His challenge is changing policy to ease inflation but not tightening so much that the economy stalls.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
UN General Assembly votes to demand that Russia stop war in Ukraine
Assembly resolutions aren’t legally binding, but they do have clout in reflecting international opinion.
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Con Edison proposes new power transmission line from Aroostook County
A subsidiary of energy delivery giant Consolidated Edison Inc. is seeking to connect planned energy projects in northern Maine to New England’s electrical grid.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Liz Soares: Lost and found lessons from 1939
As Russia furthers its invasion of Ukraine, Liz Soares ponders the echoes of Adolf Hitler’s invasion of Poland 83 years ago and the harrowing tale the same year as Donn Fendler was lost and found in the Maine woods.
Posted inNation & World
The Latest: International Criminal Court to investigate possible war crimes in Ukraine
The latest news on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Politics
Ahead of Portland show, Al Franken talks about his Maine connections, comedy and current events
An original writer for Saturday Night Live, Franken resigned his U.S. Senate seat in 2018, has since returned to comedy, and will visit the State Theatre on Sunday.
Posted inNation & World
Here’s what’s fact and what’s misinformation in the Russian war on Ukraine
Associated Press journalists are documenting military activity across Ukraine, where disinformation is spiking during a Russian ground and air offensive.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Ukrainian refugee count tops 1 million as Russians besiege ports and U.N. demands end of invasion
The tally from the U.N. refugee agency amounts to more than 2% of Ukraine’s population being forced out of the country in less than a week.
Posted inNation & World
Some Russian oligarchs speak out, cautiously, against war
Russia’s war on Ukraine has sent shockwaves through the global community of wealthy Russians, who face sanctions that threaten their London mansions, Mediterranean yachts and children’s places at elite European private schools.