Administration officials have been speaking with lawmakers about the contours of a supplemental aid package as it continues to determine Israel’s needs.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Golden backs expanded powers for acting speaker
The 2nd District congressman joined other centrist Democrats in calling for expanded powers for Patrick McHenry so the U.S. House of Representatives can resume its work.
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Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Lottery winnings give Gardiner woman a chance to invest in son’s Poopah Scoopah business
Ricci Abbott, who won $10,000 on Sunday, is the second person with Maine ties to take home a large lottery prize this week.
Posted inSports
Golf roundup: Thompson falls just shy of cut in PGA Tour event
Lexi Thompson shoots a 69 in the second round of the Shriners Children’s Open and finishes at even par overall.
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After Ellison, crypto takes center stage at Bankman-Fried trial
Zac Prince, chief executive officer of defunct crypto lender BlockFi, took the stand Friday to discuss his firm’s business relationship with the digital asset exchange and its sister trading fund.
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Bryce Harper shines as Phillies aim for second straight trip to World Series
Harper was the NLCS MVP last season and hit .462 with three home runs in Philadelphia’s win over Atlanta in the NLDS this season.
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London’s free newspapers battle to survive after COVID
London’s free newspaper scene is unique. No other major global city has 3 free newspapers with such large circulations.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine, News
‘Maine Cabin Masters’ fandom drives tourists to Manchester
The show’s popularity has also allowed designer Ashley Morrill to branch out with a new homeware company called Rustic County. The ninth season of the cabin-restoration program will begin airing on Oct. 23.
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Louise Glück, Nobel-winning poet of terse and candid lyricism, dies at 80
Over more than 60 years of published work, Glück forged a narrative of trauma, disillusion, stasis, and longing, spelled by moments – but only moments – of ecstasy and contentment.
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Jada Pinkett Smith says she was ‘shocked’ Will Smith called her his ‘wife’ during the Oscars slap
Earlier this week, while promoting her upcoming memoir ‘Worthy,’ Pinkett Smith revealed that she and Smith have been living separate lives since 2016.