Kennedy had been hospitalized after suffering a stroke in her sleep on Oct. 3, her family said.
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Posted inNation / World, News
Han Kang is first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize for literature
Kang, a poet and novelist, was awarded for books, including ‘The Vegetarian’ and ‘Human Acts,’ that explore the pain of being human and the scars of Korea’s turbulent history.
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Posted inNation / World
Hurricane Milton’s aftermath leaves at least 14 dead, homes damaged
The storm crashed across the breadth of Florida, flooding and flattening communities, but caused fewer deaths than authorities feared.
Posted inNation / World
At least 22 killed in airstrikes in central Beirut, with Israel also firing on UN peacekeepers
Thursday’s strikes followed a year of tit-for-tat exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel that boiled over into all-out war in recent weeks.
Posted inNews
Washington state woman calls 911 after being hounded by up to 100 raccoons
She told deputies she started feeding a family of raccoons decades ago and it was fine until about six weeks earlier, when the number showing up went from a handful to around 100.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
U.S. inflation reaches lowest point in 3 years, though some price pressures remain
Consumer prices rose just 2.4% in September from a year earlier, down from 2.5% in August, and the smallest annual rise since February 2021.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Wiscasset 4th-grade teacher named Maine’s teacher of the year
The Maine Department of Education described the long-time educator as nature-oriented and a mentor to other teachers.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Woman freed from car after collision with train equipment in Greene
The collision occurred Thursday morning on Sawyer Road.
Posted inMaine
Maine’s high court hears oral arguments in beach access case
The potentially landmark lawsuit centers on public access to Moody Beach in Wells, but it also captures growing statewide tension between private property rights and the public’s right to access Maine’s beaches.
Posted inElection 2024, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Jared Golden seeks to fend off challenger Austin Theriault in final debate
The two candidates in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District offer voters clashing takes on issues like immigration, firearms and illegal marijuana growing in Maine.