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Nation & World
U.S. vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine
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Nation & World
Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University, including congresswoman’s daughter
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Local & State
At Portland City Hall, mourners pay their respects to former Gov. Joseph Brennan
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Nation & World
Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in 2020 election case
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Politics
House leaders toil to advance Ukraine and Israel aid, but threats to oust speaker grow
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Politics
Members of Congress demand Postal Service halt consolidations, warning of worsening mail delivery
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Local & State
Farmington church provides medical equipment, community service
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Nation & World
Suspect in fire outside of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office to remain detained, judge says
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Politics
Maine Legislature preserves expansion of Medicare Savings Programs
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Business
Maine home sales increased again in March and prices neared historic highs
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Local & State
Rockland man, 25, seriously injured when SUV rolls over on I-95 in Fairfield
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5 mins agoDennis Dechaine is making a bid for a new trial after spending 36 years in prison for the murder of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry.
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46 mins agoIf Congress passes the TitkTok legislation, it would be an extraordinary and unusual moment in which both parties unite against one company – something lawmakers are usually reluctant to do.
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45 mins agoThe company also adopted strawless lids in 2019, and last year, it said it would accept customer-provided cups for drive-thru and mobile orders in the U.S. and Canada.
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at 3:24 PMWilliam M. Dolley, 52, was arrested at his residence at 167 North Pond Road after a nearly nine-hour standoff, police confirmed Thursday.
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at 6:46 PMSeveral people, including a dual Russian-Spanish citizen, have been arrested in Poland on allegations of spying for Russia since Moscow launched its attack on Ukraine in February 2022.
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at 12:50 PMBetts shared lead guitar duties with Duane Allman in the original Allman Brothers Band to help give the group its distinctive sound and create a new genre – Southern rock.
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at 2:56 PMThe county will spend just $30,000 to implement a satellite network that will serve as a backup to county-owned fiber internet that connects the county’s jail, courthouse, and emergency communications center.
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at 7:05 PMAuthorities have not released the exact location of the farmhouse.
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at 6:58 PMWhile investigators declined to say which business reported the threat, the incident comes as more than 40 Planet Fitness locations across the United States have been targeted by similar hoax threats in the wake of a social media campaign against the company's trans-inclusive locker room policy.
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at 7:16 PMGov. Janet Mills says she plans to sign the $430 million budget into law and hopes to distribute the winter storm damage relief as soon as possible.
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at 7:10 PMLawmakers on Capitol Hill also have been quickly pushing forward legislation that would financially punish the Islamic Republic and its leaders.
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49 mins agoThe jury includes a sales professional, a software engineer, a security engineer, an English teacher, a speech therapist, multiple lawyers, an investment banker and a retired wealth manager.
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The state is intervening in a lawsuit after a Maine company asked a federal judge to 'arrest' a sunken ship from the 1800s that it wants to salvage.
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at 11:41 AMDechaine, who was convicted in 1989 of killing Sarah Cherry, will be in court Thursday and Friday in Rockland to ask for a new trial based on new DNA evidence.
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Marianne Smyth, who also claimed to be an Irish heiress and a witch, was arrested in Maine in February.
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April 17The Maine Warden Service is investigating the accident.
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at 10:27 AMBoth chambers of the Maine Legislature voted to add $60 million in storm relief into the budget proposal, but the Senate also added $7 million in additional spending on other items.
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at 12:20 AMA dozen House members reversed themselves from an April 9 vote that rejected changes in environmental rules, in order to allow an offshore wind terminal to be built.
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at 9:24 AMThe proposal would give family members a path toward restricting access to weapons for a person in crisis without a mental health evaluation.
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at 1:40 PMIt wasn't immediately clear what sparked the hours-long standoff Wednesday on North Pond Road.
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April 17A report released Tuesday by Western Fire Chiefs Association detailed the unprecedented challenges facing the Maui Fire Department during the series of blazes, including one that killed 101 people in the historic town of Lahaina.
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April 17Federal infrastructure money is up for grabs as the region pursues clean energy transmission and battery storage projects.
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at 9:00 AMState mental health officials oppose the petition of Enoch Petrucelly, 38, who fatally stabbed his brother in 2008 on North Haven Island in Knox County.
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April 17Most of the more than 35,000 workers at the Disneyland Resort, which includes the theme parks, already have unions.
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at 8:01 AMWhile many central Maine school districts saw their budgets rise by nearly 10% this year, RSU 18 administrators say they avoided the funding cliff by investing in short-term projects.
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April 17They are accused in a scheme in which $14.5 million in gold bars and $1.8 million in cash was stolen.
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The effort is nationwide, and in February, a federal appeals court ruled that Maine had to release its voter rolls to the Public Interest Legal Foundation.
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April 17The incident, which took place following the sentencing last week of Jason Servil to 45 years for the murder of Alice Abbott, also raises questions about court security.
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at 11:14 AMThe state's business leaders fiercely opposed the restrictions they said would have limited their ability to target ads to potential customers.
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April 17The Republican speaker is expected to start a dayslong push to vote on 3 funding packages for Ukraine, Israel and allies in the Indo-Pacific, as well as a several other foreign policy proposals in a 4th bill.
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April 17A routine practice dating back centuries, the general average declaration marks the ship owner’s latest effort to minimize its financial responsibility.
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April 17Since a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft suffered the loss of the fuselage section, the FAA has tightened oversight of Boeing, forcing the company to slow down production and sending staff into their factories to review processes.
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April 17That legislation could increase crude prices by as much as $8.40 a barrel, which would add 20 cents per gallon for gasoline if the sanctions were passed into law and enforced.
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April 17Netanyahu brushes off calls for restraint, saying Israel will decide how to respond to Iran’s attackIsrael’s allies have been urging the country to hold back on any response that could spiral.
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April 17Four U.S. senators offer framework to guard against 'bad actors looking to cause harm.'
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April 17The world's poorest countries will suffer 61% bigger income loss than the richest ones, the study calculated.
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April 17Nordic Aquafarms has tried for years to build a $500 million fish farm it says would add jobs and economically benefit the city. But without a guarantee to a parcel of land, it's unclear whether the company can move on the project.
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April 17The governor sent a letter to lawmakers outlining a path forward on two of the most significant items still before the Legislature, which is scheduled to adjourn Wednesday.
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April 17Dongming Liao, 41, was arrested at a residence on Cooley Road and charged with illegal cultivation of marijuana, officials said.
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at 3:59 PMThe Ellsworth City Council determined Glenn Moshier was 'more likely than not' under the influence of alcohol when he went to the police station on the night of Dec. 22.
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April 17The votes effectively end the trial before arguments ever began, an embarrassing defeat for House Republicans and embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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April 17Israel’s war cabinet has spent the last two days debating their next move. Here are some considerations key to their decision.
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April 17Former Florida Sen. Bob Graham, who chaired the Intelligence Committee following the 2001 terrorist attacks and opposed the Iraq invasion, has died.
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April 17Property owner Leo St. Peter still needs approval from the Planning Board to build the solar garden.
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April 16A law signed by Gov. Janet Mills allows the public to access records about hazardous materials moving along Maine tracks, but only after a derailment or spill.
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April 16The legislation aims to regulate the collection, use, processing, transfer, sale and deletion of non-publicly available personal data. Business groups say the bill would detach Maine's businesses from the global online marketplace.
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April 16The speaker is considering a complicated approach that would break apart the Senate's $95 billion aid package – for separate votes on Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region.
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April 16The speaker is considering a complicated approach that would break apart the Senate's $95 billion aid package – for separate votes on Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region.
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April 16While the Senate is obligated to hold a trial under the rules of impeachment once the charges are walked across the Capitol, Democrats are expected to try to dismiss or table the charges.
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April 16The bill had been rejected in the House and Senate, but Sen. Mattie Daughtry asked that it be reconsidered Tuesday. It passed in the Senate only to fail again hours later in the House.
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April 16John Pagurko, 63, and his son-in-law, Michael Davila Rodriguez, 30, face felony charges of kidnapping, robbery and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.
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April 16The House voted in support of a bill that would give the team a tax credit of up to $133,000 per year, or $2 million total, over 15 years for upgrades at Hadlock Field.
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April 16Sondheim died at his Roxbury estate in 2021 at age 91.
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April 16Maine's 2nd District congressman says the USPS' plan, which includes shifting some mail processing operations from Hampden to Scarborough, would be detrimental to reliable mail delivery.
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April 17Some courses opened in March, but others like the Augusta Country Club are still waiting for opening day.
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April 17As COVID-era relief funds expire, and costs on everything increase, schools are facing tough choices.
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April 16Meanwhile, the Civic Center Drive site where market rate apartment complex was proposed to target medical workers has been put up for sale for $6.5 million.
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April 16The Pineland Suzuki School plays the national anthem Tuesday April 16, 2024 at the start of the House of Representatives session in the Maine State House in Augusta.
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April 16Under an agreement, attorney general offices in Maine and 14 other states will be able to investigate complaints about airline service, and could then refer cases to the U.S. Transportation Department for enforcement.
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April 16Churchill is said to have complained that the painting 'makes me look half-witted, which I ain’t.'
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April 17Both proposals also received initial support from the Senate last week and now head to another round of votes in each chamber.
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The broadest forgiveness category would help borrowers who owe more than they originally borrowed because of runaway interest.
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April 16Meanwhile, lawsuits over the law proceed.
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April 17In the latest vote, the House stripped the bill's emergency status, meaning that the $60 million in funding wouldn't be available for 90 days, delaying repairs to areas of Maine's working waterfront that were damaged by winter storms.
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April 16The high court case focuses on whether the anti-obstruction provision of a law that was enacted in 2002 in response to the financial scandal that brought down Enron Corp. can be used against Jan. 6 defendants.
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April 17In 2nd District Republican primary, Austin Theriault holds big fundraising lead.
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April 16A federal appeals court found that the law violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools.
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April 16It's the first of Trump's 4 criminal cases to go to trial and may be the only one that could reach a verdict before the November election.
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April 16Police received a report of an assault involving multiple juveniles Monday evening.
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April 16The maker of popular weedkiller Roundup is turning to lawmakers in key states to try to squelch legal claims that it failed to warn about health risks.
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April 16All 4 members have joined bipartisan efforts to prevent the potato's reclassification from vegetable to grain under federal dietary guidelines, and to encourage Japan to drop barriers to buying more U.S. potatoes.
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April 16The House rejected the measure last week and will now reconsider the Senate version, which would exempt sand dunes from environmental protection in a bid to advance Maine's drive to generate offshore wind.
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April 15The chunk of space junk was part of equipment discarded at the International Space Station.
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April 16She was among the 10 singers to receive the most votes from the public after Sunday night's episode.
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Russia and Ukraine are trading blame before the United Nations Security Council for the attacks on Europe's largest nuclear power plant.
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The historic hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records in order to stifle stories about his sex life.
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April 15The House voted 62-78 Monday against a bill that would provide up to $2 million in income tax credits to upgrade the facility.
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April 15The bill now requires second votes in both the House and Senate before it heads to Gov. Mills' desk.