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Library-goers evacuated from building after insects were spotted

Richard Allen’s attorneys demand that a trove of documents be unsealed in the case

The Independent explains why the Hamas’ undergound tunnels could prove fatal to Israel’s ground operation in Gaza

Deeper push into the besieged territory comes as airstrikes continue and aid agencies say humanitarian crisis is worsening as supplies run out

Thousands turned out on Sunday night at a Maine basilica for a vigil remembering those senselessly killed days earlier by the state’s first mass shooter – as friends and family remembered loved ones with smaller, beautiful gestures, as well. Andrea Blanco and Sheila Flynn report from Lewiston

Thousands turned out on Sunday night at a Maine basilica for a vigil remembering those senselessly killed days earlier by the state’s first mass shooter – as friends and family remembered loved ones with smaller, beautiful gestures, as well. Andrea Blanco and Sheila Flynn report from Lewiston

UN says ‘civil order is starting to break down’ as key hospital in Gaza ‘ordered to evacuate’

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Lewiston entered the weekend in stunned grief, emerging from the shelter-in-place order to plan memorials and fundraisers while praying for the dead and the survivors still hospitalised – as the community started to heal from physical and emotional scars. Andrea Blanco and Sheila Flynn report from Maine