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Nation & World
National and world news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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With an eye on House majority, Democrats mull ways to ‘fix Congress’
With Election Day nearing and the Democrats within a few seats of the majority, some see a chance to try to fix what’s broken by taking up a reform push they started after winning the majority six years ago – but clearly never finished.
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Drone targets Israeli prime minister’s house during new barrages with Hezbollah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the drone targeted his house in the Mediterranean coastal town of Caesarea, though neither he nor his wife were home.
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Wealthier Americans are driving retail spending and powering U.S. economy
Higher-income households have been fortified by huge gains in housing and stock market wealth since the pandemic.
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A failed mic leaves Donald Trump pacing the stage in silence for nearly 20 minutes
It was the second time in a week that one of his events was interrupted.
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What’s a ‘Jezebel spirit’? Christian nationalists say Harris is influenced by demons
The word ‘Jezebel’ was used during slavery and throughout U.S. history to describe Black women, casting them as overtly sexual and untrustworthy.
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Biden administration races to shell out billions for clean energy
The president wants to establish a legacy for climate action that includes locking in a trajectory for reducing the nation’s planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions.
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Sinwar’s killing opens up opportunity and much uncertainty for war in Gaza
Sinwar’s killing on Wednesday decapitates the Palestinian militant group that was already reeling from months of assassinations up and down its ranks, and it is a potent symbolic achievement for Israel in its battle to destroy Hamas.
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Israel and Hamas signal they are no closer to ending Gaza war after Sinwar’s death
A top Hamas political official confirms the death of the group’s leader, Yahya Sinwar, and said the militant group would not release more hostages until there is a cease-fire in Gaza.
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Judge grants Texas lawmakers’ unusual effort to pause execution in shaken baby case
A judge has granted a request from Texas lawmakers to delay the execution of a man scheduled to be the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.