1. President Biden delivered only the second Oval Office address of his term on Thursday night to make the case for U.S. backing of Ukraine and Israel in a time of war. “History has taught us when terrorists don’t pay a price for their terror, when dictators don’t pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos and death and more destruction,” Biden said. “They keep going. And the cost and the threat to America and the world keep rising.” (PH)
2. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said Thursday that she soon will travel to Israel with other members of Congress to “show our solidarity with the Israeli people.” (PH)
3. A South Portland 17-year-old accused of trying to convince someone to murder a member of the South Portland High School community made his initial court appearance Thursday. Tristan Hamilton has denied all charges and a judge Thursday denied a request to detain him. The arrest of the teenager and his father following a SWAT raid on their home drew widespread attention in April. (PH)
4. Maine will continue to have a single 207 area code until at least 2032 based on the latest estimate. Maine is one of only 11 states to have a single area code. All of North America could run out of area codes by 2051, which would increase phone numbers from the standard 10 digits to 12 digits. (PH)
5. Netflix is raising prices again.The streaming service’s premium ad-free plan will increase by $3 per month to $22.99. The basic plan will go up by $2 per month. The price increase comes as Netflix added 9 million new subscribers worldwide. The large amount of new users comes as a direct impact of Netflix cracking down on password sharing. (Reuters)
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