2023 – Page 24 – The Portland Press Herald

Nation & World, Politics

Justice Department warns it will sue Texas over state’s new immigration law

by Devlin Barrett The Washington Post December 28, 2023

The new law, signed last week by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, allows local police to make immigration arrests.

Nation & World

World population grew 75 million this year, will stand at over 8 billion on Jan. 1

by MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press December 28, 2023

The worldwide growth rate in 2023 was just under 1%. The growth rate for the United States was about half that.

Nation & World

Venezuela to hold military exercises off its coast as British warship heads to Guyana amid border dispute

by MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press December 28, 2023

President Nicolás Maduro has ordered Venezuela’s armed forces to conduct defensive exercises in the Eastern Caribbean after the U.K. announced it would send a warship to Guyana’s territorial waters.

Cops & Courts, News

Police surround Temple home after threats made

by Mark LaFlamme December 28, 2023December 29, 2023

Shortly after 7 p.m., a Maine State Police spokeswoman confirmed that the department was assisting at the Day Mountain Road scene with its tactical and crisis negotiations teams.

Kennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies

Kennebunk police: Three juveniles responsible for cutting down Christmas tree

by Eloise Goldsmith December 28, 2023December 29, 2023

Even prior to the act of vandalism, this year’s Christmas tree was the object of discussion.

Election 2024 Trump Insurrection Amendment

Elections, Maine, Politics

Maine secretary of state bars Donald Trump from state’s presidential primary ballot

by Dennis Hoey December 28, 2023December 29, 2023

Shenna Bellows ruled that the former president is not qualified to hold the office of the president under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Trump’s campaign condemned the ruling and said it will appeal.

Nation & World, Politics

Boebert switches congressional districts, avoiding a Democratic opponent who has far outraised her

by JESSE BEDAYN and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press December 28, 2023

The Republican announced she would enter the crowded GOP primary in retiring Rep. Ken Buck’s seat in the eastern side of Colorado, leaving the more competitive 3rd District seat in the state’s west.