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Newsom's office warns Californians to avoid Chevron this holiday weekend, citing high gas prices

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is in a spat with a major oil company over who is to blame for the state's high gas prices, with the Democratic governor's office urging drivers...

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CAE profits drop as Iran war takes a toll on demand for pilot training

MONTREAL — CAE Inc. says profits plunged in its latest quarter amid conflict in the Middle East, even as revenues ticked up. The flight simulator maker says net income attributable to shareholders sank...

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Meta settles social media addiction case brought by rural Kentucky school district

Social media companies including Meta have settled the first of many lawsuits brought by hundreds of school districts seeking compensation for costs they say they incurred dealing with harms to children's...

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As permafrost thaws, some headwaters in Canada's North turn orange and toxic: study

Ancient bedrock exposed by disappearing permafrost is releasing toxic metals into Canada's northern rivers, a new study says, with once-pristine subarctic streams now comparable in some cases to highly...

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CRTC triples streamers' financial contributions to Canadian content

OTTAWA — Large TV streaming services like Netflix must contribute 15 per cent of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content, the federal broadcast regulator said Thursday. That’s three times the five-per-cent...

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Ohio data center tax break cost $1.4 billion more than expected in 2025

Ohio’s biggest tax break for data centers is more expensive than once thought. A lot more expensive. In 2024, the state sales tax exemption for data centers cost Ohio about $555 million...

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B.C. to rename Site C dam after deceased premier John Horgan

VICTORIA — British Columbia is renaming the Site C hydro dam after deceased premier John Horgan, a project he didn't support but allowed it to go ahead as costs ballooned. Premier David Eby announced...

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Two men charged with creating AI-generated porn under new law targeting 'deepfakes'

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged two men with using artificial intelligence to create nude videos and photos of female celebrities under a newly enacted law meant to halt the spread of...

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US and Mexico pledge ongoing joint security efforts during DHS Secretary Mullin visit

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said that she and the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin agreed Thursday to maintain bilateral cooperation rooted in mutual respect. ...

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Pa. can move ahead with broadband expansion after feds back down on wage dispute

Pennsylvania can move ahead with spending more than $700 million on expanding high-speed internet in rural areas, after federal officials backed down from a threat to withhold the money because of a dispute...

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