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Nation & World
National and world news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Massive windfarm project to be built off Virginia coast gains key federal approval
Dominion Energy says construction should be done by late 2026.
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Ukrainian officials say Russian shelling killed a 91-year-old woman in a ‘terrifying night’
The overnight shelling set fire to a high-rise apartment building, blew out windows and reduced some apartments to rubble.
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Israel pushes deeper into Gaza and frees Hamas captive; Netanyahu rejects calls for cease-fire
Israeli ground forces advanced in tanks and other armored vehicles on the territory’s main city Monday and freed a soldier held captive by Hamas militants.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Senate Democrats to subpoena Harlan Crow, Leonard Leo over Supreme Court justices’ travel
In July, the Judiciary panel approved legislation that would force the justices to abide by stronger ethics standards, but Republican opposition means it has little chance of passing.
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U.S. military, diplomatic leaders urge Congress to send aid to both Israel, Ukraine
Biden has requested $14.3 billion for Israel, $61.4 billion to support Ukraine, $9.1 billion for humanitarian efforts in Gaza and elsewhere and more.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
President Biden expected to visit Lewiston this week
The president is likely to visit late this week in the wake of last Wednesday’s mass shootings, though the White House has not yet confirmed the trip.
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Israeli airstrikes crush apartments in Gaza refugee camp, as ground troops battle Hamas militants
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected calls for a cease-fire and again vowed to crush Hamas.
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UN agency says urgent cease-fire matter of life or death for millions of Palestinians
More than 8,300 people have been killed – 66% of them women and children – and tens of thousands injured.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. consumers keep spending despite high prices and their own gloomy outlook. Can it last?
A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made one thing strikingly clear: A surge in consumer spending is fueling strong growth, demonstrating a resilience that has confounded economists, Federal Reserve officials and even the sour sentiments that Americans themselves have expressed in opinion polls.