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‘Extraordinarily resilient:’ UMF celebrates class of 2024
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The presidents of Bates College
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Nation & World
London, meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Mayor Sadiq Khan wins historic third term
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Russia puts Ukrainian president on its wanted list
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It’s Cinco de Mayo time, and festivities are planned across the U.S. But in Mexico, not so much
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Biden and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on issues in 2024’s rare contest between 2 presidents
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University of Augusta graduates 551 Saturday in 56th annual commencement exercises
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Nation & World
After Roe, network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as ‘the underground’
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Small anti-war protest ruffles University of Michigan graduation ceremony
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Local & State
Two adults, child suffer burns after Anson campfire started with accelerant
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Business
Berkshire Hathaway’s profits plunge 64% even as thousands gather to soak up Buffett’s wisdom
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at 4:15 PMIn some areas, waters from the nearby San Jacinto River rose from about 1 foot Friday to about 4 feet Saturday.
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at 3:35 PMA deadly shootout in Charlotte that left five dead illustrates how smartphone-wielding bystanders don’t always run for cover.
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at 2:53 PMA Hamas delegation has arrived in Cairo, and Egyptian state media say there has been 'noticeable progress' in cease-fire talks with Israel.
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at 4:21 PMNot a single person is seen in the footage obtained late Friday, and no building in Ocheretyne appears to have been left untouched by the fighting.
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at 3:48 PMThe Democrat and his wife have been indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges in connection with a federal probe into their ties with the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan.
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at 2:37 PMThe annual town meeting was held Saturday at the Irving Tanning Community Center on Elm Street.
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at 4:17 PMThe group is pushing back on the election lies and conspiracy theories that have persuaded a large share of their party that elections can't be trusted.
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at 4:02 PMA look at some of the highlights from the past week.
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at 12:00 PMThe fire was first reported late Friday night at 6 Front Place off Front Street and firefighters extinguished the fire by 1:30 a.m. Saturday, but returned later in the morning after the flames had rekindled.
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May 3The district has nearly $250,000 in debt and no trustees.
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at 11:42 AMBerryDunn, a Portland accounting firm, and Reliable Networks of Biddeford are trading blame about who is responsible for the breach that resulted in the theft of personal information ranging from Social Security numbers to medical data of more than a million people.
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May 3'Dreamers' will be able to access tax breaks when they sign up for health care this fall.
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May 3Protests have mostly been small and peaceful on Maine campuses, where students have joined the call to end to the war in Gaza and for their schools to divest from defense funds.
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May 3Kent State University is marking another solemn anniversary of the National Guard shootings that killed 4 unarmed students and wounded 9 others on May 4, 1970.
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May 3The outdoor sports retailer said the law will have 'irreversible consequences' for its business, which relies heavily on tourism.
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May 3Eleven people with ties to Maine have been charged, and most sentenced, for their alleged roles in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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May 3The Kennebec Water District said crews were working at 'a very challenging site' and did not know when water service would be restored to the impacted areas.
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May 3Benjamin Bowden, 26, was arrested Friday on 5 misdemeanor charges for allegedly participating with the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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May 3Gov. Jeff Landry clapped back, posting 'You can't always get what you want.'
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May 3Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for April 26-May 3, 2024.
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May 3The Fed has been delaying any consideration of interest rate cuts until it gains more confidence that inflation is steadily slowing.
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May 3Her remarks serve as a sort of warning for business leaders who may overlook Trump’s disregard for modern democratic norms because they prefer the former president's vision of achieving growth by slashing taxes.
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May 3The increase over the current year is now under 4% after interim Superintendent Bob Webster cut $27,000 from the previous proposal.
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May 3Future war scenarios envision swarms of American unmanned aircraft providing an advance attack on enemy defenses to give the U.S. the ability to penetrate airspace without high risk to pilot lives.
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May 3The winner will be announced at a ceremony in Rockport on May 30.
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May 3The biggest antitrust trial in more than two decades has revolved around how much Google derives its strength from contracts with companies like Apple to make Google the default search engine preloaded on cellphones and computers.
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May 3The Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to keep its benchmark rate at a two-decade high should have ripple effects across the economy.
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May 3The agreements to even discuss divestment mark a major shift on an issue that has been controversial for years, with opponents of a long-running campaign to boycott Israel saying it veers into antisemitism.
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May 3Like many Americans, Jewish students’ views on the war in Gaza and the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict are wide-ranging and often nuanced.
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May 3Patrick J. Barr, 53, was arrested by a state fire investigator Thursday on a charge of arson.
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May 3A flash flood warning was also in effect in the Houston-area on Friday morning.
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at 3:53 PMThe support of fans from Maine and around the country has helped propel Gagnon to the final seven contestants. She'll next appear on the show Sunday.
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May 3Kennebec Valley Community College to celebrate the graduation of 427 students on May 11 at the Augusta Civic Center.
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May 3The U.S. Attorney’s office said Friday that federal authorities are investigating an estimated 100 illegal growing sites in Maine, as well as similar activities in 19 other states.
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May 3Jurors on Thursday heard a potentially crucial piece of evidence: a recording of Trump and Cohen discussing a plan to pay off an ex-Playboy model who claimed to have an affair with Trump.
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May 3Clinton police Chief Rusty Bell goes above and beyond to help those in need, even posting his personal cellphone number on social media after two residents took their own lives, urging people to call him if they want to talk.
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May 3Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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May 3The annual town meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the Messalonskee Performing Arts Center at Messalonskee High School.
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May 3Scientists want to learn how the weather and other wildlife influence deer tick populations and the health risks to humans. The state already has recorded 261 Lyme disease cases this year.
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Six months into bargaining, administrators and the union have reached tentative agreements on just two of 22 contract issues.
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May 3A tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of fuel crashed in Norwalk on Thursday morning. There were no injuries but there was significant damage to a highway overpass, which must now be demolished.
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May 2The arrival of Russian trainers in the West African country about 3 weeks ago came in the wake of Niger’s decision to order out all U.S. troops.
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May 2One side of the four-lane highway in the city of Meizhou gave way about 2 a.m. on Wednesday after a month of heavy rains in Guangdong province.
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May 3In 2022, just 4.5% of calls that came into Maine fire departments were for fires. Almost three-quarters were for medical assistance.
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May 2Previous research has documented several species of great apes foraging for medicines in forests to heal themselves, but scientists hadn't yet seen an animal treat itself in this way.
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May 2The current proposal would bring an immediate six-week cease-fire in Gaza and partial release of Israeli hostages.
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May 2The disease may spread more easily spread among people but it seems to have a lower death rate, authorities said.
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May 2Parents are supposed to have 10 to 14 days to respond to accusations, but instead are sometimes waiting weeks or months while their children are placed elsewhere.
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May 2Jack Wade Whitton struck an officer with a metal crutch and dragged him – head first and face down – into the crowd on the Capitol's Lower West Terrace.
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May 2The effort to repeal the long-dormant law, which bans all abortions except those done to save a patient’s life, won final legislative approval on Wednesday.
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May 2U.S. Central Command said an investigation into the May 3 strike concluded that U.S. forces misidentified the intended al-Qaida target 'and that a civilian, Mr. Lufti Hasan Masto, was struck and killed.'
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May 2The ceremony will be held Saturday at the outdoor amphitheater behind Narrow Gauge Cinemas downtown.
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May 3Wade Drew Brayman, 65, was sentenced after an unusual series of hearings that lasted more than 17 hours over three days at the Waldo Judicial Center in Belfast.
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May 2An Amazon spokesperson said the company strongly disagrees that 'any part of these comments' were inappropriate.
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May 2Meanwhile, authorities say they have recovered the body of a fifth person who was missing after the March 26 collapse.
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May 2A haunting new video released in the early morning hours is the latest effort by the Army to lure soldiers to some of its more secretive units.
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May 2The artists include Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish.
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May 2Joshua Chard, Maine's 2024 Teacher of the Year, was listed among the guests attending the dinner.
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May 2Production has not rebounded as quickly or strongly as many had hoped.
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May 2In the last 24 hours, protests that have drawn the most attention were at the University of California, Los Angeles, where chaotic scenes played out early Thursday.
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May 2Alabama has one of the earliest candidate certification deadlines in the country, which has caused difficulties for whichever political party has the later convention date that year.
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May 2Firefighters responded to 1026 East Pond Road at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, and had the flames extinguished in 20 to 30 minutes, officials said.
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May 3Augusta police said the 19-year-old man, who was hit while crossing Water Street, near Laurel Street, was being treated at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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May 2If Israel does agree to end the war in return for a full hostage release, it would be a major turnaround.
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May 2The trial, now in its second week of testimony, has exposed the underbelly of tabloid journalism practices and the protections, for a price, afforded to Trump during his successful run for president in 2016.
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May 2Tent encampments of protesters calling on universities to stop doing business with Israel or companies they say support the war in Gaza have spread across campuses nationwide.
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A year after its founder's death, the manufacturer of AR-15-style rifles has relaunched and its new owners are looking forward to rising sales.
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May 2They say increasing the minimum length of a harvestable lobster by one-sixteenth of an inch will prevent them from catching their most popular crustaceans.
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Bettors wagered nearly $14 million more than they did in February, but the state took in about $150,000 less.
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May 2The Kennebec County Budget Committee shaved some spending, identified additional revenue and reduced what will have to be raised through property taxes.
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May 1The decision comes amid updates to U.S. dietary guidelines that generated pushback from Maine lawmakers.
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May 3Roland West, 80, veered out of his lane and into a large rock, leaving him with serious injuries, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office said.
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May 2The site has the most right-angle crashes in the state, with 28 in the past five years, a highway safety engineer said.
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May 1Regulators decided Wednesday that U.S. fishermen will be allowed to harvest a little less than 10,000 pounds of the eels per year. That quota will stand through at least 2027.
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May 1Hobbs said in a statement that she looks forward to quickly signing the repeal into law.
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May 1Republicans in Congress have denounced the protests and demanded action to stop them, thrusting university officials into the center of the charged political debate over Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza.
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May 2Colby officials responded to the initial email, sent by a group that calls itself "Colby Action for Palestine."