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Trump courts Haley supports after dropout

Here's an update on our earlier broadcast on the US Super Tuesday. Donald Trump is urging Republican supporters to unite behind him ahead of November's presidential election. After dropping her bid to be the party's presidential nominee Nikki Haley wished Trump well but stopped shy of an endorsement. U.S. correspondent William Denselow reports.

7 March, 2024

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Donald Trump’s third presidential nomination has never been in doubt. He’s made an art of political survival

By Jared Mondschein, University of Sydney Donald Trump’s political obituary has been written many times. His dominant performance in the Super Tuesday Republican primaries marks one more instance of him outlasting those who counted him out. While Trump has yet to officially clinch the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential contest, his near-sweep of the Super Tuesday primaries indicates there’s no further electoral pathway for Nikki […]

7 March, 2024

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‘Rust’ armourer found guilty of involuntary manslaughter

The armourer who loaded the gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. The actor Alec Baldwin who was holding the weapon when it discharged, faces the same charges at a trial set to take place this summer. Ira Spitzer reports. Additional content:

7 March, 2024

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An estimated half a million people in Gaza are facing famine

The gravity of the situation has prompted the UN to issue a warning of a potential famine. In response, the United States and other international governments have advocated for a surge in aid to the besieged Palestinian enclave. Given the closure of most border crossings into Gaza, they have resorted to airdrops as a means of delivering assistance. Particularly in the heavily affected northern region, many people are struggling to […]

7 March, 2024

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Biden, Trump pivot to a historic, high-stakes general election rematch

A rematch of their bitter 2020 campaign is all but set. After huge wins on Super Tuesday, President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, will face off in another high-stakes showdown this November - whether American voters like it or not.

7 March, 2024

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Hackers expose how Russia skirts sanctions for its weapons

Despite tight sanctions, Western parts are being used in Russia’s battlefield weapons. CBC’s Ben Makuch meets with Ukrainian hackers who reveal that one arms maker is after Canadian technology and how a complex web of intermediaries make it possible.

7 March, 2024

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Ukraine’s accession could cost €136 billion to the EU budget, new report estimates

This would represent 0.10% and 0.13% of the EU's gross domestic product (GDP). The projection uses the existing rules and design of the 2021-2027 budget to extract a projection of how much money the war-torn nation would be entitled to after obtaining the coveted membership. Ukraine was first declared a candidate in June 2022 and was given the go-ahead for accession negotiations in December 2023. The findings exclude the enormous […]

7 March, 2024

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Big Super Tuesday wins for US Presidential favourites

Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump have swept to multiple decisive primary victories on what's known as Super Tuesday — when millions voted in more than a dozen US states to pick each party's nominee for the Presidential election later this year. Biden created some history by suffering a small hiccup in the territory of American Samoa. However the current and former Presidents came top in nearly all states on […]

7 March, 2024

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U.S National guard deployed to New York subway

New York is deploying state police and the National Guard to help stem a surge in violent attacks on the city's subway system. There have been three homicides so far this year and last year 570 assaults were recorded. William Denselow reports from New York.

7 March, 2024