David Brinn, who grew up in Portland, is the managing editor of Israel’s largest English-language daily newspaper.
2023
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally’s reach
Electing Jordan, a founding member of the Freedom Caucus, to the powerful position second in line to the presidency would move the Republican’s far right into a central seat of U.S. power.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Winthrop holds ceremony to officially unveil its new turf field
Charlie’s Field at Maxwell Complex named for Charlie Shuman
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
College football preview: UMaine (1-5) vs Long Island (1-4)
The Black Bears host the Sharks for a non-conference homecoming game Saturday afternoon.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Judge orders Texas county where Juneteenth began to redraw maps after voting rights challenge
The decision by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown, a Trump appointee, adds to victories voting rights groups have notched in the South this year over maps that Black voters say dilute their political power.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. officials bolster support for Israel as potential ground offensive in Gaza looms
The visits to the Middle East by Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken came as Israel escalated its war against Hamas militants in response to their shocking and brutal rampage last weekend.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Abortion workers, crushed by restrictions and buoyed by labor movement, are unionizing
At least 8 reproductive health-care groups have organized since the Supreme Court overturned Roe.
Posted inNation & World, News
French authorities link a school stabbing that killed a teacher to Islamic extremism
Authorities say a man of Chechen origin who was under surveillance by the French security services over suspected Islamic radicalization stabbed a teacher to death at his former high school in northern France.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Two dogs die in fire at Fairfield apartment complex
The fire broke out Friday in a second-floor unit at the American Lodge on Main Street.
Posted inMaine, News
Three people injured in 2-vehicle crash on Farmington Falls Road in Farmington
A vehicle driven by Daniel Smith, 62, of Bangor attempted to turn around and pulled into the path of a vehicle driven by Seth Reed, 27, of Vassalboro.