The White House is seen as being in daily tumult with an atmosphere of panic in the West Wing.
2017
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. launches attack on Syrian military target with cruise missiles
The surprise strike hits the Shayrat air base, where U.S. officials say Syrian planes took off Tuesday before dropping chemical weapons on civilians.
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Posted inNation & World
Boats left high and dry returned to Utah’s Great Salt Lake
The sailboats are hoisted on cranes back into the water after winter storms raised lake levels.
Posted inNation & World
Cephalopods stand out for their smarts
Studies are looking at their RNA coding and RNA editing as a reason for their intelligence.
Posted inNation & World
Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping begin ‘very frank’ talks in U.S.
The North Korean threat and American trade deficit will be among the many topics discussed at the luxurious Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
Posted inMaine, News
Little risk of dangerous flooding in next 10 days, state officials say
The Maine River Flow Advisory Commission says at a meeting Thursday that groundwater levels have risen since March 2016.
Posted inNation & World
Trump eyes raising debt for upgrades
He says support from Democrats could be so strong that he’s thinking about packaging the infrastructure plan with the health-care overhaul.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Report pegs economic impact of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard at $756 million
Advocates for the submarine overhaul facility say it had a civilian payroll of $496 million last year and provided jobs to 6,329 civilians.
Posted inMaine, News
Photo slideshow, video: Ex-Sen. George Mitchell speaks to hundreds at Colby College
The Waterville native spoke with Morning Sentinel reporter Amy Calder on stage Thursday night at Colby’s Lorimer Chapel as part of the first “Community Voices” series hosted by the college and presented by the newspapers.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
As online sales rise, so do dog attacks on postal carriers
Biting incidents rose 3 percent last year to 6,755 as consumers increasingly demanded seven-day-a-week package and groceries delivery.