Pastor Joel Osteen spoke at a special service and talked with their community about how the church was moving forward.
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National and world news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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George Santos sues late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for tricking him into making videos to ridicule him
Kimmel misrepresented himself to induce Santos to create personalized videos “capitalizing on and ridiculing” his “gregarious personality,” the lawsuit alleges.
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Over 300 detained in Russia as country mourns death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe
More than 200 arrests were made in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, while questions linger about Navalny’s cause of death. Many world leaders have blamed President Vladimir Putin.
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Israel vows to ‘finish the job’ in Gaza as member of War Cabinet threatens Ramadan deadline for Rafah invasion
Retired general Benny Gantz suggested Israel would invade the southern city of Rafah if remaining Israeli hostages are not freed by the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Trump hawks $399 branded shoes at ‘Sneaker Con,’ one day after $355 million ruling against him
The shoes, gold lame high tops with American flag detail on the back, are being sold as ‘Never Surrender High-Tops’ on a new website that also sells Trump-branded ‘Victory47’ cologne and perfume for $99 a bottle.
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Sen. King warns that without U.S. help, ‘Russia will just take over’ in Ukraine
King, whose remarks were aired by ‘CBS Sunday Morning,’ has been an ardent supporter of a large military aid package for Ukraine and other U.S. allies.
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Trump’s legal debts top a half-billion dollars. Will he have to pay?
Here’s what we know about what the former president owes, whether he’ll have to pay up, and what comes next.
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Saving democracy is central to Biden’s campaign. Will it resonate with swing state voters?
Biden hopes the message energizes the same voters who turned out four years ago when Northampton County narrowly flipped his way after supporting Trump by a thin margin in 2016.
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Decrees on clothing and male guardians leave Afghan women scared to go out alone, UN says
The Taliban – which took over Afghanistan in 2021 during the final weeks of U.S. and NATO withdrawal from the country – have barred women from most areas of public life and stopped girls from going to school beyond the sixth grade.
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A Black author takes new look at Georgia’s white founder and his failed attempt to ban slavery
Could Georgia’s white founding father possibly have been an ally to Black people in an era when the British Empire was forcing thousands into bondage?