The U.S. House speaker Pelosi portrays her high-profile trip as part of a U.S. obligation to stand with democracies against autocratic countries, and with democratic Taiwan against China.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Actor Dev Patel’s reps: ‘No heroes’ in stabbing incident actor helped stop
He is said to have witnessed a woman allegedly assault a man during the altercation.
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Posted inNation & World, News
After the rain, heat descends on flooded Kentucky towns
The death toll from the massive flooding stood at 37 on Tuesday after more bodies were found Monday in the devastated landscape.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Polio virus found in New York wastewater, but no new cases
The young adult had a strain of the virus that has since been genetically linked to samples found in London and the Jerusalem area.
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Concerns raised over new Farmington park
Resident Nancy Porter expressed several concerns regarding Walton’s Mill Pond Park at the July 26 Selectmen meeting.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Stocks slip on Wall Street after another meandering day
Treasury yields climbed through the day as concerns calmed a bit that the first visit by a U.S. Speaker of the House to Taiwan in 25 years could spark conflict between the world’s two largest economies.
Posted inLifestyle, Uncategorized
Wilton Blueberry Festival to be held this weekend
For the first time, the annual Wilton Blueberry Festival, to be held Friday, Aug. 5 through Sunday, Aug. 7, has been planned by an official town committee and a new events coordinator.
Posted inNation & World
Putin’s rumored girlfriend hit with latest U.S. sanctions
The Treasury Department says Alina Kabaeva is the head of a Russian media company that promotes the invasion of Ukraine.
Posted inNation & World, News
The downside: U.S. strike shows Afghanistan still terror base
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell was quick to congratulate President Biden on the operation, but also made the case that it ‘further indicates that Afghanistan is again becoming a major thicket of terrorist activity.’
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Defense lawyers want murder indictments dismissed because Maine State Police heard confidential calls
The lawyers for Bobby Nightingale and Jaquile Coleman seek to have the charges thrown out because of alleged attorney-client privilege violations.