LaPierre, 74, has led the NRA’s day-to-day operations since 1991, acting as the face and vehement voice of its gun rights agenda.
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At swearing-in ceremony, Augusta councilors pledge to work hard, make residents proud
Augusta city councilors and school board members elected in November took their oaths of office on Thursday.
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‘Speed Racer’ actor Christian Oliver and his 2 daughters died in plane crash, police say
The crash occurred Thursday just west of Petit Nevis island near Bequia as the plane headed for nearby St. Lucia, police said in a statement.
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Week In Photos Dec. 30, 2023-Jan. 5, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inNation & World, News
Hundreds of convictions, but a major mystery is still unsolved 3 years after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Authorities are still working to identify more than 80 people wanted for acts of violence at the Capitol and to find out who placed pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic national committees’ offices the day before the Capitol attack.
Posted inMaine, Politics
No Labels confirmed as new political party with ballot access in Maine
The secretary of state had warned the national group last year after some voters felt misled about the effort, but the party still enrolled enough residents to qualify for the June and November ballots.
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Hezbollah leader says his group must retaliate for suspected Israeli strike in Beirut
A presumed Israeli strike hit a Beirut neighborhood this week, killing a senior Hamas official.
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David Soul, actor who portrayed the blond half of TV’s ‘Starsky and Hutch,’ dies at 80
Soul portrayed detective Ken ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson alongside dark-haired Paul Michael Glaser as detective David Starsky in ‘Starsky & Hutch,’ which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1979.
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Biden administration cuts $2 million for student loan servicers after bungled return to repayment
The Education Department said Friday it will withhold payments from Aidvantage, EdFinancial and Nelnet for failing to meet their contractual obligations.
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Central Maine Athlete of the Week: Winter Week 4
Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel sports writers nominate high school athletes from the prior week’s games.
Readers vote for their top choice and the winner will be announced in the newspapers the following Saturday all season long!