Eight of the 10 busiest days in TSA’s history have come this year as the number of travelers tops prepandemic levels.
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National and world news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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‘Bob’s Burgers’ actor pleads guilty to interfering with police during Capitol riot
Jay Johnston, known for comedic roles in ‘Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy’ and ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ has pleaded guilty to interfering with police officers trying to protect the U.S. Capitol from the Jan. 6 riot.
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Biden tells Hill Democrats he won’t step aside amid party drama
The president called for an end to the intraparty drama that has torn apart Democrats since his dismal public debate performance. ‘It’s time for it to end,’ he said.
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Leaders across Europe and U.S. express relief, concern about the France’s election result
Relief, because the far-right National Rally didn’t come out as the strongest party – but also concern, because no political grouping has a majority in the National Assembly.
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Some Democratic House leaders say Biden should step aside, but president keeps campaigning
Several Democratic committee leaders, including Reps. Jerry Nadler, Jim Himes and Mark Takano, are saying privately that Biden should step aside.
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Jon Landau, Oscar-winning ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avatar’ producer, dies at 63
Landau’s partnership with director James Cameron led to three Oscar nominations and a best picture win for 1997’s ‘Titanic.’
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French leftists win most seats in legislative elections, beating back far-right surge, exit polls say
The projections put President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance in 2nd, no longer in control of parliament, and the bruised far right 3rd.
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New British prime minister hits the road to ‘reset’ ties with Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales
While each of the devolved nations in the U.K. elects members to the House of Commons in London, they also have their own regional parliaments.
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Ukrainian drone triggers warehouse explosions in Russia as a war of attrition grinds on
Russian forces have for months tried to grind out gains in Ukraine’s industrial east in an apparent attempt to lock its defenders into a war of attrition.
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Persistent heat wave in U.S. expected to shatter new records as it bakes West and swelters in East
Forecasters say a long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. will persist, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that will soar into the 100s.