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Judge denies emergency request to keep UCLA football at Rose Bowl
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Wednesday denied a request by the Rose Bowl Operating Co. and the City of Pasadena for a temporary restraining order in their bid to keep UCLA football games at the Rose Bowl. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Chalfant said the parties had not demonstrated an emergency that…
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Parents search for children missing since a volcanic eruption in Colombia 40 years ago
ARMERO, Colombia (AP) — Martha Lucía López released the boat into the river alongside hundreds of others with the faces of missing children, in one last attempt to find her son, or rather, to pray that he would find her. Her son, Sergio Melendro, was one of hundreds of children reported missing when a volcanic…
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Farmer gives town deadlines for plan to fix flooding tied to municipal drain
Repeated flooding on a Niagara-on-the-Lake farm has pushed grower Michael Watson to give the Town of NOTL an ultimatum. After offering the town an Oct. 31 deadline to outline concrete steps to fix the problem, warning he’d take legal action if it didn’t, he’s now giving it until Nov. 30 to provide a full report…
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Trump seeks greater control of independent regulators with his new executive order
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is moving to give the White House direct control of independent federal regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission. The executive order that Trump signed Tuesday gives the president more power to shape the oversight of the financial system…
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DOGE notches courtroom wins as Elon Musk crusades to slash federal government
WASHINGTON (AP) — Although some parts of President Donald Trump ’s agenda are getting bogged down by litigation, Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency is having better luck in the courtroom. Labor unions, Democrats and federal employees have filed several lawsuits arguing that DOGE is running roughshod over privacy protections or usurping power from…
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Gananoque police reiterate ‘Grandparent Scam’ warning
Fraudsters are preying on seniors in the Thousand Islands region, using fear and urgency to steal thousands in a growing wave of “grandparent scams,” the Gananoque Police Service reiterated this week. “What sparked the media post (last week) was a local resident had reported an estimated financial loss of $6,000,” said Sgt. Lynsay Dickson, as…
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Senators ask Trump’s Labor Department nominee where her allegiance would lie
NEW YORK (AP) — Members of a Senate committee grilled Labor Secretary-designate Lori Chavez-DeRemer on Wednesday about her past support of pro-union legislation, her position on raising the federal minimum wage and her willingness to disagree with President Donald Trump. Democrats sought assurances during the nominee’s confirmation hearing that Chavez-DeRemer would protect private data held…
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Trump seeks greater control of independent regulators with his new executive order
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is moving to give the White House direct control of independent federal regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission. The executive order that Trump signed Tuesday gives the president more power to shape the oversight of the financial system…
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Union raises privatization concerns
The PEI Union Of Public Sector Employees, UPSE, which represents 5,000 members across various public and private sectors, is sounding the alarm about privatization creeping into the public service, especially health services. Karen Jackson, who is the president of UPSE and represents approximately 1,200 LPNs, said Health PEI hiring private RNs and LPNs is not…
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City taking hands off approach to clear dangers at former GM site in St. Catharines
Many of the toxic risks posed by the former GM site on Ontario Street in St. Catharines are clear. As previously reported by The Pointer, Environmental Site Assessments obtained after a two-year fight with the City and GM officials who fought to keep the documents hidden from public view, revealed contamination of a number of…
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Georgia Republicans advance a plan to leave a bipartisan voter data group, despite warnings
ATLANTA (AP) — For years, Republicans echoing President Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 presidential election was ridden with voter fraud have pushed for states to leave a bipartisan group that lets officials share data to keep voter rolls accurate. Nine have, but none since October 2023. A new bill advanced Tuesday by House…