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UN climate deal: Calamity cash, but no new emissions cuts

by SETH BORENSTEIN, SAMY MAGDY and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press November 20, 2022November 20, 2022

Negotiators have approved an historic deal to create a fund for compensating poor nations that are victims of extreme weather worsened by rich countries’ carbon pollution.

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With the U.S. out of Afghanistan, China comes calling

by Nabih Bulos Los Angeles Times November 20, 2022November 20, 2022

In April, China spearheaded the Tunxi Initiative, which corralled Afghanistan’s neighbors and Russia to support reconstruction and economic assistance in the war-torn country.

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Turkey strikes in Syria, Iraq a week after Istanbul bombing

by ANDREW WILKS Associated Press November 20, 2022November 20, 2022

The airstrikes came after a bomb rocked a bustling avenue in the heart of Istanbul on Nov. 13, killing six people and wounding over 80 others.

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Police: Gunman kills five at gay nightclub, subdued by patrons

by THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press November 20, 2022November 20, 2022

Police say a 22-year-old gunman opened fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and injuring 25.

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New blood in minority leadership realigns Maine Republicans’ priorities

by Randy Billings November 20, 2022November 19, 2022

Both Senate leader Harold ‘Trey’ Stewart III and House leader William ‘Billy Bob’ Faulkingham said the party needs to make inroads with parents and blue-collar workers.

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Ho, ho, hum: Maine shoppers, stores predict a so-so holiday season

by Megan Gray November 20, 2022November 19, 2022

Amid the pandemic, the past two holiday gift-buying sprees have been boon times for retailers. This year, perhaps not so much.

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Historic compensation fund approved at U.N. climate talks

by SETH BORENSTEIN, SAMY MAGDY and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press November 19, 2022

The fund would compensate poor nations that are victims of extreme weather worsened by rich countries’ carbon pollution.

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Oakland teenager dies in ATV crash

by Megan Gray November 19, 2022

A 16-year-old from Oakland died in an ATV crash in Belgrade on Friday night, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office. Lt. J. Chris Read said in a news release that the teenager was driving the 1995 Polaris ATV on Manchester Road around 11:43 p.m. Witnesses told police he passed two cars on the left […]