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Residents of Canada, U.S. border towns fear Trump creating divisions

by Anne-Marie PROVOST A shared library, sports fields and fire stations. The American border town of Derby Line and its Canadian twin Stanstead have been living in harmony for more than two centuries, but their bonds are being tested by

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WATCH LIVE: Kristi Noem testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for DHS secretary

Noem will appear Friday before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for her confirmation hearing to be the next secretary of homeland security.

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‘Who’s in charge?’ Foreign diplomats baffled by Trump’s flood of ‘special envoys’

A decision by Donald Trump to continue to hand out political rewards in the form of appointments to be a “special envoy” to U.S. allies has foreign diplomats wary of who they should listen to and who they should ignore.

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Supreme Court may announce opinions Friday as decision on TikTok ban looms – CBS News

Supreme Court may announce opinions Friday as decision on TikTok ban looms  CBS News Biden won’t enforce TikTok ban, official says, leaving fate of app to Trump  The Associated Press Iowa TikTok stars could lose thousands if app is banned  Axios Why Trump

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White House’s Pandemic Office, Busy With Bird Flu, Has Uncertain Future Under Trump

The White House office in charge of preparing for the next pandemic is down a wide black-and-white checkerboard hallway in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Its windows look out across an alleyway toward the West Wing. In recent months, the

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When Facts Fall Short

The presidential inauguration is when our nation has traditionally moved past the intense us-versus-them mindset of an election. It’s a moment for us to come together and start finding compromise. But for the past decade—and especially today—compromise feels impossible between

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Trump says ceasefire ‘would’ve never happened’ without his team

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday the ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas would have never been reached without pressure from him and his incoming administration. The agreement, which would exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, awaits

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Italy’s Meloni leads European efforts to charm Trump

by Alice RITCHIE Boasting a film night at Mar-a-Lago, an invitation to Monday’s inauguration and good relations with Elon Musk, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni has positioned herself as the closest mainstream European leader to Donald Trump. But analysts caution that the

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‘Mini-Musks’ channel tech titan in EU Parliament

by Adrien DE CALAN Fidias Panayiotou, a Cypriot YouTuber-turned-lawmaker who snatched his 15 minutes of fame by hugging Elon Musk, is doubtless the tech titan’s biggest fan in the European Parliament — but far from the only one. Lawmakers across

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How Long Will It Take and How Much Will It Cost to Rebuild Gaza?

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are eager to leave miserable tent camps and return to their homes if a long-awaited ceasefire agreement halts the Israel-Hamas war, but many will find there is nothing left and no way to rebuild. Israeli

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