Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin would be the first African American to lead the Defense Department, but a waiver from Congress is needed because he’s been retired from the military less than seven years.
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Posted inNation & World
Biden to pick Asian American as top trade envoy
Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Katherine Tai earlier oversaw China trade enforcement for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
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UMF Athletic Director awaits word from conference about winter winter sports
UMaine-Farmington athletic director Julie Davis said there are still details that must be ironed out before a season can begin.
Posted inNation & World
Chinese Americans who served in World War II honored by Congress
For their service to the nation, they were recognized at a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony Wednesday.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Gardiner High closing in on starting turf field construction at Hoch Field
School still short of fundraising goal, but has hopes of starting work in early 2021.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Hospitals plead with Mainers to wear masks, take precautions
“We have your back. Please have ours,” Central Maine Healthcare, MaineGeneral Health and Northern Light Health leaders wrote in a joint letter released Wednesday.
Posted inMaine, News
Small earthquakes shake border of Maine and Canada
The earthquakes centered near Robbinston had a magnitude of 2.4 and 3.0, both before 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
First adult-use marijuana store in Kennebec County opens in Waterville
Sweet Dirt, an Eliot-based company, opened Wednesday in the former Pine Cone Gift & Furniture Shop on Kennedy Memorial Drive.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Hunter Biden tax probe examining his Chinese business dealings
The revelation comes at a politically delicate time for President-elect Joe Biden, who is considering his choice to lead the agency that is investigating his son.
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House approves defense bill with BIW provision despite Trump’s veto threats
The $741 billion National Defense Authorization Act, which includes an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer project for BIW, passed the lower chamber with a veto-proof majority.