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Maine Democratic Senate race narrows as candidates rally behind Troy Jackson ahead of nominating convention

Washington — The crowded Maine Senate race to replace Graham Platner narrowed as Democrats rallied around former state Senate President Troy Jackson in the leadup to the party’s nominating convention this Saturday. After Maine counties held nomination meetings to select delegates over the weekend, a handful of candidates opted to drop out of the race…

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Moving beyond cane prices – Newspaper

Every year, as the sugarcane crushing season approaches, Pakistan finds itself trapped in the same debate. Farmers demand higher cane prices to offset rising production costs. Sugar mills argue that increased procurement prices make sugar commercially unviable. Governments intervene to broker settlements, while consumers brace for higher retail prices. By the end of the season,…

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Trump administration finalises overhaul of foreign journalists’ visas, ends ‘duration of status’ system – World

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has finalised a sweeping overhaul of US visa rules for foreign journalists, ending the decades-old “duration of status” system and replacing it with fixed-term admissions that will require reporters to undergo periodic government review to continue working in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the changes in…

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More than 50 million in Northeast face severe weather risk as wildfire smoke impacts air quality

More than 50 million people in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic are at risk for severe weather this weekend as Canadian wildfire smoke continues to impact air quality.  A severe weather threat is in effect from the Ohio Valley through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Residents of towns and cities, including New York City, Philadelphia, D.C., Pittsburgh…

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