U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-2nd District, is being criticized for backing Republican-led efforts to ‘repeal and replace’ ‘Obamacare’; a video shows him leaving an event at a senior living facility when a resident there challenged him.
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Citing problems with transients, owners of Maria’s Ristorante want to leave longtime location
Tony Napolitano Jr. says users of the nearby social service agency make it hard for his restaurant on Cumberland Avenue to attract new customers, and nearby restaurants say it’s a daily challenge to deal with unruly people.
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Yet another child has died after being left in a hot car; toll reaches 19 so far this year
At least 2 children die per week in hot vehicles on average during the summer months, the National Safety Council says.
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Top Bush and Obama advisers band together to warn Trump against steel tariffs
The White House is considering restrictions on steel and aluminum imports, saying they may be a national security threat.
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Robert and Kristy (Fisher) Creamer: 50th wedding anniversary
Robert and Kristy (Fisher) Creamer from Hallowell celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on July 12 in Hallowell. The couple was married on July 12, 1967 at the Tripler Hospital Chapel in Hononlulu, Hawaii with Chaplin Harold Clarke performing the ceremony. Mrs. Creamer was employed as a Clerk for the Dept. of Education for the State […]
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FBI nominee says he would resign before improperly dropping an investigation
Christopher Wray also says, ‘I do not consider Director Mueller to be on a witch hunt’ in the investigation of the Trump presidential campaign.
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Murray upset by American at Wimbledon; Djokovic retires, Federer wins
Sam Querrey beats defending champ Andy Murray to become the first American man to reach the semifinals at a Grand Slam tennis tournament since 2009.
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German police arrest 2 in brazen gold coin heist in Berlin
The coin made of about $4.5 million in gold, was not recovered by police and most likely was melted down by the thieves.
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Senators explore bipartisan ‘Plan B’ to troubled Republican health bill
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he wants to vote to repeal Obamacare next week.
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Trump defends son as ‘open, transparent and innocent’ in Russian email controversy
Jay Sekulow, the president’s attorney, told NBC’s “Today” that Trump Jr. did not violate any laws by accepting the meeting.