Twitter has long been used by the Taliban but the group’s accounts had never been verified previously.
January 2023
Posted inNation & World, News
Shooter stood over California mom holding baby, killed both
A family is slaughtered, including a teenage mother and her baby, in a targeted attack that police say is related to gangs and drugs.
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Tom Brady walks off field at postseason’s end toward … what? He doesn’t say.
If this is the end for Tom Brady with the Buccaneers – or if it was Brady’s final NFL game – it was an inglorious conclusion.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
White House defends its delayed, limited disclosure about documents
The discovery complicates a federal probe into former President Donald Trump and is a political headache for President Biden.
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Franklin County changes meeting dates; accepts bid for interest on ARPA funds
The county will put $4 million into an account at Franklin Savings Bank and earn 3.5% on interest for four weeks. When the time is up, they could choose to renew.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Making pig livers humanlike are part of quest to ease organ shortage
If tests on using a bioengineered organ as a human ‘liver assist’ work, it would be a critical step toward eventually attempting a bioengineered organ transplant – probably a kidney.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Vehicle right-to-repair question in Maine may be decided at the polls
The Maine Right to Repair Coalition said it has collected enough signatures for a referendum that might open certain types of vehicle diagnostic data to independent auto service shops.
Posted inNation & World, News
Relocating species emerges as last resort as climate warms
Concerns persist that the novel practice could cause unintended harm the same way invasive plants and animals have wreaked havoc on native species.
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The results are in: Check out all the winners and finalists in the Morning Sentinel Readers Choice 2023
Watch for our special results section in the Sentinel on April 27.
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
Alana MacDonald reminisces about days with Devonsquare, performing solo, upcoming Portland concert
There are some Maine acts that have had a huge impact on me and what I do. One such group is Devonsquare, a trio of folk/rock singer-songwriters that, in my humble opinion, was the best vocal band this state has ever produced. I interviewed Herb Ludwig many times over the years before his untimely death […]