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Election 2024, Nation / World, News, Politics

Police say man will face charges after storming press area at Trump rally

by Associated Press August 31, 2024September 1, 2024

It remains unclear what motivated the man or whether he is a Trump supporter or critic.

Nation / World, News

7 killed by Russian attacks as Moscow pushes ahead in Ukraine’s east

by Associated Press August 31, 2024September 1, 2024

Russian shelling in the city of Chasiv Yar killed 5 people, while 2 others were killed killed by Russian shelling in the Kharkiv region, officials said.

Election 2024, Nation / World, News, Politics

Trump courts conservative male influencers to try to reach younger men

by MATT BROWN Associated Press August 31, 2024September 1, 2024

His campaign has fully embraced the bravado-filled, macho, often contrarian online spaces of younger men on livestreaming platforms.

Nation / World, News

Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before fighting is expected to pause

by By JULIA FRANKEL, SAMY MAGDY and SAM METZ Associated Pess August 31, 2024September 1, 2024

Children in Gaza began receiving vaccines Saturday, a day before the large-scale rollout and planned pause in fighting agreed to by Israel and the United Nations World Health Organization.

Maine, News

In Brownfield, history is being reclaimed one gravestone at a time

by Gillian Graham August 31, 2024August 30, 2024

Jess Davis has spent years restoring cemeteries in and around the small Oxford County town and this year started making stones for graves that have been unmarked for generations.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Is the hive at work? These bees keep popping up around Portland

by Daniel Kool August 31, 2024August 31, 2024

It’s not clear who is painting the bees, if it’s one person or many, or what their motivations are. Some Portlanders are delighted by the latest trend in street art, while others are worried about the cost of cleanup.

Maine, News

Asylum seekers are still coming to Portland – and the city now has more options

by Grace Benninghoff August 31, 2024August 30, 2024

In the 2 years since an influx of asylum seekers left the city unable to house everyone who needed it, Portland has new systems in place that make the steady flow of people manageable.

Health, News

A generation gone: How opioids have fueled the surge in overdose deaths in the past 25 years

by Kendra Caruso August 30, 2024September 6, 2024

Drug overdose deaths have taken thousands of lives in the last roughly 25 years in Maine, also having ripple effects on the loved ones of those who died.