The band’s Royal Flush Tour will have Cheap Trick as the opening act for many stops, but Def Leppard and Journey will join for three stadium dates in Cleveland, Toronto and Boston this summer.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward
Friday’s vote produced a seldom-seen outcome in the typically hyperpartisan House, with Democrats helping Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan advance overwhelmingly 316-94.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine unemployment rate holds steady at 3.3%
The Maine Department of Labor reports little change in job market conditions in March, with non-farm jobs reaching the second-highest number on record.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Update: No injuries reported after early morning fire destroys 15 units at Augusta’s Senator Inn
A passerby reported the fire around 12:29 a.m. Friday, as the back of the hotel was engulfed in flames.
Posted inNation & World
Apparent Israeli attack in Iran draws anti-aircraft fire as tensions high in Mideast
Analysts said the relatively limited scope of the Israeli attack and the subdued response by Iran seemed to indicate the threat of an immediate escalation had diminished.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portland’s Amtrak station may move from Thompson’s Point
To shorten trip times, the operator of the Amtrak Downeaster is considering relocating the Portland station to one of 3 sites along St. John Street.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Daughters haunted by mother’s killing in Waterville
Sisters Caitlyn and Kayla Bragg discuss the grief and agony their family has felt since the Dec. 27 killing of their mother, Angela Bragg.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
After Lewiston shooting, Maine lawmakers approve expanded background checks, waiting period
But the full Legislature never took up a proposal for a red flag law that would give families, in addition to law enforcement, the ability to restrict a person’s access to weapons without a mental health evaluation.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions, from the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
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Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University, including congresswoman’s daughter
Police said 108 people were charged with trespassing at the private Ivy League institution. Some students said they were also suspended from the university.