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Charlie Colin, Bassist And Founding Member Of Train, Dead At 58
NEW YORK (AP) — Charlie Colin, bassist and founding member of the American pop-rock band Train, best known for their early-aughts hits like “Drops of Jupiter” and “Meet Virginia,” has died. He was 58.
Toronto’s denied drug decriminalization is a step ‘backwards,’ expert says
Provinces and territories should not stop pushing for drug decriminalization despite the federal government’s rejection of Toronto’s request, one expert says.
CNN's Zakaria says first debate with Trump will be 'make-or-break' for Biden's campaign
CNN host Fareed Zakaria argued that the upcoming first debate between President Biden and former President Trump might decide the current president's chances at a second term.
FDIC chair is grilled on Capitol Hill after report outlines agency’s toxic workplace culture
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg sat for a second day of grilling Thursday on Capitol Hill, this time at the Senate Banking Committee, after a damning report about the agency’s toxic workplace culture was released last week.
Blinken’s Kyiv song choice raises eyebrows as Ukraine fights fierce Russian attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fresh from a day of delivering optimistic prognoses about how Ukraine would fare in the war with Russia despite gloomy news from the front lines, U.S. Secretary of State and amateur musician Antony Blinken may have thought he had the perfect upbeat song to perform with a Kyiv bar band on his fourth visit to the capital since the conflict began in 2022.
In Kyiv, Blinken Adds Rock Notes to a ‘Free World’ Message
At the end of a somber day in the Ukrainian capital, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken slipped into a seat at Barman Dictat, a crowded basement cocktail bar where a punk-jazz band was squealing away.
House Speaker Mike Johnson survived a motion to vacate. Here’s why his job is far from safe.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Johnson’s job isn’t safe yet.