Drivers Stranded Overnight on Alberta, Canada, Highways After Snowstorm – The New York Times

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  1. Drivers Stranded Overnight on Alberta, Canada, Highways After Snowstorm  The New York Times
  2. Up to 10 cm of snow, strong winds forecast for Canmore area  Rocky Mountain Outlook
  3. Hundreds stranded on northern Alberta highway overnight due to storm  CTV News
  4. Tow ban closes sections of Highway 21, Yellowhead east of Edmonton amid blowing snow  Sherwood Park News
  5. Special weather statement upgraded to blowing snow warning in Red Deer County  The Albertan
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Macron Pledges France Will Stand By Greece Against Turkey – Greek City Times

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  1. Macron Pledges France Will Stand By Greece Against Turkey  Greek City Times
  2. Paris and Athens exchange mutual defense pledges amid geopolitical turmoil  politico.eu
  3. Macron: France will stand by Greece if its sovereignty is threatened  eKathimerini.com
  4. Greece and France Sign New Agreements, Deepening Strategic Alliance  GreekReporter.com
  5. France and Greece to renew defence pact for another five years  Reuters
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US justice department steps in on behalf of xAI in Colorado regulation case

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Move creates conflict between state and administration as Trump seeks federal framework over states handling issue

The US justice department said on Friday it had intervened in a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s xAI challenging a Colorado law aimed at regulating artificial intelligence systems.

In its intervention, the justice department said the law violated the 14th amendment’s equal protection guarantee by requiring companies to guard against unintended discriminatory effects while allowing some discrimination aimed at promoting diversity.

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Colorado funeral home owner sentenced to 30 years in decomposing bodies case

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Carie Hallford, 48, whose ex-husband, Jon, was earlier sentenced, expressed remorse over corpse abuse scheme

The co-owner of a Colorado funeral home was sentenced in state court on Friday to 30 years in prison for her part in a corpse abuse scheme that involved hiding nearly 200 decomposing bodies.

Carie Hallford, 48, was also sentenced to 18 years in prison earlier this month after pleading guilty to a federal fraud charge related to the scandal.

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Wounded Lebanese journalist recounts hours of agony when Israeli strike killed colleague – AP News

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  1. Wounded Lebanese journalist recounts hours of agony when Israeli strike killed colleague  AP News
  2. Middle East crisis live: Donald Trump cancels US envoy trip to Pakistan for ceasefire talks with Iran  The Guardian
  3. Israeli attacks kill four in southern Lebanon  Al Jazeera
  4. ‘I’m No James Bond’  New Lines Magazine
  5. Israeli Airstrike in Southern Lebanon Kills Four, Health Ministry Says  Haaretz
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Roommate arrested after body of University of South Florida doctoral student discovered

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Hisham Abugharbeih, 26, taken into custody after remains of Zamil Limon found, as search for Nahida Bristy continues

The body of one of two Bangladeshi doctoral students missing from the University of South Florida (USF) was found on a bridge over Tampa Bay, and his roommate has been taken into custody, law enforcement authorities said Friday.

Zamil Limon’s remains were found on the Howard Frankland Bridge on Friday morning, but Nahida Bristy is still missing, Hillsborough county sheriff’s office chief deputy Joseph Maurer said.

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Shabana Mahmood does not rule out sending back refused Afghan asylum seekers

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Home secretary indicates Whitehall talks about returns programme, a move that would shock humanitarian groups

Shabana Mahmood has refused to rule out sending rejected Afghan asylum seekers back to the Taliban-controlled country.

The home secretary said she is “monitoring very closely” talks between Kabul and EU countries about a returns programme for refused claimants. She also indicated that “additional conversations” about Afghan returns were happening inside Whitehall.

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Argentina calls for renewed negotiations over Falkland Islands – Reuters

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  1. Argentina calls for renewed negotiations over Falkland Islands  Reuters
  2. Katya Adler: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain  BBC
  3. Argentina Eyes the Falklands Again. This Time, the U.S. May Not Back Britain  Time Magazine
  4. Britain and Spain Reject Reported Plans by Trump to Punish Them  The New York Times
  5. Exclusive: Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO, other steps over Iran rift, source says  Reuters
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