A surrogate refused to have an abortion after the fetus was diagnosed with a serious heart problem. She fled to Texas and had the child. Now she wants a judge to give custody to her instead of the biological parents.

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Mike Mazzei, a former state senator who lent more than $11 million of his own money to his campaign, narrowly defeated the state’s attorney general, Gentner Drummond.

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SpaceX a annoncé mardi vouloir construire en Louisiane le plus grand site de lancement spatial au monde, capable d'accueillir des milliers de vols de sa mégafusée Starship chaque année. Le premier tir est annoncé pour 2029.

About 30 specialists from Ukraine and Poland have begun search and exhumation work at Holoskivske Cemetery in Lviv. The work will continue until October 2.

President Trump went all in for Senator Darline Graham in a primary runoff on Tuesday. It worked, preserving his undefeated streak in Republican Senate primaries this year.

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Canada announced new tariffs of up to 50 percent on hundreds of American goods in retaliation for U.S. tariffs that took effect last week. Starting Sept. 8, Canada will double tariffs on American steel and aluminum to 50 percent and impose tariffs on around 700 other products.

La victoire de Darline Graham, protégée de Donald Trump et sœur du sénateur décédé Lindsey Graham, à la primaire républicaine de Caroline du Sud organisée mardi offre une bouffée d'air au président américain alors que dix de ses candidats ont été battus lors de primaires récentes et que certains sondages annoncent une défaite des conservateurs aux élections de mi-mandat de début novembre.

The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has published an interactive 3D model of the Russian Su-35S multi-role fighter jet and data on 79 companies involved in its production on the War&Sanctions portal.

Les médias iraniens ont ciblé Barron Trump dans une vidéo qui semble le menacer de mort.

Le pays est confronté à des défis économiques majeurs alors que cette guerre coûteuse s’éternise.

Le premier ministre de la Colombie-Britannique estime que la réponse d’Ottawa passe à côté d’éléments clés.

Une sexagénaire a succombé à ses blessures mardi soir après une collision entre deux véhicules à Mont-Tremblant, dans les Laurentides.

Il y a eu 837 hospitalisations l'année dernière, contre 601 la précédente.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has just over four months left in office and will head back to Marin County full-time, where he will consider a run for president.

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Move by state department to limit access is part of Trump’s crackdown on both lawful and undocumented immigration

All US immigrant visa applications have been paused by the Trump administration as the state department moves to tighten restrictions and limit access to applicants who they deem could end up relying on US assistance, a state department official confirmed Tuesday.

The agency launched the initiative at all embassies and consulates in early August, according to the official and visa appointments had to be adjusted to accommodate “in-depth training”, according to the official. The state department has been working on updated guidance and training since early this year, “to ensure all consular officers are fully equipped to evaluate every visa applicant comprehensively and consistently”, they added.

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B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay says her caucus knows what it is doing and remains focused on policies to make people's lives more affordable despite losing another legislator who has chosen to sit as an Independent.

The prospect that the kingdom could enrich uranium has drawn opposition from Democrats and revived concerns about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.

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Darline Graham, sister of late Lindsey Graham and backed by Trump, overcomes concern about lack of experience

South Carolina voters have chosen Darline Graham as the Republican nominee for US Senate, the seat formerly held by her late brother, Lindsey, on November’s ballot.

Darline Graham, with Donald Trump’s full-throated support, overcame concern about her lack of legislative experience to beat five-term congressman Ralph Norman in Tuesday’s Republican special primary runoff.

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[L'article La fonction publique fédérale aurait perdu la majorité de ses postes en français a d'abord été publié dans InfoBref.]

Ms. Graham, who is temporarily filling the seat long held by her late brother, Senator Lindsey Graham, prevailed in a runoff and will be heavily favored in November.

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The former state senator, who was endorsed by President Trump, spent millions of dollars of his own money on the race.

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Mr. Drummond, the state attorney general, faces an opponent backed by President Trump and Gov. Kevin Stitt. The campaign has highlighted his independent streak.

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Everton Blair Jr. will serve until January in the seat long held by Mr. Scott, who died in April. Mr. Blair is not competing in the general election for the next full term in the deep-blue district.

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Stanley Druckenmiller said he was ‘proud of using it’ as wider media grapples with parameters around AI use

Stanley Druckenmiller, a billionaire investor, said he used artificial intelligence to pen his viral Wall Street Journal op-ed in which he sharply criticized the interference of Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, in the US bond market.

Many news outlets, including the Guardian, covered the editorial, highlighting Druckenmiller’s rebuke of his former mentee, Bessent. As the story circulated online, some readers questioned rhetorical choices that resembled AI-generated text.

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Samuel Bateman, 50, is convicted of three state child abuse counts after previous conviction on federal counts

A polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal sentence for orchestrating sex involving children was given another 24 years in prison Tuesday on separate state convictions for child abuse for hauling girls in an unventilated trailer in Arizona.

Samuel Bateman, 50, was convicted of three child abuse counts stemming from an August 2022 traffic stop in Flagstaff that led to the discovery of three girls, aged 11 to 14, in the trailer. It had a makeshift toilet, sofa and camping chairs and lacked air conditioning and seat belts. Someone tipped off authorities about the trailer after seeing small fingers reaching through gaps in the doors.

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Le premier ministre de la Colombie-Britannique estime que la réponse d’Ottawa passe à côté d’éléments clés.

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Ukrainian farmers have harvested 58% of the projected area of early grains, with wheat accounting for the largest share at 24.6 million tonnes. The highest yields were recorded in Khmelnytskyi region at 70.8 centners per hectare.

Cette voie maritime, toujours verrouillée par Téhéran, est au cœur de la guerre au Moyen-Orient.

Également recherché aux États-Unis, Donald Steven Lang a été interpellé en Colombie-Britannique.

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• Liu will continue training during year away

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Olympic champion Alysa Liu will sit out the 2026-27 figure skating season, taking another break from competition while continuing to train ahead of a planned return the following year.

The 21-year-old American announced her decision on social media, saying she wanted time to “recalibrate” and develop her skating away from the demands of competition.

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Les hospitalisations d’enfants et d’adultes ayant utilisé des trottinettes électriques ont augmenté de près de 40 % au cours de l’année écoulée, selon l’Institut canadien d’information sur la santé (ICIS).

The country music star kept her home state at the forefront of her music and work. “She inspired Tennesseans to be better,” one resident said.

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Protéger la culture dans les négociations de l’accord de libre-échange est une nécessité, selon des regroupements culturels.

Le chef du Bloc québécois a indiqué que le premier ministre ne veut plus de compromis concernant la gestion de l’offre.

Russian military commanders are selling fuel allocated for the armed forces to civilians in Rostov-on-Don and the temporarily occupied cities of Donetsk and Luhansk.

A preliminary Supreme Court ruling could leave voters confused about casting ballots by mail, even as President Trump’s executive order is being litigated in the lower courts, experts said.

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Lindsay Clancy has said she was suffering postpartum psychosis when she killed her children in 2023. Prosecution experts shared their doubts about that claim on Tuesday.

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La nouvelle convention collective sera en vigueur jusqu'en 2030.

The trip came as Ukrainian forces have stepped up attacks deep inside Russia, including in the capital.

Le chef du Bloc québécois a indiqué que le premier ministre ne veut plus de compromis concernant la gestion de l’offre.

Republicans had hoped that a Supreme Court decision allowing party committees to coordinate with candidates would also entitle them to lower ad rates. On Tuesday, an appeals court said otherwise.

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Foreign ambassadors were promised free food and drinks, misting fans and shaded seats during the event. Then some of them were uninvited.

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Ms. Graham is currently serving out the term of her late brother, Lindsey Graham. She has argued that her lack of political experience is a strength.

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Mr. Norman, a five-term congressman, is a hard-line conservative running against the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham.

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