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NTSB chair says Norfolk Southern interfered with derailment probe after botching vent-and-burn call

NTSB chair says Norfolk Southern interfered with derailment probe after botching vent-and-burn call

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that Norfolk Southern repeatedly tried to interfere with the agency's investigation into the East Palestine derailment and shape its conclusions about the f
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Anti-tax protesters storm Kenya's parliament, drawing police fire as president vows to quash unrest

Anti-tax protesters storm Kenya's parliament, drawing police fire as president vows to quash unrest

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Thousands of protesters stormed Kenya’s parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals , burning part of the building, sending lawmakers fleeing and drawing fire from police in unrest that the president vowed to quash.
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Rogers pairs with Disney to offer ad-supported Disney Plus tier to cable subscribers

Rogers pairs with Disney to offer ad-supported Disney Plus tier to cable subscribers

TORONTO — Rogers Communications is cozying up with Disney Plus to give its TV subscribers the popular streaming service for free.
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Pembina, Haisla First Nation give green light to proposed US$4B LNG project

Pembina, Haisla First Nation give green light to proposed US$4B LNG project

CALGARY — Canada is set to have another liquefied natural gas export terminal as project proponents have green-lit the majority Indigenous-owned US$4-billion Cedar LNG facility.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters and counter-protesters face off at new Montreal encampment

Pro-Palestinian protesters and counter-protesters face off at new Montreal encampment

MONTREAL — Pro-Palestinian protesters and counter-protesters faced off on Tuesday afternoon at a downtown Montreal square, where a new encampment tied to the war in the Gaza Strip was set up over the weekend.
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Alimentation Couche-Tard earnings drop as consumers watch spending

Alimentation Couche-Tard earnings drop as consumers watch spending

LAVAL, Que. — Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. says its net earnings fell by almost a third in its fourth quarter as inflation-squeezed consumers watch their spending.
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Calgarians may see full water service restored earlier than expected: mayor

Calgarians may see full water service restored earlier than expected: mayor

CALGARY — Calgary's weeks-long water crisis, which has prompted civic officials to ask residents to cut back on showers and other activities, may end a little sooner than expected.
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S&P/TSX composite closes down as telecom and metal stocks fall, U.S. markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite closes down as telecom and metal stocks fall, U.S. markets mixed

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed down Tuesday on the same day inflation came in higher than expected, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index ended down 60.11 points at 21,788.
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GM brings in new CEO to steer troubled Cruise robotaxi service while Waymo ramps up in San Francisco

GM brings in new CEO to steer troubled Cruise robotaxi service while Waymo ramps up in San Francisco

General Motors on Tuesday named a veteran technology executive with roots in the video game industry to steer its troubled robotaxi service Cruise as it tries to recover from a gruesome collision that triggered the suspension of its California licens
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Stock market today: A rebound for Nvidia has it back to masking losses for much of Wall Street

Stock market today: A rebound for Nvidia has it back to masking losses for much of Wall Street

NEW YORK (AP) — A rebound for Nvidia propped up a weakened Wall Street and kept U.S. stock indexes close to their records. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% Tuesday and neared its all-time high set a week earlier. The Nasdaq composite leaped 1.
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