It is the highest-profile use yet of the new security law Beijing imposed on the city in June.
Katherine Lee
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
More heat, humidity to kick off the week
This has been one of the warmest summers on record through most of the northeast. The trend continues as we push into the middle of August.
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Posted inNation & World
Ohio governor’s conflicting COVID-19 tests raise backlash
The conflicting results come as Americans have grown frustrated about access to testing and by slow results.
Posted inNation & World
Pro-Russia vaccine misinformation finds home in U.S. Facebook groups
A false report claiming five Ukrainians had died after taking an American-made vaccine spread in just a matter of days from a small Kremlin-friendly Ukrainian website to an audience of thousands.
Posted inNation & World
Death toll surpasses 150 as rescuers search Beirut debris for victims
Some 5,000 people were injured in the explosion.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Canada outpaces U.S., recouping 55% of jobs lost to pandemic
The employment gains were largely expected as provinces moved to more aggressively reopen their economies, prompting businesses to rehire workers.
Posted inNation & World
Brent Scowcroft, national security adviser to 2 presidents and part-time Mainer, dies at 95
Scowcroft, who owned a home in Kennebunkport, was a key aide to the first President Bush, helping to shape U.S. responses to the collapse of communism in Europe, the Tiananmen Square protests and Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Congress urges Postal Service to undo changes slowing mail
Voting rights groups have expressed concern that delays in service amid a surge in voting by mail could lead to ballots being thrown out.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
After recovering from virus, Domingo vows to clear name
In AP stories last year, multiple women accused Domingo of sexual harassment and abusing his power while he held management positions at LA Opera and Washington National Opera.
Posted inNation & World, News
Macron promises help, Beirut residents vent fury at leaders over deadly blast
Many Lebanese put the blame squarely on the political elite and the corruption and mismanagement that, even before the disaster, had pushed the country to the brink of economic collapse.