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Biden special counsel deepens Justice Dept. in politics fray

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Biden special counsel deepens Justice Dept. in politics fray

Eric Tucker, The Associated Press 6 minute read Wednesday, Mar. 8, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — In naming a special counsel to investigate the presence of classified documents at President Joe Biden's Delaware home and former office, Attorney General Merrick Garland described the appointment as underscoring the Justice Department's commitment to independence and accountability in particularly sensitive investigations.

If those words sounded familiar, they should.

Garland used identical phrasing in November in appointing a different special counsel for a different politically explosive investigation into different classified documents for a different political figure — this one, into the retention of top-secret records at former President Donald Trump's Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago.

The Justice Department has, of course, investigated White House matters in the past. But it's now confronting a unique phenomenon: simultaneous special counsel investigations — albeit with dramatically distinct fact sets — involving two presidents, jostling for time, attention and perhaps funding as well. Another special counsel appointed during the Trump administration to investigate the origins of the FBI's Trump-Russia investigation also remains at work.

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FILE - U.S. Attorney Robert Hur arrives at U.S. District Court in Baltimore, Nov. 21, 2019. Robert Hur, the former Trump-appointed U.S. attorney in Maryland, will lead the investigation, taking over from the top Justice Department prosecutor in Chicago, John Lausch, who was earlier assigned by the department to investigate the matter and who recommended to Garland last week that a special counsel be appointed. Hur is to begin his work soon. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)

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Co-owners Caroline Fisher, right, and Josh Markham, plan to opend Big Sky Run Co. at 194 Tache Ave. in March.

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Soon-to-open Big Sky Run Co. rooted in social aspect of running

Gabrielle Piché 5 minute read Friday, Jan. 13, 2023

Canadian man aims for Guinness world record for most marathons ran in a year

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Canadian man aims for Guinness world record for most marathons ran in a year

Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Friday, Jan. 13, 2023

It’s a gamble, but one that’s worthwhile to Ben Pobjoy.

The Mississauga, Ont., native has set out on a journey to break the Guinness world record for most marathons ran by a male in a year (239), held by American Larry Macon.

Pobjoy, who started on New Year's Day, plans to accomplish the feat running marathon-length distances across 90 countries, including Canada, while capturing content of all his discoveries along the way.

Having left his job as the executive creative director at advertising company Behaviour last August, Pobjoy felt it was time for a change.

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Friday, Jan. 13, 2023

Mississauga, Ont., native Ben Pobjoy is shown in this handout selfie image. Pobjoy has set out on a journey to break the Guinness world record for most marathons ran by a male in a year, held by American Larry Macon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Ben Pobjoy **MANDATORY CREDIT**

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Greek trial of volunteer migrant rescuers resumes

The Associated Press 3 minute read Friday, Jan. 13, 2023

MYTILENE, Greece (AP) — The trial of 24 aid workers and volunteers who participated in migrant rescue operations resumed Friday on an eastern Greek island, a prosecution that has drawn widespread criticism from international human rights groups.

The Greek and foreign defendants argue they were doing nothing more than assisting people whose lives were at risk. Their lawyers have objected to the procedures followed by the prosecution, which could lead to the court on the island of Lesbos ordering prosecutors to refile the case.

Those on trial include prominent Syrian human rights worker Sarah Mardini, a refugee and competitive swimmer whose sister Yusra Mardini was part of the refugee swimming team at the Olympic Games in 2016 and 2021. The sisters’ story was made into a Netflix movie.

Mardini, who was not present for Friday’s hearing, and fellow volunteer Sean Binder, who was in Lesbos to attend the trial, spent more than three months in jail in Lesbos after their 2018 arrest on misdemeanor charges that included espionage, forgery and unlawful use of radio frequencies.