A new coalition on the left, the New Popular Front, also poses a challenge to the pro-business President Macron and his centrist alliance Together for the Republic.
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Hurricane Beryl approaches southeast Caribbean as a Category 4
Hurricane warnings were in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, Tobago and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Suspected female suicide bombers kill at least 18 in Nigeria, authorities say
Authorities in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Gwoza say at least 18 people have been killed and 30 wounded, including 19 seriously, in coordinated attacks.
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Zelensky appeals to West to relax targeting limits for Ukraine as glide bombs hammer front line
The Ukrainian president said Sunday that Russia had dropped more than 800 glide bombs in Ukraine in the past week alone.
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Fungus takes toll on Maine’s browntail moth populations
Ideal weather conditions for the fungus are helping kill browntail moth caterpillars, which cause an itchy rash in humans.
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Maine’s medical cannabis market had its boom. Is it in a bust?
The gap between sales of medical and recreational cannabis is narrowing in Maine.
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Endangered Atlantic salmon population takes a hit after river dredged in Phillips
Phillips is being investigated by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for damaging Atlantic salmon habitat along the South Branch of the Sandy River.
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In rural Maine, efforts to provide drug treatment often met with resistance, despite high demand
Only about 2,400 people live in the Lincoln County town of Whitefield, where a 54-bed recovery residence recently opened in spite of heavy opposition.
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Beryl strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic, forecast to become a major storm
A major hurricane is considered a Category 3 or higher, with winds of at least 111 mph. As of Saturday afternoon, Beryl was a Category 1 hurricane.
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After president’s debate debacle, Jill Biden delivering message that they’re still all in
The first lady is trying to rally support for her husband after a dreadful performance in Thursday’s presidential debate created fresh worries about President Joe Biden’s age and his ability to compete in November’s election and to serve another four years.