The bill, which was supported by 48 Democrats, would require the detention of immigrants in the country illegally who are charged with shoplifting, theft, burglary and larceny.
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Biden cancels final overseas trip of his presidency as fires rage in California
The trip was meant as a coda to the second Catholic U.S. president’s time in the White House and a final opportunity to showcase the strength of American alliances before he leaves office on Jan. 20.
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Mexico’s President Sheinbaum offers sarcastic response to Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ comment
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum noted that the Gulf of Mexico had been named that way since 1607 and proposed dryly that North America should be renamed ‘América Mexicana.’
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Global school IT contractor suffers cybersecurity issue, at least 3 Maine schools impacted
PowerSchool, which serves hundreds of schools across the country, including many in Maine, notified customers of a breach Wednesday.
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Biden casts doubt on his fitness to serve another 4 years
‘I really thought I had the best chance of beating him. But I also wasn’t looking to be president when I was 85 years old, 86 years old.’
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Flu surging in Maine; COVID-19 prevalence also ‘very high’
It’s not too late to get vaccinated, public health experts say.
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Justice Department to release only part of special counsel’s Trump report
The announcement lessens the likelihood that the full report on the classified documents investigation, which once seemed to carry the greatest legal threat for the incoming president, would ever be released.
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At least 5 dead in Los Angeles area firestorms; new fire in Hollywood Hills
The causes of the fires are under investigation, and all remained 0% contained.
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California governor says Pacific Palisades wildfire sweeping through Los Angeles hillside
The Pacific Palisades neighborhood, which borders Malibu about 20 miles west of downtown LA, includes hillside streets of tightly packed homes nestled against the Santa Monica Mountains and stretches down to beaches along the Pacific Ocean.
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Susan Collins officially named chair of powerful Senate committee
Maine’s senior senator now leads the Senate Appropriations Committee, which oversees spending decisions.