Record high temperatures could be matched or broken Saturday, but snow, ice and rain are expected to return for Sunday.
2020
Posted inNation & World
Trump proposes sweeping rollback of environmental oversight
Anne Bradbury, head of an independent oil and gas producers trade group, said among the proposed changes are ones that will hasten the permitting of oil projects, including pipelines, on federal lands.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Pelosi says she will ‘soon’ send impeachment articles to Senate
Pelosi said she’s waiting for what she wanted from the start – ‘to see the arena’ and ‘terms of the engagement’ that McConnell will use.
Posted inNation & World, News
‘Highly likely’ Iran mistakenly shot down Ukrainian jetliner, U.S., Canadian officials say
The crash, which killed all 176 people on board, came just a few hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack against Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Iran sends mixed signals as tensions with U.S. ease
Both sides appeared to step back on Wednesday after Iran launched a series of ballistic missiles at two military bases housing American troops in Iraq without causing any casualties.
Posted inBusiness, Elections, Nation & World, News, Politics
Facebook refuses to ban or fact-check political ads, even false ones
Google has decided to limit targeting of political ads, while Twitter is banning them outright.
Posted inFacing My Addiction
There’s hope for ‘that guy’, the over-intoxicated jerk
Sobriety doesn’t fix you, but it will allow you some time to learn alternative ways to help yourself. If you were an out-of-control mess at this year’s holiday party, or you were a witness to a human train wreck, there’s still hope for ‘that guy’.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Connection between fires at Troy double-wide being investigated
As the investigation continues into Saturday blaze in Troy, an official said at least one prior fire at the property was arson.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Pope warns of risks from U.S.-Iran tensions in policy speech
Pope Francis listed the “particularly troubling” deterioration of U.S.-Iran relations following the U.S. strike that killed Iran’s top general in his annual foreign policy address.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: The troubled history of US-Iran relations
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