Health workers must overcome community distrust and logistical obstacles as they look for people at risk.
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Anne Frank museum launches virtual tour
The free 25-minute tour marks what would have been the Jewish diarist’s 89th birthday.
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U.N. warns 6 million face severe hunger in West Africa
The humanitarian chief says rapid deterioration in recent months “reveals an urgent need for more donor support.”
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Oxford Hills stops Skowhegan in Class A North softball championship
Vikings solve Alward to oust reigning regional champions.
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Physicians group pushes for gun control
The American Medical Association presses for a ban on assault weapons and comes out against arming teachers.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime
Man pleads guilty to leading drug ring from Massachusetts to central Maine
Police said Jaime “Uncle” Brea, 51, was behind a conspiracy to bring drugs to the Augusta area and sell in Maine.
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World Cup soccer: Expect video review stoppages to extend play
FIFA proclaims that despite time needed for video reviews, “All the minutes, all the seconds, lost … will be added at the end.”
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, Politics, Religion and Values
Here’s how liberals, conservatives picture God
Liberals imagine someone ‘more feminine, younger and more loving,’ while conservatives have a ‘powerful’ white guy in mind, researchers say.
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Americans overindulging in work snacks, report concludes
And more than 70 percent of the average 1,300 calories comes from food that was free.
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George H.W. Bush becomes 1st former U.S. president to turn 94
Former Democratic President Jimmy Carter isn’t far behind, at age 93, and he’ll celebrate his 94th on Oct. 1.