Microsoft says it believes that most of the emails in the cyberespionage onslaught were blocked by automated systems that marked them as spam.
Carol Semple
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Biden’s $6 trillion budget shores up safety net, depends on business taxes
Friday’s rollout incorporates Biden’s other initiatives into the government’s existing budget framework, including Social Security and Medicare, to provide a fuller view of the administration’s fiscal posture.
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‘Couldn’t stay quiet’: Capitol officer’s mother pushes Republicans for Jan. 6 probe
The Capitol Police are caught in the middle of a political firestorm involving the lawmakers they are sworn to protect.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Nation & World
‘Very Hungry Caterpillar’ author Eric Carle dies at 91
Carle wrote and-or illustrated more than 75 books, and his signature illustrations were made by piecing together chiefly tissue paper that he had painted with various colors and textures.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Man accused of New Hampshire church shooting pleads guilty to attacking his lawyer
Dale Holloway struck his public defender in the face while meeting with him in an interview room in a jail in Manchester.
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Secretary of state Blinken claims progress in effort to boost Gaza truce
But after 2 days of talks with Israeli, Palestinian and Arab allies, Antony Blinken acknowledged that any resumption of peace talks remained far off.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine finally to get its bicentennial parade – a year late
The parade to celebrate Maine’s 200 years of statehood is among numerous bicentennial events that were postponed by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Countries that rely on tourism are racing to reopen to travel as pandemic recedes
The patchwork of rules around the globe can be hard to follow for anyone planning a trip.
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Authorities identify 8 victims of California rail yard shooting
Some of the victims worked at the facility in San Jose, where the suspected assailant took his own life after opening fire.
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Sen. Collins leads effort to salvage legislation to create Jan. 6 commission
Many Republicans have still said they don’t trust that the commission studying the insurrection would be bipartisan, even though the panel itself and the staff would be evenly split between the parties.