Rep. Elijah Cummings’ Baltimore-area district is a ‘disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess,’ the president tweets.
2019
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign on Iran faces key test
It’s at a crossroads as his administration decides whether to end one of the last remaining components of the 2015 nuclear deal.
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Rapper RZA says A$AP Rocky is a hostage in Sweden
The Wu-Tang Clan member says he’s concerned for his fellow rapper, who’s charged with assault.
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Russian police crack down hard on Moscow election protest
They arrest hundreds of people rallying against the exclusion of opposition candidates from the ballot for city council.
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South Sudan tries to protect wildlife after long conflict
The African country aims to rebuild its six national parks and 13 game reserves.
Posted inNation & World, News
Police arrest Scottish rape suspect who may have faked death
Kim Vincent Avis, 55, also known as Ken Gordon-Avis, is being held by the U.S. Marshals Service.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Life & Culture, Morning Sentinel
Ben Hur to be staged in Lakewood
Based on one of the timeless stories of one of the best-selling books of the nineteenth century, this stage adaptation condenses the epic tale so that it can be told by just four actors. The story follows an amateur theatre troupe as they produce the massive tale of the fictional Jewish prince and merchant Judah Ben-Hur.
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Four U.S. athletes injured in fatal South Korean balcony collapse
They are members of the water polo team.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Hit the road: State, other groups working to protect central Maine’s wildlife on the highway
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is partnering with University of California-Davis and Maine Audubon to identify hot spots and prevent animals from being killed by traffic.
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Woman dies in Alaska trying to reach famed ‘Into the Wild’ bus
The bus has been the source of multiple rescues since it was made famous, first by Jon Krakauer’s book in 1996 and then by Sean Penn’s 2007 film.