The Retail Association of Maine is seeking donations from its members and the public, L.L. Bean is sending $300,000 in money and goods, and One Longfellow Square is holding a benefit concert.
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Pingree, Collins, King describe wrenching scenes at Poland-Ukraine border
Rep. Pingree is in the midst of a weeklong congressional fact-finding trip to Eastern Europe, while Maine’s 2 senators returned Sunday from a weekend trip of their own.
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Biden to visit Poland during his Europe trip this week
Poland hosting thousands of American troops and is taking in more people fleeing the war in Ukraine — more than 2 million — than any other nation in the midst of the largest European refugee crisis in decades.
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Russia bans Facebook and Instagram under ‘extremism’ law
The move marks the latest escalation against the company since President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine.
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Names on a list: Journalists fleeing Mariupol, one checkpoint at a time
A team of Associated Press journalists documented the agony of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol from inside the city center when they learned their names were on a Russian list.
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As Mariupol hangs on, the extent of the horror is not yet known
Perched on the Sea of Azov, Mariupol has been a key target that has been relentlessly pounded by Russian assaults for more than 3 weeks and has seen some of the worst suffering of the war.
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Maine senators return to U.S. following weekend visit to Germany, Poland
Susan Collins and Angus King were part of a Senate delegation that met with German officials, representatives from humanitarian aid agencies, and Ukrainians forced to flee their homeland following Russia’s invasion of their country.
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Hundreds attend benefit concert for Ukraine in Portland
‘An Afternoon for Ukraine’ featured classical music by pianists Natasha Skala of Scarborough and her mother, both native Ukrainians.
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Russia’s war for Ukraine could be headed toward stalemate
Heavy Russian casualties and equipment losses, combined with limited progress on the ground, suggest the conflict could be headed toward a stalemate.
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‘Do the right thing’: How U.S., allies united to punish Putin
The wealthiest nations in the world – outside of China – are directly confronting Putin on their preferred terms.