The decision by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown, a Trump appointee, adds to victories voting rights groups have notched in the South this year over maps that Black voters say dilute their political power.
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Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. officials bolster support for Israel as potential ground offensive in Gaza looms
The visits to the Middle East by Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken came as Israel escalated its war against Hamas militants in response to their shocking and brutal rampage last weekend.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Abortion workers, crushed by restrictions and buoyed by labor movement, are unionizing
At least 8 reproductive health-care groups have organized since the Supreme Court overturned Roe.
Posted inNation & World, News
French authorities link a school stabbing that killed a teacher to Islamic extremism
Authorities say a man of Chechen origin who was under surveillance by the French security services over suspected Islamic radicalization stabbed a teacher to death at his former high school in northern France.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Antisemitic message found at Augusta’s Cony High School
Principal Kimberly Liscomb said the student who wrote the message has been identified and ‘consequences and education have been implemented.’
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Pine Tree Power not the answer to Maine’s utility challenges
Mainers want to save money, reduce outages and, focused on climate change, exert more control over grid decision-making. How do we best achieve those ends?
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
House Republicans in chaos after ousting McCarthy and rejecting Scalise. What’s next?
The U.S. House has been without a leader for more than a week, as majority Republicans threw out Speaker Kevin McCarthy and refused to rally around his No. 2, Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Obituary: Barbara Richardson Murray
Barbara Richardson Murray died in peace and beauty on Oct. 10, 2023, just shy of her 98th Birthday. She was born Oct. 18, 1925, in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Jasper (1900-1965) and Annabelle (LaPlante) Richardson (1899-1931). Raised in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, she was a proud graduate of the Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1946 — and […]
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On the Market: vintage vertical siding
These days, vertical siding, also known as board & batten, is commonly seen on new construction “modern farmhouses.”
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Kaiser Permanente reaches tentative deal with health care worker unions after recent strike
The 3-day strike last week involving 75,000 workers in multiple states officially ended last Saturday.