Unofficial Election Day results gave Republicans a narrow edge in the House.
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National and world news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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On stand, accountant confirms Trump claimed huge tax losses
The Trump Organization is charged with helping some top executives avoid income taxes on compensation they got in addition to their salaries.
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Justice Thurgood Marshall’s wife ‘Cissy’ Marshall dies at 94
The Supreme Court says the wife of the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall has died.
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Biden to extend student loan pause as court battle drags on
The administration says the pause is allowing the Supreme Court a chance to resolve the case in its current term.
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Iran says it enriches uranium to 60% purity at plant site
The nation now has enough enriched uranium to make fuel for a least one nuclear bomb.
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Colorado shooting suspect changed name as teenager in Texas
Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, who faces murder and hate crime charges, was known as Nicholas Brink until 2016.
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Carrot, 67-pound goldfish of legend, caught in France
‘I always knew The Carrot was in there but never thought I would catch it,’ said the fisherman, who released the massive carp back into its lake.
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Supreme Court denies Trump request to withhold tax returns from Congress
Had Donald Trump persuaded the nation’s highest court to intervene, he could have run out the clock on the legislative committee, with Republicans ready to take control of the House in January.
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Death toll climbs as Indonesian rescuers search through rubble from quake
The country has been hit by stronger temblors, but poor infrastructure and its shallow depth led to extreme damage.
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Republicans gain in New Hampshire recount, but matter isn’t settled yet
Unofficial post-Election Day tallies showed 203 Republican winners and 197 Democrats, but pending recounts could still tip the final balance of power.