‘If you’re on the one hand saying you’re allowing aid in but then also facilitating the actions of groups that are blocking it, can you really say you’re facilitating aid?’
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Ralph’s Café in Brooks targeted with bomb threat after owner jokes about Trump shooting
The threat came days after the cafe’s owner, Frank Champa, received backlash from right-wing influencers for an inflammatory social media post regarding the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. State Police say the threat was a hoax.
Sen. Bob Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash, gold and a car
Prosecutors said the New Jersey Democrat abused the power of his office to protect allies from criminal investigations and enrich associates, including his wife, and acted as a foreign agent of Egypt.
Cape Cod is a global hot spot for dolphin mass strandings. Blame its hook-like shape
The cape poses challenges for dolphins that include gently sloping beaches, beaches with fine sand, mud flats, and tides that fluctuate by 9 to 12 feet.
Industry woman dead after single-vehicle crash in Anson
Valerie Hoyt, 58, crashed her vehicle off Starks Road in Anson Monday evening, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Florida investor uses internal records to sue power company for alleged fraud
The lawsuit by NextEra shareholders includes claims the company spent dark money to oppose the New England Clean Energy Corridor transmission line through western Maine.
Father and daughter help rescue porpoise in Lowell’s Cove
The porpoise had gotten stuck in the net of a fish weir when Edward and Georgeann Ackworth spotted it and called on their radio to the emergency channel.
Skowhegan man who ran over woman with vehicle in Bingham sentenced under plea deal
Ryan Paul Mann, 43, was sentenced in connection with three charges stemming from the November incident, which left a woman with serious injuries.
Trump’s grand RNC entrance, a VP pick and the new Republicans: Takeaways from day 1
The Republican National Convention opened less than 48 hours after Donald Trump was the subject of an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania.
Powell says Federal Reserve is more confident inflation is slowing to its target
He stressed Monday that the Fed does not need to wait until inflation actually reaches 2% to cut borrowing costs.