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Britain will allow two nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point where cracks were found to resume limited operations ahead of their scheduled closure in 2022, the sector’s regulator said on Wednesday. Operated by France’s EDF, the two reactors at Hinkley Point B power station in Somerset, southwest England, will each be allowed to operate for two […]

The Chicago teachers union in a recent letter advised members to keep secret whether they’ve received a COVID-19 vaccine. “Last week, Chicago Public Schools announced a new Board Rule allowing it to instruct all employees to provide CPS their vaccination status by tomorrow. Remember, CPS made this request without notifying or negotiating with the Union,”

A Michigan judge ruled last week that Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s last October guidance relating to ballot signature verification was not in compliance with the law and thus it’s invalid. Michigan Republican Party and Allegan County clerk Robert Genetski filed the lawsuit on Nov. 2, 2020, against Benson and Jonathan Brater, director of the

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday said he’s concerned about the campaign to oust him from office. “Am I worried about it? Of course, I’m worried about it,” Newsom, a Democrat in his first term, said during an appearance on ABC’s “The View.” “The nature of these things, the up or down question, the zero-sum

TORONTO—Public health officials are urging St. Patrick’s Day revellers to follow physical distancing and other anti-pandemic guidelines today. The main concern is that gatherings and celebrations could turn into COVID-19 super-spreader events. Some provinces and cities have put new restrictions in place; others will rely on existing measures. The Irish embassy in Ottawa is holding

A 21-year-old Michigan man faces criminal charges for allegedly making death threats against Democrat officials—President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer—according to the state attorney general’s office. Joshua Docter from Holland, Michigan, faces one count of threat of terrorism and one count of using a computer to commit a

Low-level crack cocaine defendants should benefit from a 2018 federal law that reduced prison sentences for certain offenses, the Biden administration advised the Supreme Court, distancing itself from a more hardline position taken by the Trump administration. Although then-President Donald Trump signed the criminal justice reform measure known as the First Step Act into law,

Some leading backbench Tory MPs have criticized the government’s long-awaited foreign policy and defence revamp for not going far enough when it comes to China. The Integrated Review, published yesterday, designated China as a “systemic challenge” and spelled out a pivot to the Indo-pacific to push back against Beijing’s dominance. Announcing the review—which was billed

OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole reversed his predecessor’s position on foreign aid spending Tuesday, saying that if elected, a Conservative government wouldn’t cut that budget. But he said he would look to mirror previous Conservative foreign aid programs that tied funds to specific, measurable outcomes. “I want to maintain and modernize and make more accountable our

Conservative commentator Candace Owens said she is suing Cardi B, claiming the rapper spread misinformation about her. Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar, posted a screenshot of what appears to be a doctored Owens tweet on Tuesday, which said her husband had cheated on her, among other crude statements. It came after Owens