Alberto Fujimori, who governed with an increasingly authoritarian hand from 1990-2000, was pardoned in 2023 from his convictions for corruption and responsibility for the murder of 25 people.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter win at MTV Video Music Awards, Chappell Roan gets medieval
The MTV Video Music Awards returned Wednesday night with a whole lot of Taylor Swift.
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Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, Politics
Trump faces his own debate fallout just months after benefiting from Joe Biden’s
Just 55 days before the election, the Republican presidential candidate has emerged from a rocky contest against his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, looking to regain his footing.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Teenager seriously injured in utility vehicle rollover in Avon
The 14-year-old was visiting family friends when the crash occurred Tuesday in a driveway on Cross Road.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Livermore Falls woman pleads not guilty to violation of conditions of release at Farmington court
Trisha G. Payeur, 43, is on bail for several charges, including manslaughter after a motor vehicle crash that killed a Livermore woman in 2002 in North Jay.
Posted inNation & World, News
Hurricane Francine makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm
President Biden granted an emergency declaration that will help Louisiana secure federal money and logistical assistance from partners such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan selectmen discuss transparency and ethics at goal-setting session
The Board of Selectmen’s annual goal-setting workshop focused largely on transparency and how to handle conflicts of interest.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Stay or go? Dresden committee outlines 4 options for future of the town’s students
Following a year and a half of gathering information from a variety of sources, Dresden’s Education Exploratory Committee laid out four likely options for educating the town’s students, including remaining in Regional School Unit 2 or closing the school altogether.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Sports
Watch: Winthrop Middle School students ‘putt’ in hard work during professional disc golf lesson
The event, put together by Winthrop schools graduate Aaron Wilmot, brought in several professional disc golf players to teach students the basics of the booming sport.
Posted inLocal & State
Photos: UMA honors memory of 9/11 victims with procession, memorial
About 30 people took part in the walk of remembrance that began at the Randall Student Center and ended at the UMA 9/11 memorial, where there were painted bricks honoring the 2,977 victims. Photos by Morning Sentinel photographer Rich Abrahamson.