U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Kyiv ‘could well be under siege’ and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tells lawmakers that Russian forces were about 20 miles from the city.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Big interest in auction of wind energy sites off New York and New Jersey
The largest auction of offshore wind sites in the nation’s history has drawn more than $1.95 billion worth of bids for 6 tracts.
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Posted inGirls Basketball, Varsity Maine
A North girls basketball: Skowhegan, Lawrence take different paths to final
River Hawks fight to stay perfect, while Bulldogs survive adversity to reach regional title game.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Strong winds cut power to thousands in central Maine
Utility crews work through Tuesday and Wednesday nights to make repairs and restore power to customers by Thursday morning.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Waterville man, 18, planned to use explosives for ‘mass murder’ at Chicago mosque, federal prosecutors say
The Council on American-Islamic Relations calls for hate crime charges against Xavier Pelkey.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
As ‘stealth omicron’ advances, scientists are learning more
The coronavirus mutant widely known as stealth omicron is now causing more than a third of new omicron cases around the world.
Posted inMaine, Sports, Varsity Maine
Photos: Thursday’s Maine high school basketball tournament games
High school basketball players made the shots and our photographers caught the action. Here are some of our favorite photos from Maine’s high school basketball tournament, February 24, 2022.
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Photos: Maine high school basketball tournament
High school basketball players made the shots and our photographers caught the action. Here are some of our favorite photos from Maine’s high school basketball tournament, February 23, 2022.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Wall Street reels, recovers in wake of Ukraine invasion
Beyond its tragic human toll, the conflict looked set to send prices even higher at gasoline pumps and grocery stores around the world.
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Fewest Americans collecting unemployment aid since 1970
Earlier this month, the Labor Department reported a surprising burst of hiring in January, with employers adding 467,000 jobs.