The threats come weeks after a French teacher was beheaded outside his school in a Paris suburb by a teenage refugee of Chechen origin for showing caricatures in a civics class.
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Posted inNation & World
German police raid homes of 4 men linked to Vienna attacker
An Islamic State sympathizer killed four people and wounded 20 others in the Austrian capital this week.
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Ethiopia launches airstrikes in country’s rival Tigray region
The action marks another escalation in clashes this week that experts say could slide one of Africa’s most powerful and populous countries into civil war.
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Mainers say they back mask mandate, even if they won’t follow it to the letter
While they hope the governor’s new order leads to more mask wearing, some admitted they will still take off their masks when it doesn’t seem to make sense to wear them.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Stocks close a blistering week, even as uncertainty lingers
But many investors see an upside to the possibility of continued political gridlock in Washington.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Lawsuit against Maine State Police troopers can go forward, appeals court says
The lawsuit says police failed to protect a woman from her former boyfriend Anthony Lord, who in 2015 went on a shooting rampage that killed 2 people after she reported that he raped her.
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Iconic Paris bookshop appeals for help during pandemic
Shakespeare and Company sent an email to customers last week to inform them that it was facing ‘hard times’ and to encourage them to buy a book.
Posted inNation & World
Heating aid is released, but more is needed, advocates say
An estimated 15% to 20% of families nationwide are already behind by 6 months on utility bills, and more may fall deeper into debt without help.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Third court blocks Trump’s order on who gets counted to allocate congressional seats
The Trump administration has appealed a similar ruling in a New York case, and the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on it at the end of the month.
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Al Roker diagnosed with prostate cancer
The ‘Today’ show weatherman urges others at risk – particularly Black men – to see a doctor and get the proper checkups to stop a cancer that is very treatable if detected early.