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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Canada would “cease to exist” if it weren’t for the United States — comments that came just days before Canadians are set to vote in an election dominated by Trump’s remarks on the country’s economy and sovereignty.Trump reinserted himself into Canada’s election during a signing ceremony inside the Oval Office, saying Canada “would cease to exist as a country” if the U.S. stopped buying its goods.“I have to be honest, as a state, it works great,” said Trump, who previously threatened to make the country the 51st state through economic coercion.Trump…

A community forum will focus on the importance of judicial independence in American democracy, and during the event, the public will hear from two candidates running for judge of the York County Court of Common Pleas.The forum and candidate conversation will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. May 13 in the Weinstock Lecture Hall at York College of Pennsylvania, according to a news release from the York County Bar Association. It is free to the public – though registration in advance is required.Dr. Nicholas Anspach, York College professor of political science and director of the Arthur J. Glatfelter…

Al Gore / Screenshot Former Vice-President Al Gore has compared the Trump administration to Nazi Germany. Addressing an audience at San Francisco’s Climate Week, Gore accused the Trump White House of “trying to create their own preferred version of reality” to push through their agenda in a fashion reminiscent of Hitler’s Nazi regime in the 1930s and ’40s. “I understand very well why it is wrong to compare Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich to any other movement,” Gore said. “But there are important lessons from the history of that emergent evil.” Still clinging to relevance decades after losing the 2000 election to…

The 1,500-meter world record holder Faith Kipyegon looks to break the 4-minute-mile barrier for … More women.Nike The 1,500-meter world-record holder for women, Faith Kipyegon, has a new dream. Nike hopes to help make it happen as part of the brand’s new Breaking4 effort to push Kipyegon toward becoming the first female to break the 4-minute-mile barrier. The two have choreographed every component of the attempt, set for June 26 at Stade Charléty in Paris, with every element of aerodynamics, apparel, footwear technology and race conditions designed to help the three-time Olympic champion from Kenya shave at least 7.65 seconds…

Podcaster Tim Pool took full advantage of his New Media seat in the White House Briefing Room to humiliate the corporate media to their faces … and it was glorious… “Many of the news organizations represented in this room have marched in lock step on false narratives, such as the ‘very fine people’ hoax, the Covington smear,” Pool said, prefacing his first official question to Awesome White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. “And now, the ‘Maryland man’ hoax, where an MS-13 gang member, adjudicated by two different judges, I believe, is simply being referred to as a ‘Maryland man’ over…

Russia’s ambassador to Germany, Sergey Nechayev, plans to attend another World War II commemoration, this time in the eastern German city of Torgau, where US and Soviet troops famously met on the Elbe river on April 25, 1945.A Russian embassy spokesman told dpa that Nechayev would accept the city’s invitation and take part in Friday’s events.Torgau officials said they had not issued formal invitations but had informed several embassies in February. Moscow also asked for speaking time, which the city declined, saying it did not wish to “provide a platform.”Last week, Nechayev appeared at a memorial on the Seelow Heights…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz pledged Wednesday night to do everything in his power to protect Minnesotans from the chaos that he said President Donald Trump has unleashed on the country and the world.Delivering his annual State of the State speech to a joint session of the Legislature, the Democratic governor said Minnesota is as strong as it has ever been, but it is a “moment of great uncertainty for our nation.” And he said that is no accident, but the result of the Republican president’s choices.“The president of the United States has chosen – chosen! –…

Thousands of properties across Connecticut could become more attractive for redevelopment now that the state legislature has streamlined regulations for how properties are evaluated for potential contamination and cleanup — a major issue in a state with a deep-rooted industrial heritage.The legislature approved changes to the “Transfer Act,” which since 1980 has set regulations for environmental testing of properties that were up for sale.The law has long criticized as dampening development because all properties at which 100 kilograms — about 220 pounds — of hazardous waste was dealt with in any one month had to undergo environmental testing before a…

The tech billionaire and US Treasury secretary have clashed over who should control the Internal Revenue Service Tech billionaire Elon Musk and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent were involved in a heated shouting match inside the White House last week, reportedly trading expletives and personal insults during a confrontation over leadership of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), according to Axios.The incident reportedly unfolded in the West Wing on Thursday within earshot of President Donald Trump and visiting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The two men argued over Trump’s recent decision to name Gary Shapley, Musk’s preferred candidate, as acting IRS…

Remigration Demonstration via Heute.at Sweden’s center-right coalition government—supported by the national-conservative Sweden Democrats—is set to roll out a sweeping new plan that will dramatically increase financial incentives for migrants who voluntarily leave the country, marking one of the most generous “return grant” programs in Europe. Unveiled on Wednesday, the proposed policy would offer up to SEK 600,000 ($61,134) to migrant families who choose to repatriate or resettle outside the European Union and select neighboring countries. Individual adults could receive SEK 350,000 ($35,974), while couples may qualify for up to SEK 500,000 ($50,933). Families would also be eligible for an additional…