The Maine Regulatory Fairness Board will meet on Thursday to review business regulatory and statutory issues highlighted during public hearings held over the past year.
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Maine’s Electoral College members vote for Obama, Biden
Electors of all 50 states convened Monday to cast their ballots. Obama won the popular vote by nearly five million votes.
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NFL: Patriots rally, then lose to 49ers
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers earned a playoff berth by withstanding a stunning comeback by New England from a 28-point deficit to beat the Patriots 41-34 on Sunday night in the rain.
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OBAMA HINTSof greatergun control
NEWTOWN, Conn. — He spoke for a nation in sorrow, but the slaughter of all those little boys and girls left President Barack Obama, like so many others, reaching for words. Alone on a spare stage after the worst single day of his presidency, the commander in chief was a parent in grief.
Posted inCommunity
St. Michael School lists first-quarter honors
AUGUSTA — St. Michael School has announced its first-quarter honor roll for 2012-2013.
Posted inBusiness
Empty beds may signal too many hospitals
A low occupancy rate in some of Maine’s acute care centers raises questions about their roles.
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Opposition cries foul in Egyptian constitution vote
They urge mass protests after the draft charter wins a solid majority in the first of two voting rounds.
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NBA D-LEAGUE: Tip doesn’t beat buzzer for Claws
Shelvin Mack will have a hard time forgetting the finish to Maine’s 101-100 loss Sunday to the Erie BayHawks.
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NFL: Moments of silence around NFL
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots silenced their “End Zone Militia” on Sunday night, paying tribute to the victims of the Connecticut school shooting by canceling the traditional scoring celebration in which men dressed as Revolutionary War soldiers fire muskets into the air.
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VIEW FROM AWAY: ‘Black boxes’ installed in automobiles?
You’ve heard about those “black boxes” on airplanes that record data used to determine the cause of a crash.