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Justices OK overtime pay for $200,000-a-year oil rig worker

Justices OK overtime pay for $200,000-a-year oil rig worker

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an energy company employee who earned more than $200,000 a year still qualified for overtime pay under a New Deal-era federal law meant to protect blue-collar workers.
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Ottawa revives Law Commission of Canada, announces hires for key roles

Ottawa revives Law Commission of Canada, announces hires for key roles

OTTAWA 鈥� The federal government is reviving an independent commission to offer advice to cabinet on reforming Canadian laws, and has announced its picks for key roles.
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Inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shooting to release final report on March 30

Inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shooting to release final report on March 30

HALIFAX 鈥� The public inquiry that investigated the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia announced today it will release its final report on March 30.
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UN court calls for end to Nagorno-Karabakh roadblock

UN court calls for end to Nagorno-Karabakh roadblock

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) 鈥� The United Nations' highest court ordered Azerbaijan on Wednesday to 鈥渢ake all steps at its disposal鈥� to allow free movement of traffic along the only road between Armenia and the ethnic Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh region
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Russia denies plans to test new missile off South Africa

Russia denies plans to test new missile off South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) 鈥� The Russian military denied Wednesday that it was planning to test its new Zircon hypersonic missiles during naval drills off the coast of South Africa this week that will coincide with the one-year anniversary of the invasion of
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Amid probe, Kansas lawmakers move to overhaul ethics agency

Amid probe, Kansas lawmakers move to overhaul ethics agency

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) 鈥� Kansas' ethics commission has been investigating Republican campaign activities for at least a year, and the GOP-controlled Legislature is moving to reduce the agency's power and legalize practices apparently under scrutiny.
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Air Force expands cancer review of nuclear missile personnel

Air Force expands cancer review of nuclear missile personnel

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The Air Force's review of cancers among its nuclear missile corps will include all personnel who worked on, guarded, supported or operated the nation鈥檚 ground-based warheads, Air Force Global Strike Command announced Wednesday.
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EU pandemic fund inspectors say no sign of fraud in Spain

MADRID (AP) 鈥� The European Parliament麓s budget control committee said Wednesday it has found no evidence of deceit or fraud in Spain鈥檚 handling of the 31 billion euros ($33 billion) it has received so far in special European Union post-pandemic recov
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Chair of South Carolina Democrats isn't seeking reelection

Chair of South Carolina Democrats isn't seeking reelection

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) 鈥� Trav Robertson, the leader of South Carolina's Democrats, said Wednesday that he won't seek another term as party chair as the state prepares to host the party's first 2024 presidential primary in the nation .
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Supreme Court rules for Arizona inmate in death penalty case

Supreme Court rules for Arizona inmate in death penalty case

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a man on Arizona's death row should be resentenced because jurors in his case were wrongly told that the only way to ensure he would never walk free was to sentence him to death.
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