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Brazil's lifelike doll craze goes from shopping malls to state legislatures

Brazil's lifelike doll craze goes from shopping malls to state legislatures

SAO PAULO (AP) — Videos featuring emotional moments with hyper-realistic baby dolls have sparked both online fascination and political debate in Brazil , with lawmakers even bringing the lifelike dolls into legislatures.
Japan says China will resume Japanese seafood imports it halted over Fukushima water discharge

Japan says China will resume Japanese seafood imports it halted over Fukushima water discharge

TOKYO (AP) — China will resume Japanese seafood imports that it banned in 2023 over worries about Japan's discharge of wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea, a Japanese official said Friday.
Search continues in the St. Lawrence River for entangled North Atlantic right whale

Search continues in the St. Lawrence River for entangled North Atlantic right whale

Experts with the federal Fisheries Department and Parks Canada are searching the St. Lawrence River estuary for a North Atlantic right whale tangled in fishing gear.
Ex-assistant testifies Sean 'Diddy' Combs sexually assaulted her and used violence to get his way

Ex-assistant testifies Sean 'Diddy' Combs sexually assaulted her and used violence to get his way

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ former personal assistant testified Thursday that the hip-hop mogul sexually assaulted her, threw her into a swimming pool, dumped a bucket of ice on her and slammed a door against her arm during a torturous eight
Ottawa tabling bill to skirt impact assessment law for 'national interest' projects

Ottawa tabling bill to skirt impact assessment law for 'national interest' projects

OTTAWA — The federal government is developing a "national interest" bill to fast-track nation-building projects with a streamlined regulatory approval process as a substitute for reviews under the Impact Assessment Act.
What happens to Trump’s tariffs now that a court has knocked them down?

What happens to Trump’s tariffs now that a court has knocked them down?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has audaciously claimed virtually unlimited power to bypass Congress and impose sweeping taxes on foreign products. Now a federal court has thrown a roadblock in his path. A three-judge panel of the U.S.
Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs back on after appeals court decision

Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs back on after appeals court decision

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs are still hitting most countries around the world after a federal appeals court temporarily paused a decision from the U.S. Court of International Trade.
It's not a reprint. Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal

It's not a reprint. Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal

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Five things you need to know as Trump's tariffs go back to court

Five things you need to know as Trump's tariffs go back to court

WASHINGTON — The world buckled up for another roller-coaster ride of uncertainty this week as U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff agenda made its way through the courts.
'I was innocent': Ontario man returns home after arrest in Dominican Republic

'I was innocent': Ontario man returns home after arrest in Dominican Republic

When David Bennett decided to escape Canada's icy winter with a weeklong trip to the Dominican Republic, he never imagined he'd be fighting to get back on Canadian soil for more than two months. Bennett has finally returned to his Burlington, Ont.