More resources are arriving on Mexico’s battered Pacific coast, and the death toll from Hurricane Otis is growing as searchers recover more bodies from Acapulco’s harbor and under fallen trees and other storm debris.
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Posted inElection 2023, Maine, Politics
Lewiston mass shootings quiet Maine political campaigns just days before Election Day
Candidates and ballot question activists have fallen silent as the state grapples with the tragedy. With about a week left before Election Day, no one knows if or when politicking will resume.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Nation & World
White House gun violence adviser arrives in Maine to offer support
An official from the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention arrived in Lewiston Sunday night to lend support to the community and ensure federal resources are available.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Most central Maine schools to reopen Monday, offer resources for students to deal with Lewiston tragedy
Most schools across the state, which closed Thursday and Friday in wake of the Lewiston mass shooting, are scheduled to reopen Monday, with counseling services and in some cases an increased police presence.
Posted inNation & World, News
Russia says it shot down 36 Ukrainian drones as fighting grinds on in Ukraine’s east
Drone strikes and shelling on the Russian border regions and Moscow-annexed Crimea are a regular occurrence. Ukrainian officials never acknowledge responsibility for attacks on Russian territory or the Crimean peninsula.
Posted inNation & World, News
4 people, including 2 students, shot near Atlanta college campus
Authorities said three of the victims were in stable condition and one was in critical condition.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Victims of Wednesday’s shootings urged to seek free counseling, other services
A Family Assistance Center has been set up by the Maine State Police, Office of the Maine Attorney General, Federal Bureau of Investigation and American Red Cross to provide support for victims and their families.
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
Shooting kills 2 and injures 18 victims in Florida street with hundreds of people nearby
At least two shooters opened fire just before 3 a.m. on the 1600 block of East 7th Avenue in the Ybor City area, Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said.
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
Supporters rally in Pakistan against Israel’s bombing in Gaza, chanting anti-American slogans
The extreme right party, Jamaat-e-Islami, had announced a march from Islamabad’s famous Abpara intersection to the US embassy in the high-security diplomatic enclave.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Saturday’s warm weather broke records, but now it might be time to put away the shorts
Saturday’s balmy high of 80 degrees broke records in Portland and Augusta, but temperatures fell dramatically on Sunday and will continue to stay cool on Monday.