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The countdown to ‘day zero’: Major city may have to evacuate as water supplies run low

96% of under-16s in Australia use social media. From next week, they will be banned

Dozens of delivery drivers to be deported amid crackdown

Officials accused of ‘failing’ to tell Lords about three large-scale illegal waste sites

Conservative groups will pay to defend schools fighting Maine on transgender policies

Alliance Defending Freedom will cover legal fees incurred in lawsuits filed by the Maine Human Rights Commission last month.

Starmer wants to lift half a million children out of poverty – but does his plan go far enough?

A new long-awaited child poverty strategy is promising to lift half a million children out of poverty by the end...

Bangor-area man who tried to evade $1M in taxes sentenced to 2 years in prison

Paul Archer pleaded guilty to two felonies that were part of a “continued fraud,” Judge Stacey Neumann said.

Hancock community potluck supper, Christmas carol sing

HANCOCK — The Union Congregational Church of Hancock will host a community potluck supper and Christmas carol sing on Sunday,...

New study shows housing ‘death spiral’ hitting 2 coastal Maine towns

Left unchecked, the shortage will have cascading negative effects on the island’s economy, schools, population and community fabric, the study...

Mike Johnson scrambles to pass Pentagon bill as GOP ranks seethe

House Republicans spent this week venting about Mike Johnson, questioning the speaker’s hold on his tenuous House majority. Next week,...

Nigel Farage launches tirade at BBC over allegations he was racist at school

Nigel Farage has launched a tirade against the BBC after he was asked about claims he used racist and antisemitic...

Starmer wants to lift half a million children out of poverty – but does his plan go far enough?

A new long-awaited child poverty strategy is promising to lift half a million children out of poverty by the end...

Maine to issue cold-case playing cards to prison inmates

Detective Cpl. Michael Chavez said he hopes a prisoner will “realize that perhaps their former roommate was actually telling the...

‘No discussion’ about banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at match in Germany