Migrant-smuggling networks organizing English Channel crossings have reaped tens of millions of euros this year, which is the busiest and deadliest ever recorded
2021
Posted inNation & World
Can Biden find the right balance on immigration?
Demands by Democrats to fix the nation’s broken immigration system were wielded as a cudgel against Republicans during the 2020 campaign
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
East Coast herring fishery will be shut down until 2022
The East Coast herring fishing industry will be almost completely shut down for the rest of the year
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Supply chain no big deal on Small Business Saturday
Central Maine shop owners say more people seem to be shopping locally.
Posted inMaine Celtics, Sports
Sports Digest: Wacha joins Red Sox on one-year deal
Boston adds to its starting pitching depth by signing Michael Wacha.
Posted inNation & World
High inflation? Low polling? White House blames the pandemic
Finally controlling COVID-19, the White House believes, is the skeleton key to rejuvenating the country and reviving Biden’s own standing.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
South African scientists brace for wave propelled by omicron variant
In the space of two weeks, the omicron variant has sent South Africa from a period of low transmission to rapid growth of new confirmed cases.
Posted inSports
NHL roundup: Two Islanders game postponed amid COVID-19 outbreak
New York would have had as many as eight players unavailable for its games Sunday and Tuesday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation & World
Shippers prepare for another pandemic crush of holiday gifts
Postal workers who recall packages and letters piled up in distribution hubs a year ago are gearing up for another holiday crush
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Exhibition of Bob Dylan artwork opens in Miami
The most comprehensive show of the Nobel laureate’s visual art to be held in the U.S. goes on display on Tuesday in Miami.