President Biden and his counterparts meet in Washington for a three-day summit beginning Tuesday to mark the military alliance’s 75th anniversary as Russian troops press their advantage along Ukraine’s eastern front in the third year of the war.
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A bench and a grandmother’s ear: Zimbabwe’s novel mental health therapy spreads overseas
In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues
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Who is Keir Starmer, the UK’s new prime minister?
His delivery of a landslide win for Labour is the latest reinvention for a man who went from human rights attorney to hard-nosed prosecutor and from young radical to middle-aged pragmatist.
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Investigators probe cause of fire that destroys Winthrop home
The Office of the State Fire Marshal was called to investigate cause of the blaze, which was reported Friday morning on Yorktown Road.
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Train derailment in Penobscot County spills about 1,200 gallons of diesel
A train engine collided with parked rail cars carrying paper products near the town line between Mattawamkeag and Winn, fire officials said.
Posted inBusiness, Election 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Federal Reserve highlights its political independence as presidential campaign heats up
Donald Trump, in his time as president, repeatedly badgered the Fed to do his bidding.
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Air travel is getting worse. At least that’s what passengers are saying.
The Transportation Department said Friday that it received nearly 97,000 complaints in 2023, up from about 86,000 the year before.
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Oosoola Park in Norridgewock gets new dock, self-service boat rentals
The new facilities, installed at the end of June, are part of Norridgewock’s ongoing efforts to promote outdoor recreation, Town Manager Richard LaBelle said.
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With suggestive poses and pets, election campaigning tests Tokyo’s patience
Tokyo elects a new governor this weekend, but residents say personal publicity stunts have overtaken serious campaigning to a degree never seen before.
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Rachel Reeves goes for growth as UK’s first female chancellor
She inherits from the outgoing Conservatives an economy with sluggish growth, nearly 100% of gross domestic product debt, and the highest tax burden in 70 years.