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Maine, Morning Sentinel

Albion celebrates bicentennial with parade, music, games, food, historical offerings

by Amy Calder July 27, 2024July 27, 2024

Hundreds flocked Saturday to Albion to celebrate the town’s 200th birthday.

Election 2024, Maine, News, Politics

Sen. Bernie Sanders stops in Portland to campaign for progressive politics

by Katie Langley July 27, 2024July 28, 2024

The Vermont independent has not endorsed Kamala Harris’ run for president but told the crowd at the State Theatre that he will do ‘anything I can’ to elect Harris.

Nation & World, News

Life and death in the heat: What it feels like when Earth’s temperatures soar to record highs

by BY SETH BORENSTEIN and SAM METZ Associated Press July 27, 2024July 27, 2024

On Wednesday, there were 21 heat-related deaths at a hospital in Morocco as temperatures spiked to 118.9 degrees Fahrenheit in the region of 575,000 people, most lacking air conditioning.

Nation & World, News

Firefighters get some help from cooler temperatures after California’s largest wildfire explodes

by REBECCA BOONE and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press July 27, 2024July 27, 2024

The Park Fire’s intensity and dramatic spread led fire officials to make unwelcome comparisons to the Camp Fire, which burned out of control in 2018.

Maine, News, Times Record

Police arrest protesters outside Bath Iron Works ceremony

by Kristian Moravec The Times Record July 27, 2024July 29, 2024

Bath police and Sagadahoc County deputies arrested 9 people outside the north gate to the shipyard Saturday morning in advance of a christening ceremony for the shipyard’s newest destroyer.

Business, Nation & World, News

TikTok collected U.S. users’ views on abortion, gun control and religion, Justice Department says

by HALELUYA HADERO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press July 27, 2024July 27, 2024

Government lawyers wrote in court documents that the sensitive data would up on Chinese servers accessible to ByteDance employees in China.

Nation & World, News

Israeli airstrike hits school sheltering people in Gaza, killing at least 30

by WAFAA SHURAFA and SAM METZ Associated Press July 27, 2024July 27, 2024

The strikes came as officials from the U.S., Egypt, Qatar and Israel are scheduled to discuss ongoing hostage and cease-fire negotiations.

Business, Maine, News

Plan to bring remote-controlled trains to South Portland rail yard draws safety, labor concerns

by Hannah LaClaire July 27, 2024July 27, 2024

Union officials are urging city councilors to consider banning the driverless trains from moving hazardous materials and operating on tracks that connect with Amtrak passenger service.