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Canadian Union of Postal Workers urges workers to reject contract offer

Canadian Union of Postal Workers urges workers to reject contract offer

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging workers to reject Canada Post's latest contract offer, saying a government-imposed vote on the Crown corporation's "best and final" offer sets a dangerous precedent.
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Tradition and faith meet at the coast in Spain every July to celebrate the patron of sailors

Tradition and faith meet at the coast in Spain every July to celebrate the patron of sailors

ESTEPONA, Spain (AP) — Silence falls on the beach in the former fishing village of Estepona as the sun sets over Spain’s southern coast .
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Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs

Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will release some previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Office of Management and Budget to allow the funds to be sent to sta
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Understanding Canada's moves to block cheap steel imports

Understanding Canada's moves to block cheap steel imports

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced tighter rules around steel imports this week.
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After years of tough rules on liquids and footwear, US air travel may be on the cusp of a new era

After years of tough rules on liquids and footwear, US air travel may be on the cusp of a new era

NEW YORK (AP) — When limits on liquids were introduced at TSA checkpoints across the country in 2006, bins overflowed with bottled water, toothpaste, shaving cream and so much more.
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Chevron gets go ahead for $53B Hess deal, and access to one of the biggest oil finds this decade

Chevron gets go ahead for $53B Hess deal, and access to one of the biggest oil finds this decade

HOUSTON (AP) — Chevron has scored a critical ruling in Paris that has given it the go-ahead for a $53 billion acquisition of Hess and access to one of the biggest oil finds of the decade.
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Discovery 'Shark Week' has breaching great whites, looks back at 'Jaws' and starts with some dancing

Discovery 'Shark Week' has breaching great whites, looks back at 'Jaws' and starts with some dancing

NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years ago, “Jaws” unlocked dread in millions about man-eating sharks. This summer, that fear may be somewhat reduced as they become contestants on a TV dance show.
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Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' is canceled by CBS and will end in May 2026

Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' is canceled by CBS and will end in May 2026

CBS is canceling “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” next May, shuttering a decades-old TV institution in a changing media landscape and removing from air one of President Donald Trump’s most prominent and persistent late-night critics.
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What does one do on their last day as a ballerina? Gillian Murphy will jump off a cliff (gracefully)

What does one do on their last day as a ballerina? Gillian Murphy will jump off a cliff (gracefully)

NEW YORK (AP) — In every career, there are plenty of consequential decisions to be made. And they tend to get more consequential as time goes on.
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Cape Breton's Donkin coal mine up for sale by U.S.-based owner

Cape Breton's Donkin coal mine up for sale by U.S.-based owner

HALIFAX — An idle Cape Breton underground coal mine that has been plagued by rockfalls is up for sale. Nova Scotia-based Morien Resources Corp.
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