White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany walked back his comments, saying Trump meant he would seek forgiveness of employee payroll tax payments that he had already ordered deferred for the rest of the year.
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Posted inNation & World
U.S. official says FBI joining Beirut explosion investigation
It is still not known what caused the fire responsible for igniting nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate that were stored for years in Beirut’s port.
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Posted inPolitics
Trump attacks Biden for calling on governors to mandate masks
Biden has called for the institution of ‘a mask mandate nationwide, starting immediately.’
Posted inSports
Golf: Brian Bilodeau finishes one stroke ahead of Caleb Manuel to win inaugural Maine Event tournament
A strong start was the key to Bilodeau’s win in the inaugural Maine Event tournament.
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Death toll from storm rises in Iowa as power outages persist
‘This is a disaster that we have never seen before. It is something that was essentially like a hurricane coming through the Midwest’ without advance notice, said U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Justice Department say Yale discriminates against Asian, white applicants
The investigation concluded Asian American and white students have ‘only one-tenth to one-fourth of the likelihood of admission as African American applicants with comparable academic credentials.’
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Rep. Andrew McLean of Gorham resigns from Maine Legislature
The Democrat graduated recently from the University of Maine School of Law, and said post-law school work that begins next week requires him to leave the Legislature.
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Major league roundup: Surprising Marlins finally get to play their home opener
Despite a coronavirus outbreak that kept them on the road for more than three weeks, the Marlins return to Miami as a first-place team.
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Tropical Storm Josephine forms in Atlantic as possible uptick in storm activity looms
It’s the earliest J storm to form in the Atlantic, and may herald a barrage of storms to come from late August into early September.
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UAE and Israel to establish full diplomatic ties
The Gulf state is only the third Arab country to make peace with Israel; the diplomatic breakthrough is the first tangible result of Trump’s peace effort.