The top police officer in Texas told a state Senate hearing on Tuesday that the police response was an ‘abject failure.’
Carol Semple
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Here is how Biden’s proposed gas tax holiday would work
If savings from the 18.4 cents-a-gallon federal tax on gas are fully passed along to consumers, drivers would save about $2.76 for a 15-gallon fill-up.
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Fishing feud at bottom of the world splits U.S. and UK over Russia
For the 1st time since governments banded together 40 years ago to protect marine life near the South Pole, deep-sea fishing for Chilean sea bass is proceeding this season without any catch limit.
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Ginni Thomas responds to House’s Jan. 6 committee; hearings stretch into July
Among other new evidence, the House’s Jan. 6 committee is reviewing new documentary film footage of President Trump’s final months in office, obtained through a subpoena.
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Chairman Powell says Fed aiming to avoid recession while taming inflation
He tells senators that the Federal Reserve’s primary goal is to reduce inflation, and he still hopes to achieve what he has called a ‘soft landing’ – a reduction in inflation and a slowdown in growth without triggering a recession and high unemployment.
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Ukraine expects EU to support its bid to join bloc in ‘crucial moment’
European officials have said that Ukraine has already implemented about 70 percent of the European Union’s rules, norms and standards, but have also pointed to corruption and the need for deep political and economic reforms.
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Sen. Collins puts her Bangor home up for sale
Collins is looking for another Bangor-area home. The Republican senator also has a ‘camp’ on Cold Stream Pond, along with a home-away-from home in Washington, D.C.
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‘The impossible’: Ukraine’s secret, deadly rescue missions
A series of clandestine, against-the-odds helicopter missions to reach besieged soldiers are being celebrated in Ukraine as one of the most heroic military feats in the 4-month war against Russia.
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Hundreds of birds wash up on Martha’s Vineyard, and officials fear bird flu
Animal control officials warn that dead cormorants have washed up all over the island and it’s ‘extremely dangerous’ for a small island.
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Uvalde police could’ve ended rampage early on, Texas’ top cop testifies
The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says 3 minutes after a gunman entered a school where he slaughtered 21 people there was sufficient armed law enforcement there to stop the attacker.