The scandals swirling around Hunter Biden — what we know, what we don't, and what's next | From unofficial advisors to 'secret weapons,' the role of political spouses on the campaign trail is varied | There's no flashy Oppenheimer cameo, but this scientist helped start the disarmament movement in Canada
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The scandals swirling around Hunter Biden — what we know, what we don't, and what's next; U\.S\. President Joe Biden hugs his wife Jill Biden as his children Hunter and Ashely Biden look at them after he is sworn in during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U\.S\. Capitol in Washington, U\.S\., January 20, 2021\. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS

The scandals swirling around Hunter Biden — what we know, what we don't, and what's next

August 5 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

For a broad cross-section of Americans, the political scandal of the moment has nothing to do with Donald Trump's various alleged criminal misdeeds. In conservative America, the one they're talking about involves U.S. President Joe Biden's family, and how his son Hunter makes money.

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From unofficial advisors to 'secret weapons,' the role of political spouses on the campaign trail is varied;

From unofficial advisors to 'secret weapons,' the role of political spouses on the campaign trail is varied

August 5 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

While they do not hold any official duties, political spouses are often seen by their partner’s side at events, providing moral support during the toughest moments and even campaigning on their own — sometimes with kids in tow.

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There's no flashy Oppenheimer cameo, but this scientist helped start the disarmament movement in Canada; Joseph Rotblat is seen here in this Feb\. 23, 1957 file photo take at his Hampstead, London, home\. On Friday, Oct\. 13, 1995, the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Rotbalt and the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs\.

There's no flashy Oppenheimer cameo, but this scientist helped start the disarmament movement in Canada

August 5 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

Of all the scientists involved in the Manhattan Project, only one walked away from the plan to build a nuclear bomb. But you won't hear the name Joseph Rotblat — or the story of how he brought the fight for nuclear disarmament to a small Nova Scotia village — in Christopher Nolan's hit film Oppenheimer.

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Why Canadians are still stuck on hold, despite rise of automated customer service; Woman use smartphone at city for ride-hailing; Shutterstock ID 1430246312

Why Canadians are still stuck on hold, despite rise of automated customer service

August 5 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

Industry experts say the increasingly common and automated customer service options — like chat bots and support websites — are designed to make getting help more efficient. But these new tools, though they are improving, aren’t eliminating phone queues — for a variety of reasons. 

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B.C. port strike ends as workers vote to accept new deal; Images of strikers and cargo boats in the harbor of the Vancouver Port Strike on Friday, July 7th, 2023\.

B.C. port strike ends as workers vote to accept new deal

August 4 , 2023 • 10:52 PM EDT

Port workers in British Columbia have voted to accept a tentative deal with their employers, bringing an apparent end to a weeks-long labour dispute that halted goods from entering Canada's largest port and disrupted supply chains across the country.

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Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan arrested after court gives 3-year prison sentence; Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan speaks with reporters regarding the current political situation and the ongoing cases against him at his residence, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug\. 3, 2023\. Khan has been slapped with more than 150 legal cases, including several on charges of corruption, "terrorism" and inciting people to violence over deadly protests in May that saw his followers attack government and military property across the country\. \(AP Photo/K\.M\. Chaudary\)  

August 5 , 2023 • 04:44 AM EDT

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan arrested after court gives 3-year prison sentence

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NYC police to charge Twitch streamer after fans riot; Police officers set off a smoke bomb in order to disperse a crowd, Friday, Aug\. 4, 2023, in New York's Union Square\. Police in New York City struggled to control a crowd of thousands of people who gathered in Manhattan's Union Square for an Internet personality's videogame console giveaway that got out of hand\. \(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer\)  

August 4 , 2023 • 10:11 PM EDT

NYC police to charge Twitch streamer after fans riot

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2 men file complaints against Montreal police after an allegedly violent jaywalking arrest in NDG; Amaechi Okafor's eyes welled up and his voice shook as he recounted his interaction with police that left him with serious knee injuries\.  

August 4 , 2023 • 07:52 PM EDT

2 men file complaints against Montreal police after an allegedly violent jaywalking arrest in NDG

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Russian warship seriously damaged in Ukrainian naval drone strike at Black Sea base; The Olenegorsky Gornyak warship stands moored at a harbour of Novorossiysk, Russia, Sunday, July 30, 2023\. Russia accused Ukraine early Friday Aug\. 4, 2023 of attacking its Black Sea navy base in the port of Novorossiysk with sea drones\. The mayor of Novorossiysk, Andrey Kravchenko, said the crews of the Olenegorsky Gornyak and Suvorovets ships “immediately reacted to the attack and helped to avoid consequences\.”  

August 4 , 2023 • 02:36 PM EDT

Russian warship seriously damaged in Ukrainian naval drone strike at Black Sea base

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Health Canada approves 1st RSV vaccine for people 60 and older; Arexvy, the vaccine manufactured by GSK, was approved by Health Canada Friday\. The company had submitted an application to the federal health body for review in November 2022\.  

August 4 , 2023 • 05:29 PM EDT

Health Canada approves 1st RSV vaccine for people 60 and older

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August 4 , 2023 • 03:21 PM EDT

Mark Margolis, who played drug kingpin on Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, dead at 83

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August 4 , 2023 • 06:36 AM EDT

Century-old turtle missing for 1 year found dead — but questions remain

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August 4 , 2023 • 10:14 AM EDT

What you need to know about B.C. wildfires for Aug. 4

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August 4 , 2023 • 10:25 PM EDT

#TheMoment a fisherman hooked a great white shark

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August 4 , 2023 • 02:47 PM EDT

Taylor Swift is coming to Canada. Whether you can actually get tickets is another matter

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