The effort is aimed at amending the 13th Amendment’s ban on chattel enslavement, which has permitted exploitation of labor by convicted felons for over 155 years since the abolition of slavery.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Marijuana delivery driver beaten, robbed at gunpoint in Portland
It was the third such robbery since October, Portland police say.
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Posted inNation & World, Sports
Olympic gold medalist Rafer Johnson, who helped subdue RFK assassin, dies at 86
Johnson was among the world’s greatest athletes from 1955 through his Olympic triumph in 1960, winning a national decathlon championship in 1956 and a silver medal at the Melbourne Olympics that same year.
Posted inColumns, Kennebec Journal, Liz Soares, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Liz Soares: Reconnecting with our past
In tumultuous times, we can turn to age-old traditions to reconnect with one another, Liz Soares writes.
Posted inNation & World
Britain OKs Pfizer vaccine and will begin shots within days
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is not scheduled to consider the vaccine until Dec. 10.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Dogs only: U.S. tightens definition of service animals on planes
Airlines argued that passengers abused the previous policy to bring a menagerie of animals on board, including cats, turtles, pot-bellied pigs and, in one case, a peacock.
Posted inEvents
Watch: Maine Voices Live: Abdi Iftin
The live discussion with author Abdi Iftin took place Dec. 15.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Lewiston Police Department reports 11 cases in COVID-19 outbreak
“At this time we are continuing police operations, though the public may find certain administrative functions have been scaled back,” the Lewiston Police Department stated.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Keeping their distance, Maine lawmakers sworn in for historic session
The 130th Maine Legislature takes up quarters at the spacious Augusta Civic Center to begin months of work that will be modified, and dominated, by the pandemic.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine’s federal allocation of vaccine falls far short, Mills says
The governor says the initial shipment of 12,675 vaccine doses is about one-third of what the state expected and ‘far less than what is needed.’