Both parties were touting ‘wins’ in the package well before unveiling the massive 1,012-page bill, which had already won President Biden’s blessing.
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EU leaders mull ways to get more arms to outgunned Ukraine amid a new sense of urgency
There is also a growing awareness that the EU must provide for its own security, with election campaigning in the U.S. raising questions about Washington’s commitment to its allies.
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Russian court rejects suit by Navalny’s mother claiming poor medical treatment by prison
Navalny had been behind bars since January 2021 after returning to Russia from Germany where he had been recovering from nerve-agent poisoning that he blamed on the Kremlin.
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Bob Brown wins Wooden Award
Boys’ basketball coaching legend honored at recent MABC banquet.
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Scarborough’s Nick Fiorillo returns to the NCAA Tournament with Vermont
The Catamounts, with the fifth-year senior in the starting lineup, have an opportunity to make America happy by beating Duke in the first round on Friday night.
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Prosecutors say Trump’s hush money trial should start April 15 without further delay
Trump’s criminal trial, the first of a former U.S. president, had been scheduled to begin on Monday. The hush money case is among four criminal indictments against Trump, the Republican Party’s presumptive 2024 presidential nominee.
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Trump’s lawyers keep fighting $454 million fraud appeal bond requirement
Trump’s lawyers want the court to hold off collection, without requiring him to post a bond or otherwise cover the nine-figure judgment, while he appeals the outcome of his recent civil business fraud trial.
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Maine Maple Sunday, Art in Bloom and 4 more things to do this weekend
Sugarhouses across the state will be open for tours, demos and syrup sales.
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Pro-Palestine demonstrators plead not guilty to charges from February protest
Some of the 11 defendants said the group rejected a deal with prosecutors that would’ve dismissed their cases after 30 hours of community service.
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Major airlines want to hear Boeing’s plan to fix manufacturing problems
Airline CEOs have been outspoken in their frustration with Boeing’s manufacturing problems, which have slowed deliveries of planes that the carriers were counting on.