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Nation & World
National and world news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Anger over past, indifference meet queen’s death in India
Just hours before news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death spread, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a fiery speech urging India to shed its colonial ties.
Ukrainian troops keep up pressure on fleeing Russian forces
It was not yet clear if the Ukrainian blitz in the northeast after months of little discernible movement could signal a turning point in the nearly 7-month war.
U.S. inflation still stubbornly high despite August slowdown
Gas prices may have gone down, but rent, food and medical care costs soared.
Texas is among worst states in U.S. for workers, study finds
Maine ranks 13th on the list.
U.S. leaders avoid victory dance in Ukraine combat advances
Although there was widespread celebration of Ukraine’s gains over the weekend, U.S. officials know Russian President Vladimir Putin still has troops and resources to tap.
Russia’s war in Ukraine the backdrop to pope’s Kazakhstan visit
Pope Francis is also going to be in the Kazakhstan capital of Nur-Sultan at the same time as Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Australian man killed by kangaroo in rare fatal attack
Police believe the victim had been keeping the wild kangaroo as a pet.
Bezos rocket crashes after liftoff, only experiments aboard
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket company has suffered its first launch failure.
Twitter whistleblower bringing security warnings to Congress
Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko was Twitter’s head of security until he was fired early this year. He is to testify Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.