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US Abrams tanks for training Ukrainian forces arrive in Germany ahead of schedule
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Abrams tanks needed for training Ukrainian forces have arrived in Germany slightly ahead of schedule and are on their way to the Grafenwoehr Army base where the training will begin in two to three weeks, U.S. officials said Thursday. Defense Secretary...
Latest push to revive Equal Rights Amendment fails in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic measure to revive the Equal Rights Amendment, dealing yet another blow to supporters who have pushed for more than five decades to amend the Constitution to prohibit discrimination based on sex. Democrats failed...
Republican effort to undo VA abortion rule fails in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate rejected a Republican effort on Wednesday to reverse a Department of Veterans Affairs policy that has expanded some abortion services to veterans, a victory for President Joe Biden and Democrats who say the services are necessary medical care. The vote...
Feinstein matter stirs angst among some Senate peers
WASHINGTON (AP) — For some senators, the Democratic effort to temporarily replace ailing 89-year-old Dianne Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee is about speeding up confirmation of President Joe Biden's federal court nominees. But for others, particularly her most long-serving peers, it’s...
Campaign worker charged with stealing from US Senate hopeful
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A former campaign worker who accused one-time U.S. Senate candidate Max Linn of pointing a gun at him in a dispute over cryptocurrency is now accused of stealing $225,000 from the late candidate. Matthew T. McDonald, who worked on Linn's Senate bid in 2020, is...
Editorial Roundup: New England
Hearst Connecticut Media. March 23, 2023. Editorial: The threat of a stagnant population Whenever Connecticut population data is released, two points are reinforced — we’re not growing and we’re getting older. Numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau are the latest...
Editorial Roundup: New England
Hearst Connecticut Media. March 8, 2023. Editorial: 2 sides of CT’s criminal identity. Murder in the suburbs and illegal guns in cities. Nothing about updating laws involving guns — both illegal and legal — is ever simple. The very act of urban...
