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Biddeford native was among those killed in plane crash in California’s Half Moon Bay

by Robert Salonga The Mercury News (Tribune News Service) January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

Cassidy Rae Petit and Lochie Ferrier, who also died in the crash, were to be married in Hawaii next week.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Maine, Nation & World

Amanda Peters picks up library medal for ‘The Berry Pickers,’ set in Maine

by HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

Her novel wins an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, presented by the American Library Association.

Nation & World

Dexter Scott King, son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 62

by Associated Press January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

The third of the Kings’ four children, he died in his sleep after battling prostate cancer.

Elections, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Nation & World, Politics

Jared Golden and Republican challengers differ sharply on abortion issue

by Steve Collins January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

The Lewiston congressman favors abortion rights while Mike Soboleski and Austin Theriault call themselves ‘pro-life.’

Nation & World, News, Politics

Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on Mexico border

by MARK SHERMAN and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

The concertina wire along roughly 30 miles of the Rio Grande near the border city of Eagle Pass is part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s broader fight with the administration over immigration enforcement.

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Vice President Harris targets Trump as she rallies for abortion rights

by COLLEEN LONG and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

Back in Washington, President Biden convened a meeting of his reproductive health care access task force to discuss threats to emergency care and new steps for implementing executive orders on the subject.

Elections, Nation & World, New England, News, Politics

Nikki Haley hopes to stop Trump in New Hampshire: ‘America does not do coronations’

by STEVE PEOPLES, HOLLY RAMER, and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

With voting about to begin in New Hampshire, almost every top Republican has lined up behind Trump, and polls in New Hampshire suggest he leads Haley in a state uniquely suited to her strengths.