Ukraine’s ombudsperson said 402,000 people, including 84,000 children, have been taken against their will.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine regulators propose tougher performance standards for power utilities
The Maine Public Utilities Commission is considering a plan to add new standards through rulemaking that would be similar to those proposed in a pending bill being debated in the Legislature.
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Posted inNation & World, News
New rules aim to decide U.S. asylum cases in months, not years
The rules empower asylum officers to grant or deny claims, an authority that has been limited to immigration judges for people arriving at the border with Mexico.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Norridgewock fire burns 7 acres, but firefighters prevent it from entering woods
The fire chief describes fire as illegal, saying the person who started it had apparently planned to burn hay that was not mowed last fall.
Posted inMaine
Hospital patient count drops as Maine reports 254 new cases of COVID-19
The omicron subvariant BA.2 is becoming more prevalent in the U.S. and could lead to more cases in the coming weeks.
Posted inSports
U.S. Alpine Championships: Super-G races postponed due to inclement weather
Men’s and women’s races moved to Friday due to snow and poor visibility.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
American weekly jobless claims at lowest level since 1969
Earlier this month, the government reported that employers added a robust 678,000 jobs in February, the largest monthly total since July.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees as Zelensky pleads for weapons
In Brussels, President Biden warns that a chemical attack by Russia ‘would trigger a response in kind.’
Posted inMaine, News
Fire at Belfast potato processing factory prompts evacuations, school and road closures
The blaze, believed to have started in a large deep-frying machine, gutted the Penobscot McCrum building and left 138 people out of work.