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canada Canada Post apologizes for stamps bearing decapitated head of prime minister John Macdonald statue David Pescovitz

History New Netflix movie about the Chicago 7 trial, starring Sacha Baron Cohen as Abbie Hoffman David Pescovitz

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crime Tourist fined $1,200 for swiping sand from Italian beach David Pescovitz

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donald trump Trump confirms that US cyberattacked Russia in 2018 Xeni Jardin

politics Trump commutes Roger Stone's prison sentence Xeni Jardin

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