For thousands of years, Earth’s oceans have relied on a circulation system that runs like a conveyor belt. It’s still going but slowing.
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National and world news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Wall Street waltzes past its latest milestone as S&P 500 closes above 5,000 for first time
Such milestones don’t carry much weight for a market that’s supposed to move on hard data. But they can juice the spirits of a market that can also be prone to emotional moves.
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Here’s what you can expect from Super Bowl commercials this Sunday
Advertisers will be pulling out all the stops on Super Bowl Sunday – enlisting the biggest actors, investing in the most dazzling special effects and going for laughs as they seek to win over viewers.
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Prince Harry settles tabloid phone hacking claim, says ‘mission’ to tame U.K. media continues
Harry’s attorney said at a court hearing that Mirror Group Newspapers had agreed to pay all of the prince’s legal costs, plus ‘substantial’ damages.
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Biden administration announces $5 billion commitment for research and development of computer chips
COVID-19 exposed the risk to the economy and national security of an over-dependence on Taiwan for advanced chips.
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Putin urges Ukraine talks, hints at prisoner swap for Gershkovich in Carlson interview
It was the Russian president’s first interview with a Western media figure since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine 2 years ago.
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Israel plans to evacuate Palestinians crammed into southern Gaza city ahead of expected invasion
President Biden said Thursday that Israel’s conduct is ‘over the top,’ the harshest U.S. criticism yet of its close ally.
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Donald Trump wins Nevada’s Republican caucuses
Trump’s win in Nevada gives him all 26 of the state’s delegates.
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How the ghostwriter of Biden’s memoirs ended up in the center of a classified documents probe
Hours after the special counsel report was released, President Biden addressed reporters at the White House saying, ‘I did not share classified information’ adding he didn’t do so ‘with my ghostwriter. Guarantee you I did not.’
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A volcano in Iceland is erupting again, spewing lava and cutting heat and hot water supplies
Civil defense officials said no one was believed to be in the town of Grindavik at the time of the new eruption.