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Millions of Americans may now also be considered Canadian under a new law
Millions more Americans might qualify for dual Canadian citizenship under a recent change to Canada's requirements that has led to a surge in applications from its southern neighbor.
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Exchange of gunfire inside Mall of Louisiana leaves 1 person dead and 5 wounded
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Trump unveils deal with Regeneron to lower drug prices as part of most-favored-nation initiative
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Debris from Hurricane Helene is helping fuel Georgia's wildfires
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US still delivering weapons to Ukraine, Zelenskyy says, as Prince Harry visits Kyiv
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Immigration
LI man who pleaded guilty to rape asks judge to vacate conviction after being deported
The defendant pleaded guilty in October 2025 to third-degree rape in exchange for a 6-month jail sentence, with 10 years of post-release supervision, under a deal with prosecutors that was signed off on by a judge.
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Hamptons village bans its police from cooperation deals with ICE
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Town urged to end ICE shooting range deal
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East Hampton considers barring police from cooperating with ICE
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What to know about a kidnapping case involving a child flown back to the US from Cuba
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Firefighter heard 'stop, stop' before LaGuardia jet crash, but didn't know who it was for, NTSB says
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Justice Department's watchdog is reviewing compliance with the law mandating Epstein files release
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Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift
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Trump orders US military to 'shoot and kill' Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz
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Ex-Philippine President Duterte to face trial on crimes against humanity charges
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Residents in rural Sudan say the Iran war has made it harder to get medicines
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EU approves a $106B loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto
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2 trains collide in Denmark, leaving 5 people critically injured
Key takeaways from a report into the deadly plane crash at LaGuardia Airport
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Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool gets a blue coating as Trump tackles renovation project
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'Two ways of calculating': Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices
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Trump administration vows crackdown on Chinese companies 'exploiting' AI models made in US
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US soldier charged with using classified intel to win $400K Polymarket bet on Maduro raid
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Haiti's new UN-backed gang-fighting force exceeds funding expectations
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Trump's 'gold card' visa starting at $1 million granted to just 1 person so far, White House says
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Amnesty International and rights groups issue a World Cup travel advisory for the US
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Michigan schools get creative, competitive, to curb high absenteeism
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Bill would stop California DMV from making millions off auctioned cars without telling the owners
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Republican proposes giving Democratic-leaning part of Virginia back to DC after redistricting vote
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Vermont prosecutor declines to charge six protesters arrested at South Burlington ICE raid
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Honolulu Traffic Cams Catch Speeders. But Most Don't Get Tickets
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Emory professors take on their own university after arrests at 2024 Israel-Hamas war protest
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6 plead guilty and 1 found not guilty in Mississippi drug trafficking bribery scheme
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