The United States is approaching a record for the number of new daily coronavirus cases in the latest ominous sign of the disease’s grip on the nation.
Carol Semple
Posted inLocal & State
Maine man dies after single-car crash in Lyman
Maine State Police say a motorist was driving alone when his vehicle crossed the center line and struck a tree late Thursday.
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Posted inNation & World
Sudan to join UAE, Bahrain in recognizing Israel
The deal was a foreign policy achievement for President Trump just 11 days before Election Day.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Judges again block Trump order to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted
The Trump administration has appealed a similar New York decision to the Supreme Court, and the nation’s high court agreed to hear the case next month.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Final debate could thrust foreign policy back into presidential campaign
President Trump’s loudest foreign policy pitch isn’t about his record. It’s casting Biden as corrupt because of his son Hunter’s business associations in Ukraine and China.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Trump’s path to victory hinges on Pennsylvania, Florida, tough odds
If Trump can claim both states and hold onto North Carolina and Arizona while playing defense in Georgia and Ohio, which he won handily in 2016 but where Biden is now competitive, he will win.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump pressures Barr to investigate Bidens with election 2 weeks away
The president recently retweeted a photo of his attorney general with the caption ‘for the love of GOD ARREST SOMEBODY.’
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
EPA permit may curb phosphorous discharge from New Hampshire fish hatchery
The hatchery is accused in a federal lawsuit by the Conservation Law Foundation of degrading the Merrymeeting River with fish waste it discharges, leading to harmful algae blooms, decreased property values and limited recreation.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Edgar Allan Poe’s letter pleading for $40 from editor sells 173 years later for $125,000
The final bid on this Poe letter exceeded winning bids at the same auction for a handwritten scientific manuscript by Albert Einstein and a manuscript signed by George Washington.
Posted inLocal & State, New England
Maine man who fired gun was having mental health issues, witness says
The man accused of firing a gun in a shopping plaza parking lot in New Hampshire told a witness that he believed that ‘droids’ and ‘drones’ were trying to get him.