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With nominees in place, North Dakota Dems, GOP set sights on November

Jun. 12—GRAND FORKS — The day after a primary election narrowed the field for key statewide races in North Dakota, the heads of both major political parties have set their figurative gaze toward November’s general election. And the state’s Republicans in particular are now throwing their weight behind a candidate who failed to get the […]

Cinema Sights: Moonrise Kingdom

We love watching movies around our house, and every time we watch a movie, I find myself searching for two things: I Shazam a lot of the music, and I look on IMDB as to where the movie was filmed. I’ve always been drawn to the sets, going back to when I saw Dirty Dancing […]

South Korea creates new KASA space agency, sets sights on the moon and Mars

South Korea is aiming to expand its presence in space. The nation is targeting landing on Mars by 2045, the country’s president announced at the launch of its national space agency. President Yoon Suk Yeol inaugurated the Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) on Thursday, May 30, Reuters reported. The agency will oversee space policy and seek […]

Three Rivers Middle Magnet senior has her sights set on a career on the water

Jun. 6—Editor’s note: The Day publishes an annual series of stories spotlighting outstanding seniors graduating from the region’s 16 public and private high schools. Norwich ― On any given weekend, 18-year-old Annalea Parker can be found aboard the steamboat Sabino reciting for Mystic Seaport visitors a bit of history as they pass the museum’s fleet […]

Putin’s next conquests are already in his sights

For the next seven days The Telegraph is running a series of exclusive essays from international commentators imagining the consequences if Russia were successful in its war. The essays so far are listed at the bottom of this article. Today, Dr Ivana Stradner considers what Putin’s next European conquests would be after seizing Ukraine. Russia […]

Letitia James Sets Sights on Greg Abbott

Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s recent pardon of Daniel Perry, who shot and killed a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020, is receiving backlash from state attorneys general around the country. A group of 14 state attorneys general, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, sent a letter on Wednesday to U.S. Attorney General Merrick […]

Cass Lake-Bena’s Ellianna Johnson sets her sights on psychology

May 29—As graduation season arrives each year, the Pioneer features one graduate from each college and high school in the coverage area. Senior Ellianna Johnson is this year’s featured graduate from Cass Lake-Bena High School which will host its commencement ceremony on Friday, May 31. The Pioneer provided Johnson with a series of questions to […]

Russia sets its sights on capturing border village of Lyptsi

Russian forces have launched a bid to capture the village of Lyptsi as they continue a new offensive on Ukraine’s north-eastern region of Kharkiv. “Next is the settlement of Lyptsi – our guys are already on the outskirts. Work is beginning to liberate it, aviation and artillery are working constantly, they do not stop,” said […]