Paintings by Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh and others were safe after fire broke out on the roof.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Congo’s humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral again into a global health emergency
A humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo is contributing to mpox outbreaks there and elsewhere in Africa that have been deemed a global health emergency by the World Health Organization.
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Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Strategist who ran DeSantis’ ill-fated bid working with Musk to help organize voters for Trump
Donald Trump’s campaign is largely leaving paid canvassing and get-out-the-vote efforts to outside groups like America PAC, funded in part by Elon Musk.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Hundreds of miles away, Ernesto still affects U.S. beaches with rip currents, house collapse
The storm’s high surf and swells contributed to damage along the coast, including the collapse of an unoccupied beach house along North Carolina’s narrow barrier islands.
Posted inNation & World, News
Israeli airstrike kills 18 members of same family in Gaza as mediators hope for a cease-fire
The strike came just hours after mediators expressed optimism for an imminent cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Woman severely injured after box truck crashes into tree on I-95
Ashley Peters, 42, of Ellsworth, was hospitalized after reportedly falling asleep at the wheel and swerving into the median.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portland City Council to consider $20 minimum wage ballot proposal
Councilors will decide Monday whether to put 3 wage-related referendum questions on the Nov. 5 ballot, including a proposal that critics say would essentially eliminate tipping.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Opening of Wabanaki welcome center near Katahdin delayed, but public will get a peek
The Tekαkαpimək Contact Station at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is open to visitors for limited hours this weekend.
Posted inNew England, Schools and Education
Schools have made slow progress on record absenteeism, with millions of kids still skipping class
Years after the pandemic, nearly every state is still struggling with school attendance.
Posted inNation & World, News
Bronze statue of John Lewis replaces more than 100-year-old Confederate monument
A contentious monument to the confederacy stood for more than 110 years in the Decatur, Ga., town square before it was dismantled in 2020.