An advocate blames the tragedy on the city’s decision to clear the I-395 encampment without offering housing alternatives.
Carol Semple
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden warns Putin against military options in Ukraine
He ‘voiced deep concern’ about the Russian military escalation near the border and also called for a return to diplomacy.
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Posted inNation & World, News
A former sailor who is now 101 returns to Pearl Harbor to remember those lost
Pearl Harbor survivors and World War II veterans are gathering in Hawaii this week to remember those killed in the attack on Dec. 7, 1941.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Regulators scrutinize Trump media venture; Rep. Devin Nunes named CEO
The SEC could be looking at whether a blank-check company that aims to take Trump Media & Technology Group public violated the law by holding merger discussions and misleading potential investors by failing to inform them before its recent IPO.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Group tied to Trump working with Republicans to change Wisconsin election system
The measure is largely viewed as an attempt to force the state’s Democratic cities to restrict access to voting.
Posted inNation & World
Prosecutor criticizes school over handling of suspect prior to mass shooting
The Michigan school district superintendent says a third party will investigate the events that occurred before the school shooting in Oxford Township.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine delegation wants UMF’s college prep program funding restored
For the first time in more than 20 years, the federal government has rejected the University of Maine at Farmington’s request for a grant for its college prep program, GEAR UP Maine.
Posted inNation & World, Olympics, Sports
U.S. officials won’t attend Beijing Winter Olympics, in ‘diplomatic boycott’
American athletes would still compete under such a boycott, taken to protest human rights abuses.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
A 4th man is charged in killing of teen Down East
The men are charged in what police describe as the drug-related killing of a 17-year-old in Machias.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Past COVID-19 infection may not fend off omicron variant, study suggests
Much remains unknown about the new variant, including whether it is more contagious, as some health authorities suspect, whether it makes people more seriously ill, and whether it can thwart the vaccine.