Maine was not immune to an international trend.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine gas prices continue to rise as Iran war rages on
National prices saw their highest overnight increase in years Tuesday, and prices are still going up in Maine.
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Posted inNation / World, Uncategorized
World donors pledge $2.1 billion in aid for war-stricken Sudan to ward off famine
An international conference in Paris drummed up support Monday for Sudan’s 51 million people.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
U.S.-China competition to field military drone swarms could fuel global arms race
U.S. and Chinese military planners are gearing up for a new kind of warfare in which squadrons of air and sea drones equipped with artificial intelligence work together like a swarm of bees to overwhelm an enemy.
Posted inNation / World, News
Ambassadors to bring expert insight on Israeli-Palestinian conflict to Maine
The World Affairs Council of Maine will host a panel discussion with three retired U.S. ambassadors who have deep experience in the Middle East.
Posted inNation / World
Putin announces Ukraine military operation, explosions heard
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a military operation in Ukraine and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere with the Russian action would lead to “consequences they have never seen.”
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
All is Fair in Love and…?
BETHEL — All is fair in love and…a pandemic? What do the two have in common? According to two veterans, there are three main similarities between the international pandemic and war. The first main commonality is anyone could die in either scenario. In the early months of the international coronavirus pandemic, the fear of death […]
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Pentagon: Gag order on Afghan data was a mistake
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an abrupt reversal, the U.S. military on Tuesday said it made a mistake when it ordered an independent federal auditor to stop providing the public with information about U.S. war efforts in Afghanistan that help to measure how the 16-year-old stalemated war is going. Just hours after the report was publicly […]
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North Korea official says Trump has 'declared war' on his country
North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho speaks outside the U.N. Plaza Hotel, in New York, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea’s top diplomat said Monday that President Donald Trump’s tweet that leader Kim Jong Un “won’t be around much longer” was a declaration of war against his […]
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Hero Dog program enlists pups to help those who served
A new school year is starting. No, not yours. We’re talking about the newest class in the Hero Dogs training program. These special pups were handpicked before they were born to become service animals for wounded military veterans. At 8 to 12 weeks old, the puppies leave their mothers and join Hero Dogs in Montgomery […]