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National and world news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Civilians flee Pokrovsk as Russia’s army bears down on the key eastern Ukraine city
Pokrovsk is one of Ukraine’s main defensive strongholds and a key logistics hub in the Donetsk region.
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Biden tells audience, ‘America, I gave my best to you,’ at Democratic National Convention
Democrats are looking to the weeklong event to slingshot Vice President Kamala Harris toward a faceoff with Republican Donald Trump.
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Blinken says Israel agreed to U.S.-backed cease-fire proposal, calls on Hamas to do same
The secretary of state had said earlier that the time is now to conclude a cease-fire agreement that would return hostages held by Hamas and bring relief to Palestinian suffering.
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Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed at least 22 people, health minister says
CAIR — Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in recent weeks, health authorities said Sunday. The African nation has been roiled by a 16-month conflict and devastating floods. Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim said in a statement that at least 22 people […]
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A hunter’s graveyard shift: grabbing pythons in the Everglades
The Florida Python Challenge, hosted by the wildlife commission to incentivize people to track down invasive Burmese pythons that thrive in Florida’s preserved wetlands, ended Sunday.
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Ernesto strengthens back into hurricane, sends powerful swells, rip currents to U.S. East Coast
The National Weather Service earlier posted a coastal flood advisory and warned of a high risk for rip currents along the Atlantic Coast through Monday evening, saying they “can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.”
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Blinken, on ninth Mideast trip since Gaza war began, seeks cease-fire momentum as talks to resume
Blinken arrived in Israel on Sunday before what mediators have billed as a last push to reach a deal that will take place in Cairo later this week.
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Indiana Jones’ iconic fedora fetches $630,000 at auction
The brown felt fedora was worn by Harrison Ford in 1984’s ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.’
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George Santos expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in fraud case, AP source says
The Republican from New York is expected to enter the plea at a court hearing planned for Monday on Long Island, according to a person familiar with the matter