As of Wednesday, 5.3 million people in the U.S. had gotten their first shot out of the 17 million doses distributed so far.
January 2021
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Experts see Capitol riot as product of years of hateful rhetoric
Experts on far-right extremism say the storming of the U.S. Capitol is a jarring but natural product of years of violence and hateful rhetoric stoked by disinformation and conspiracy theories.
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College hockey: UMaine improvement must start on defense
The Black Bears are 0-3-1, have allowed 21 goals and taken 29 penalties, trends that must change going into a weekend series at Vermont.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Protesters swarm statehouses across U.S.; some evacuated
News that a mob had breached the U.S. Capitol set off cheers at pro-Trump protests in Minnesota, Nevada and Arizona, where armed rioters marched at the Capitol in Phoenix and several men displayed a guillotine.
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‘Protesters are in the building’: The harrowing scene at the Capitol
The crowd pushed past the police barricades, up the steps to the iron doors and in what seemed like no time at all, hoisted a Trump flag from the Capitol.
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Media captures unprecedented storming of U.S. Capitol
Stunning scenes of President Trump’s supporters storming the Capitol played out in searing fashion on national television.
Posted inFood, Nation & World, News
Albert Roux, major influence on U.K. dining habits, dies at 85
In 1982, his restaurant in London, Le Gavroche, became the first British restaurant to be awarded three Michelin stars.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Stop that man. He just committed a crime.
The mayhem throughout the U.S. Capitol is rooted in the raging psyche of Donald J. Trump.
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Some Americans won’t get $600 stimulus until they file their 2020 taxes
While the IRS is getting more of the money out faster than it did in 2020, the agency is facing mounting public criticism for delaying stimulus payments for some.
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Chara, a ‘massive presence on the ice,’ joins the Capitals at training camp
Zdeno Chara, the Bruins’ captain for 14 years, practices with his new team for the first time.