Organizers expect racers and visitors will pump some $192 million into the local economy this year.
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Maine Flower Show organizers ‘ecstatic’ over turnout
More than 16,000 people attend the event at Thompson’s Point in spite of Saturday’s snowstorm.
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Fire hits trucking company in Poland
Firefighters knock down the blaze after responding to reports that four tractor-trailers were on fire.
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Fact check: Would Senate filibuster of Gorsuch nomination be a first?
Republicans say yes, but that’s true only in a narrow sense given the cases of Abe Fortas, Merrick Garland and others.
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Hundreds march in New Hampshire for voters’ rights
Speakers criticize proposed changes to state laws that might disenfranchise some.
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Trump left increasingly isolated politically
The president struggles to build a governing coalition that matches the alliance that put him in office.
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Major DEA opioid case falters on uncertain legal grounds
The agency targeted an oxycodone manufacturer for ignoring its responsibility to report suspicious orders as 500 million of its pills ended up in Florida, but a tentative settlement calls for a fine and no admission of wrongdoing.
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U.S. may act alone on North Korea, Trump says
The president’s latest comments come days before he hosts China’s president in Florida.
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Leading populist French politician distances herself from Trump
Marine Le Pen backs off her predictions of a U.S.-like global revolt.
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U.S. envoy to United Nations says country taking stern stance with Russia
Nikki Haley’s words don’t seem to match the president’s, but she says he would take strong action over Kremlin election meddling.