The Sudanese army and a rival paramilitary force, battling for control of Sudan since mid-April, had agreed last week to the weeklong truce, brokered by the U.S. and the Saudis.
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Posted inMaine, News
Holiday weekend brings record-high temperatures across Maine
Many communities surpassed 90 degrees on Sunday, with daily records set in Augusta and Bangor.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News, Uncategorized
Jewish groups and city officials plan protest against Roger Waters concert in Frankfurt
They accuse the Pink Floyd co-founder of antisemitism – an allegation he denies.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Kennebec Messalonskee Trails to celebrate 20 years
A full day of activities is planned for Saturday at Head of Falls in Waterville to celebrate the anniversary of the organization’s founding.
Posted inNation & World, News
Jan. 6 rioters are raking in thousands in donations. Now the U.S. is coming after their haul
An Associated Press review of court records shows that prosecutors in the more than 1,000 criminal cases from Jan. 6, 2021, are increasingly asking judges to impose fines on top of prison sentences to offset donations from supporters of the Capitol rioters.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Politics
Debt ceiling tests McCarthy as he rides breezily through high-wire act of his career
McCarthy laid down a marker in his first meeting with Biden back in February. The new Republican speaker refused to raise any taxes to help offset federal deficits.
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Debt ceiling deal reached by Biden and Republicans now set to go to Congress
The compromise announced late Saturday risks angering both Democratic and Republican lawmakers as they begin to unpack the concessions.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Has the Republican presidential field learned any lessons?
Time will tell whether or not the party is doomed to repeat the mistakes of 2016.
