Jon A. Hall, a previous sex offender, was sentenced to serve 50 years in federal prison on 14 counts relating to the production, transportation and distribution of child sexual abuse material.
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National and world news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Here’s what to watch on Election Day in the U.S.
The final votes in the 2024 presidential election will be cast, and history will be made regardless of who wins.
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Missouri family pleaded to have assault rifle seized before deadly school shooting. Officers had few options
A report on the 2022 case draws similar conclusions to findings made after the Lewiston, Maine shootings in 2023, highlighting how hard it is for law enforcement to restrict gun access.
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Spain flood survivors hurl mud at the royals, top government officials
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia’s public events are usually greeted by a crowd of fans.
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Israel says it carried out ground raid into Syria, seizing Syrian citizen connected to Iran
Israel has carried out airstrikes in Syria multiple times over the past year, but it has not previously made public any ground forays into Syria.
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Trump muses about reporters being shot and says he shouldn’t have left White House
The Republican nominee asked voters to again make him leader of what he called a ‘failed nation’ while also unleashing a profane, conspiracy-laden rant, asserting U.S. elections are not legitimate in the first place.
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UK prosecutors mulling whether to charge Russell Brand over sex assault allegations
In 2023, Channel 4 and the Sunday Times published claims by 4 women who said they were sexually assaulted or raped by Brand between 2006 and 2013.
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Harris appears on ‘Saturday Night Live’ as mirror image of Maya Rudolph with election looming
She made the surprise trip to New York City just days before the election, briefly stepping away from the battleground states where she’s been furiously campaigning.
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Trump will spend every day until the election in North Carolina, a swing state he won twice
The Republican nominee will campaign in Gastonia, west of Charlotte, and Greensboro on Saturday, with a stop in Salem, Virginia, in between.
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Harris slams House speaker for suggesting Republicans would likely try to cut semiconductor aid
House Speaker Mike Johnson walked back his comments on the cutting semiconductor subsidies, saying he only meant that Republicans would ‘streamline’ the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act.