Home prices continued to rise last month, though at a far smaller rate than just a few months ago.
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National and world news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Tens of thousands at U.S.-Mexico border wait for limits to end
Migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico sought shelter from the cold early as restrictions that prevented many from seeking asylum in the U.S. remained in place beyond their anticipated end.
Zelensky thanks ‘every American,’ sees ‘turning point’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky received a thunderous ovation from legislators during an address at the U.S. Capitol, declaring that Ukraine ‘will never surrender.’
One dead, 1 hurt after ammonia leak in Massachusetts
The accident occurred while two HVAC contractors were working at a food processing plant in Norwood.
U.S. asks court to end asylum limits, with a short delay
The Biden administration wrote that ‘the solution to that immigration problem cannot be to extend indefinitely a public-health measure.’
House committee votes to make public Trump’s tax returns
Trump has for years refused to make his tax returns public, breaking with modern tradition set by other presidents and presidential candidates.
Zelensky to address Congress in 1st foreign trip since Russian invasion
The visit to Washington is set to include an address to Congress on Capitol Hill and a meeting with President Biden.
Terry Hall, singer with ska icons The Specials, dies at 63
He co-wrote The Go-Go’s 1981 hit ‘Our Lips Are Sealed.’
Democrats undecided on returning Bankman-Fried’s donation
Sen. Susan Collins’ office said she plans to donate $5,800 to charity; Democrats say they have yet to make a decision.
Republicans usual embrace of Trump muted after criminal referral
Early polls suggest he isn’t a lock for the 2024 presidential Republican nomination.