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Lailah Abdul-Majeed smiled at her reflection in the mirror and the purple and white flowers painted on her face. Then the 10-year-old ran across the grass to her little sister, tilting her head to show how her face sparkled in the sunlight. “They’re the same, but they look so different!” Lailah said, examining the pink flowers adorning her sister’s cheek while their brother, face painted as

As a mother and son walked out of their home Wednesday, an aggressive snake sunning itself on the porch struck multiple times at the pair as they left their house. A porch camera was recording as the boy began walking down the sidewalk. Soon a snake lying along the wall begins moving and becomes more visible is noticed by the child. As the boy runs back toward his mom, the snake strikes in the

Washington — The chair of the Congressional Black Caucus is endorsing a challenger to first-term U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar, a Detroit Democrat, in a striking pass over of a fellow member of the House Democratic Caucus. Democratic U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford of Nevada, chairman of the CBC since January 2023, on Friday endorsed former state Sen. Adam Hollier in the Democratic primary contest in

AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature agreed to a $430 million supplemental budget proposal in the early hours of Thursday morning that includes $60 million in relief for damage caused by winter storms. The House of Representatives approved the budget by a 75-63 vote just after 4 a.m. Thursday. The Senate soon followed with a 19-14 vote. The decision came after an all-night debate in the final hours