The bill would ban the removal of mail-sorting machines and public mailboxes, reverse operational changes that could delay service and require all official election mail to be considered ‘first class.’
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Despite COVID-19 cases, UMaine to welcome students back on Monday
University leaders detailed their virus response and prevention plan in a virtual news conference Saturday, after three cases were reported among students in Orono.
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Dozens rally in Portland in support of U.S. Postal Service
The protesters demand the resignation of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and say the postal crisis was manufactured by President Trump to boost his re-election.
Posted inPolitics
Biden, once an orator, reaches for rhetorical flourish again
Political observers broadly agree that Joe Biden, in his acceptance of the Democratic presidential nomination Friday, exceeded the expectations Trump had set with months of attacks.
Posted inNation & World, Politics, Uncategorized
Democrats see racism in Republicans’ mispronunciations of ‘Kamala’
Republicans keep getting Kamala Harris’ name wrong, and Democrats say it’s not a slip-up.
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How does coronavirus spread at a concert? Germans do a test
Researchers packed a Leipzig arena with volunteers on Saturday, collecting data in a “real life” simulation of a pop concert with strict health and safety controls.
Posted inNation & World
Ketamine that’s injected during arrests draws new scrutiny
A lack of police training, conflicting medical standards and nonexistent protocols have resulted in hospitalizations and even deaths.
Posted inNation & World
Protesters arrested in Charlotte as GOP delegates arrive
Some demonstrators skirmished with authorities late Friday in the North Carolina city hosting the small in-person convention.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
The bully pulpit: Trump pushes Washington, but virus resists
President Trump’s improbable election rewrote the rules of American politics.
Posted inNation & World
2 tropical storms a potential double threat to Gulf Coast
The current, uncertain track would take Laura and Marco to Texas or Louisiana.