Companies from Apple and Nike to major shippers like Maersk are abandoning Russia, whose extensive trade ties with the West have been all but severed.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: A little thank you can go a long way
Volunteers at the Universalist Unitarian Church in Waterville have been making bag lunches for school staff and bus drivers as a way to thank them for their work during the pandemic, Amy Calder writes.
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Posted inNation & World
Russia’s isolation over Ukraine war grows at UN Human Rights Council
The 47-member nation U.N. Human Rights Council has overwhelmingly approved a resolution aiming to set up a three-person panel of experts to monitor human rights in Ukraine.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos Feb. 25-March 4, 2022
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Supreme Court reimposes death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted in the attack that killed three people near the finish line in 2013.
Posted inMaine, Times Record
Footage reveals details about police shooting in Topsham
Kourtney Sherwood, 37, of Brunswick died Tuesday at Maine Medical Center, a day after the shooting.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Some Maine colleges and universities will keep the masks on, for now
The University of Maine and Maine Community College systems do not plan to lift their mandatory masking policies now. The state’s private colleges are taking varied approaches.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Things to Do
King Kyote to represent Maine on NBC’s ‘American Song Contest’
The Portland singer-songwriter is one of 56 competitors on the show, which premieres March 21 and will be hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson.
Posted inNation & World, News
Russian cease-fire in Ukraine imperiled amid more shelling, attack on nuclear plant worries world
Russia’s attack on Europe’s largest nuclear plant triggers worldwide fear of catastrophe as the Russians crack down on information at home
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Strong job growth in February points to COVID’s fading grip on economy
Employers added a robust 678,000 jobs, the largest monthly total since July, and the unemployment rate dropped to 3.8% from 4% in January.