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Auschwitz anniversary marked as war again shatters peace

by VANESSA GERA Associated Press January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

Some 1.1 million people were killed at the vast complex, which today stands as one of the world’s most recognized symbols of evil.

Boston Celtics, Sports

Celtics end three-game skid with comeback win over Lakers in overtime

by Associated Press January 27, 2023January 28, 2023

Jaylen Brown scores 37 points, including a tying three-point play late in regulation as Boston rallies for a 125-121 win.

Kennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News

Week In Photos Jan. 20-27, 2023

by Joe Phelan, Michael G. Seamans, Andy Molloy and Rich Abrahamson January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.

Nation & World, News, Uncategorized

Newly released video shows struggle for hammer during Paul Pelosi attack last year

by STEFANIE DAZIO and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press January 27, 2023

The body-camera footage shows suspect David DePape wresting the tool from 82-year-old Pelosi and lunging toward him with the hammer over his head.

Russia Ukraine War Wagner Group Explainer

Nation & World, News, Uncategorized

Brutality of Russia’s Wagner Group gives country lead in Ukraine war

by The Associated Press January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

Wagner has spearheaded the push to jump-start Russia’s stalemated offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk province.

Maine, Nation & World

Five women, immense power in Congress: Can they keep U.S. from fiscal brink?

by MARY CLARE JALONICK and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is one five women in powerful congressional spending committees. They remember when they started and how hard it was just to be heard.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Five women, immense power: Can they keep U.S. from fiscal brink?

by MARY CLARE JALONICK and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

It’s the first time in history that the four leaders of the two congressional spending committees are women.

Amy Calder, Morning Sentinel

Reporting Aside: Space shuttle tragedy continues to reverberate 37 years later

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

Christa McAuliffe was 37 and a popular teacher from New Hampshire when she and six others died in the space shuttle Challenger explosion on Jan. 28, 1986, Amy Calder writes.