Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck at the International Space Station since the beginning of June.
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National and world news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Canadian hits all the right notes to win 2024 Air Guitar World Champion
Performers at this year’s Air Guitar World Championships in Finland tuned up Friday for the air guitar world’s version of the Olympics, featuring dedicated competitors like ‘Shred Lasso’ and ‘Guitarantula.’
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Islamic State group claims responsibility for knife attack in Germany that killed 3
The group said the attacker targeted Christians and was a ‘soldier of the Islamic State’ who carried out the attack ‘to avenge Muslims in Palestine and everywhere.’
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Moscow and Kyiv swap prisoners of war as Ukraine marks independence anniversary
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged over 100 prisoners of war as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow’s full-scale invasion
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Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza ahead of high-level cease-fire talks in Egypt
‘There is nothing – no apartment, no furniture, no homes, only destruction,’ said one woman. ‘We are dying slowly.’
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial
A Massachusetts judge has ruled that Karen Read can be re-tried for murder and leaving the scene where her Boston police officer boyfriend died.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Ukraine says it used U.S. glide bombs in Russia’s Kursk region
Many of Ukraine’s backers oppose the country using donated weapons for anything but defensive purposes.
Posted inNation & World, News
Texas, other Republican-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of citizens legal status
Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship.
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Nebraska joins states where abortion rights are on the November ballot
Nebraska voters will choose between two competing abortion measures to either expand abortion rights or limit them to the current 12-week ban.
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Takeaways from Fed Chair Powell’s speech on interest rate cuts
Investors now expect the Fed to start cutting rates at its next meeting in September.