Evan Gershkovich was arrested on March 29 and accused of trying to obtain classified information about a Russian arms factory.
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Everything is bigger in Texas, including Maine’s help wanted signs
Three nonprofits are collaborating on a $25,000 ad campaign in San Antonio that is meant to draw veterans and health care workers to join Maine’s workforce.
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Missouri man charged in shooting of Black teen at his front door
An 84-year-old white man has been charged with armed assault, and the Clay County prosecutor said Monday there was a racial component to the case.
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Supreme Court to deliver answer in religious mailman’s case on Sunday work
Lower courts have sided with the Postal Service, which says Gerald Groff’s demand for Sundays off meant extra work for other employees and caused tension.
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Nonprofits scramble for help as fewer people volunteer
A recent survey shows that formal volunteer participation dropped 7 percentage points between 2019 and 2021 – the largest decrease the survey has recorded since a version of it started in 2002.
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George Mitchell, in Northern Ireland, urges end to political impasse
The former U.S. senator from Maine, whose negotiations led to the Good Friday Agreement, marks 25 years since the deal largely ended bloodshed there.
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Chinese secret police station in New York leads to arrests
Two cases are part of a series of Justice Department prosecutions aimed at disrupting Chinese government efforts to suppress the speech of America pro-democracy activists and others who are openly critical of Beijing’s policies.
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U.S. ambassador visits reporter accused by Russia of spying
Ambassador Lynne Tracy said Evan Gershkovich ‘is in good health and remains strong.’
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Trump’s House Republican allies take fight to Manhattan DA’s turf
Democrats said the hearing was a partisan stunt aimed at amplifying conservative anger at Alvin Bragg, Manhattan’s first Black district attorney.
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Plans for religious charter school push church-state debate into new territory
The Conversation: Using public funds to support students at private religious schools, such as was litigated in a Maine case, is one thing, but establishing faith-based institutions within public districts is another.