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Panama Canal ports will keep operating after court finds concession unconstitutional, president says 01/30/2026 12:23pm • PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama's president moved to assure the public on Friday that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without interruption — a day after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that the concession held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison H Sharper is the latest Georgia Democrat accused of lying to collect pandemic unemployment 01/30/2026 12:20pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A third Georgia lawmaker has been accused of lying to collect federal unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal prosecutors announced Friday they were charging state Rep. Dexter Sharper, a Valdosta Democrat, with making false statements to collect $13,825 in unempl Florida sets up a third execution in 2026 as state leads US death penalty surge 01/30/2026 12:19pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. 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