The committee said awarding the prize to Zelensky and the Ukrainian people underscored that their nation is part of Europe.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Uncategorized
Stocks lose ground on Wall Street, extending weekly losses
The Fed this week raised its forecast for how high it will ultimately take interest rates and tried to dash some investors’ hopes that rate cuts may happen next year.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Angelina Jolie leaves role as U.N. refugee agency envoy
In a joint statement issued Friday, the actress and the agency announced she was ‘moving on’ from her role as the agency’s special envoy.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Starbucks workers plan 3-day walkout at over 100 U.S. stores
The union says it expects the strike will shutter some stores entirely; at others, managers or other workers may keep the stores open.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Most of the ‘Sister Wives’ have left Kody Brown. What’s next for the TLC show?
Three of Brown’s four wives have confirmed leaving their polygamous marriage.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Lawmakers agree to public hearing on $450 emergency checks, boosting heating aid
Legislative leaders formed a committee to receive public testimony on a $473 million emergency heating and energy plan, whose centerpiece would be immediate payments to most Mainers.
Posted inSidelines, Sports
Sidelines: Tom Brady as Hulk Hogan? Matching pro athletes with their pro wrestling counterparts
Many people in sports seem like characters from the squared circle, writes David Bailey.
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
As a major Nor’easter moves into Maine, people are advised to avoid travel if possible
The leading edge of the snow and rain mix is moving into southern Maine and will continue to move north as low pressure develops and intensifies off the coast of New England this afternoon.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Nor’easter causes school closures in central Maine as region braces for large amounts of snow
The Augusta, Waterville and Skowhegan areas are expected to get 8 to 12 inches of snow by Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Gray.
Posted inAmy Calder, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Woman’s plight an example of psychiatric health care crisis in Maine
A clinical psychologist who’s treating a psychotic, suicidal woman with leukemia stuck for weeks in a hospital emergency department says the state must expand existing psychiatric resources or build new, Amy Calder writes.