaign aide to federal personnel agency
President Obama says he will nominate Katherine Archuleta, a former top campaign aide, as director of the Office of Personnel Management. Archuleta would be the first Hispanic to direct the agency, which oversees and sets policies for the federal government's civil service workforce. Archuleta was national political director for Obama's presidential campaign in 2011 and 2012. If ...
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Obama Fans vs. The Factor
• Why did Eric Holder single out Fox News reporter James Rosen for scrutiny? Plus, Bette Midler sings the IRS’ praises for targeting the Tea Party. Adam Corolla reacts on tonight's O'Reilly ...
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Time Warner CEO Questioned About Obama Ties CNN Gun Coverage
at the entertainment conglomerate's annual shareholder meeting on Thursday touted the company's performance and outlook and answered questions about the objectivity of CNN and the company's relationship with the White ...
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Watch Jon Stewart Asks Bill OReilly if Obama Scandals Bring Him Sexual Arousal
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly paid a visit to Jon Stewart's studio yesterday, where the two discussed the recent spate of scandals plaguing the Obama administration. As we've learned in the past, these two sharply contrasting ideologues put on quite a show when they're in a room together. O'Reilly acted his usual, bigoted self, justifying Muslim profiling, while Stewart ...
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Alleged drug cartel member pleads guilty to murder attempted murder of 2 ICE agents in Mexico
WASHINGTON - An accused Mexican drug cartel member has pleaded guilty in the killing and wounding of two U.S. agents in Mexico. Julian Zapata Espinoza pleaded guilty Thursday to the February 2011 shootings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. He faces up to life in prison. Agent Jaime Zapata was killed and his colleague Victor Avila was wounded in the highway shooting. Several ...
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Obama may limit drone use discuss Guantanamo
Barack Obama will vow on Thursday to be more open to the public about the US fight against terrorism and may lay out limits for the use of lethal drones abroad while sketching a vision for closing the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In a major foreign policy speech after some two weeks of dealing with domestic scandals, Obama will underline his support for civil liberties in the face of ...
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Michelle Obama vacation Will critics slam this trip too
Michelle Obama vacation plans this summer reportedly may include a lengthy stay with Sasha and Malia on tony Martha's Vineyard. That's in addition to accompanying her husband ...
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Canada’s digital privacy laws in bad need of updating watchdog
With her mandate nearing its end at the end of the year, Canada's privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is again calling for stronger enforcement powers to help keep companies from straying from or disregarding Canadian privacy law.She released a position paper Thursday suggesting the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act is not able to adequately deal with privacy ...
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Mourners remember girl 9 killed in Okla. tornado
This undated handout photo provided by Brandie Candelaria shows Antonia Candelaria. Candelaria was killed when a tornado struck Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Brandie ...
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Guilty plea in shooting of ICE agents in Mexico
Julian Zapata Espinoza pleaded guilty Thursday to the February 2011 shootings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. He faces up to life in ...
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Farm bill Senate rejects GMO labeling amendment
WASHINGTON -; The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected an amendment that would allow states to require labeling of genetically modified ...
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Reports Obama To Limit Drones Urge Action On Guantanamo
From 'Morning Edition': Dina Temple-Raston reports Ahead of his much-anticipated speech Thursday afternoon at the National Defense University, there's word that President ...
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RNC Chairman Shows How Obama Scandals Can Backfire on GOP
If you wonder whether (and how) the IRS scandal and related White House shenanigans could backfire on Republicans, watch Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus. In the last 24 hours, the man who conducted the "autopsy" on a party battered by President Obama in 2012 reverted to GOP form - demonizing, politicizing and overreaching just enough to jeopardize his cause. ...
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Evacuated residents of ND city to return Friday
The threat of a possible dam failure on a river near a northeastern North Dakota city appears to be easing, and officials were considering Thursday when 1,300 evacuated residents would be able to return to their ...
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Hofstra petition seeks better off-campus security
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- More than 2,000 people have signed a petition asking Hofstra University to beef up off-campus security following the killing of a student.Andrea Rebello, a Hofstra junior, was accidentally shot by a police officer during a May 17 home invasion. The intruder, a prison parolee, was also killed.The petition was launched by a former Hofstra homecoming king and queen. It demands ...
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Obama to bring US drone programme out from legal shadows of the CIA
The White House was due to announce a series of measures aimed at moving the controversial US drone killings programme out of the "legal shadows" on Thursday.In a major counter-terrorism speech billed as marking the end of an unfettered "war" on ...
North America Feature
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North America's unknown potential disaster
North America is facing a potential ecological disaster that most people are not even aware of, according to scientists who have been studying the little brown bat (or myotis bat), the most common species of bat in the United States and the wider North American continent.
This is because the bat is under attack by a killer fungus that grows on the bats’ wings during hibernation and causes them to lose body fat and wake early from their sleep, which causes them to eventually die. The fungal infection is said by researchers to be capable of killing off the bat within the next 16 years when their current population, which numbers up to several million, may fall to just 0.01% of present levels. Read more
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