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Maine U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree is part of a delegation of 20 House members visiting the United Nations Climate Summit in Glasgow.

In York County, a group of students interested in the coastal ecosystem led to the creation of a national nonprofit that hopes to activate 10 million youth in the next four years.

Leaders from around the globe are converging on Glasgow, Scotland for what has been billed as the most consequential U.N. climate summit in years. While much of the discussion at COP26 will be about worldwide or country-specific emissions levels, what emerges will shape policy decisions at the local level.

The Burundian and Rwandan communities in Maine are closely linked, and come together several times a year to celebrate a beloved sport. Saturday's game was also an opportunity for COVID-19 outreach, with rapid tests offered on the sidelines and a postgame reception to highlight the importance of vaccines.

Assasi, a Syrian rapper who got his start in Aleppo, celebrated the release of his new album in Portland last week.

The first group of Afghan evacuees destined for Maine has arrived after being processed at U.S. military bases, and more families are expected to arrive this week.

Around 70 people rallied in Portland on Wednesday to raise awareness of the war taking place in northern Ethiopia, and the humanitarian catastrophe it has created. Many of the marchers were from the Tigray region, the epicenter of the conflict.

OD Bonny and his family arrived in Maine in 2004 as refugees, after fleeing their home in South Sudan. This fall, Bonny is celebrating the release of a picture book he co-wrote with Maine author Terry Farish that draws heavily on Bonny’s own culture and life story.

Evacuees from Afghanistan could begin arriving in Maine as soon as this week, and groups across the state are racing to assemble support services.

We mark 20 years since 9/11 with a discussion about the lessons of the U.S. war in Afghanistan and its lasting impacts.