The white gunman charged with killing 10 Black people in a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges punishable by the death penalty.
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In photos: The best of Varsity Maine’s fall sports
Cony’s Elijah Klaiber, left, gets tripped up by Lawrence’s Cade Scott during a football game Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, on Cony High’s Fuller Field in Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Freeport sophomore Eli Spaulding tees off at the third hole during a match on September 14, 2021. Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald Oak Hill’s Tiger Hopkins gets […]
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In photos: The best of Varsity Maine’s spring sports
Biddeford softball players celebrate after beating Messalonskee, 8-1, in the Class A state championship game in June. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel Sanford senior T.J. Curley during practice at Goodall Park on April 11, 2022. Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald Oak Hill’s Tiger Hopkins gets tripped up by Portland’s Herbie Bryant in pursuit of the ball during a […]
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In photos: The best of Varsity Maine’s winter sports
Nokomis High School’s Cooper Flagg (32) scores with authority against Brewer High School’s in the boys Class A North finals game at the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel Cape Elizabeth’s Delaney Whitten chases a loose puck with Scarborough’s Calynn Gendreau Wednesday, February 16, 2022. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press […]
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House votes to restore abortion rights, but odds in the Senate are dim
Only two Senate Republicans, Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, have been supportive of abortion rights, but they do not support the Democrats’ proposal, calling it too far-reaching.
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Biden says he raised Khashoggi murder with crown prince
The president’s visit to Saudi Arabia aims to balance human rights, oil and security.
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Russian cruise missiles rain down on southern Ukrainian city
The attack on Dnipro came a day after a Russian missile strike killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 200 in Vinnytsia, a city southwest of Kyiv, the capital.
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Russian missiles kill at least 23 in Ukraine, wound over 100
Officials said Kalibr cruise missiles fired from a Russian submarine in the Black Sea struck civilian buildings in Vinnytsia, 167 miles southwest of Kyiv.
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U.S. inflation reached a new 40-year high in June of 9.1%
Surging prices for gas, food and rent catapulted U.S. inflation to a new four-decade peak in June, further pressuring households and likely sealing the case for another large interest rate hike.