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The Trump administration has suggested bringing the U.S. Postal Service under White House control, and having mail carriers conduct the census. Here’s what to know about the controversial ideas. (Image credit: Brandon Bell)

Police are experimenting with various methods to determine whether drivers are under the influence of marijuana, but unlike alcohol, a number of factors make that difficult to know with certainty. (Image credit: Kathryn Scott Osler)

Prince Frederik of Luxembourg, the youngest son of Prince Robert of Luxembourg and Princess Julie of Nassau, died in Paris at age 22 on March 1—a day after Rare Disease Day—of a rare genetic disease known as POLG. His father

US ‘just about’ ready to lift Ukraine intel freeze, Trump says ahead of Saudi meet  ABC News US ‘just about’ ends intelligence freeze with Ukraine  DW (English) Trump says intel pause on Ukraine has been ‘just about’ lifted; says tariffs will make

President Trump said that Americans would be better off in the long run from his tariffs, which he said would prevent the country from being “ripped off.”

A war monitoring group says clashes and revenge killings in Syria leave more than 1,000 dead

In Canada, Mark Carney won the Liberal Party’s leadership contest, and will replace outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He’s not fond of Trump suggesting that Canada become America’s 51st state.

Trump says US economy in ‘transition’ as trade war escalates  BBC.com

WARREN, Mich. — Bernie Sanders is standing alone on the back of a pickup truck shouting into a bullhorn. He’s facing several hundred ecstatic voters huddled outside a suburban Detroit high school—the group that did not fit inside the high

Mark Carney to Be the Next Prime Minister of Canada  The New York Times Who will replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s Liberal Party leader? Here’s what you need to know  CNN Trump, on Air Force One, voices optimism about Ukraine negotiations  Yahoo Liberal