Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s impassioned and steady leadership is quite a development for a former TV actor who weeks ago was disdained in some corners as a political novice too eager to seek compromise with Moscow.
Carol Semple
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Amtrak engineer acquitted in 2015 derailment that killed 8
The train rounded a curve at about 106 mph, more than twice the 50 mph speed limit, before it derailed in north Philadelphia.
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Ukrainian drone enthusiasts sign up to repel Russian forces
Unlike the much larger Turkish-built combat drones that Ukraine has in its arsenal, off-the-shelf consumer drones aren’t much use as weapons – but they can be powerful reconnaissance tools.
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Less ice is covering North American lakes, raising specter of long-term problems
The changes are forcing communities, including in Maine, to adapt and curtail some winter activities while also raising the risk of environmental and health issues.
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Neutral Finland, Sweden warm to idea of NATO membership
Support for NATO membership rises and falls, but the signs of change since Russia began its invasion last week are unmistakable.
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Ex-officer cleared in shooting during Breonna Taylor raid
Brett Hankison had been charged with 3 counts of wanton endangerment for firing shots that went through a sliding-glass side door and a window of Taylor’s apartment and into a family’s unit next door.
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Man convicted of killing of Somerset County sheriff’s deputy again seeks new trial
In his second appeal to Maine’s highest court, John D. Williams argues that prosecutors withheld evidence about an arresting officer’s disciplinary record.
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Twenty-seven Romanians turned back after illegally crossing into Maine
It wasn’t immediately clear why the group tried to illegally cross the U.S. border from Canada.
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Space junk on 5,800-mph collision course with moon
An asteroid tracker says the object is likely the 3rd stage of a Chinese rocket that sent a test sample capsule to the moon and back in 2014, but China says the junk isn’t theirs.
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Maine towns attempt to buy dormant trash plant for $1.5 million
A group representing 115 towns is trying to revive the plant that closed 6 months after its opening in 2020.