A proposal intended to diminish the potential for partisan gerrymandering is leading in Virginia.
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Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Biden holds lead over Trump in Maine, with more votes to be counted
Joe Biden polled better than President Trump with Maine voters, but early returns showed the incumbent leading until 11 p.m.
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Posted inElection 2020, Maine, News, Politics
What lies ahead for Maine vote counting?
Polls closed Tuesday night, and towns that haven’t finished counting ballots have two days to get the job done.
Posted inMaine, News
Bangor restaurant diners may have been exposed to hepatitis A
Maine health officials issued a warning Tuesday evening, urging diners who ate at the Texas Roadhouse restaurant last month to get vaccinated.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, News, Politics
Graham and McConnell win, but Democrats pick up Colorado in battle for Senate
Republicans were defending seats in states once considered long shots for Democrats.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Patriots notebook: New England makes one minor deal at trade deadline
The Patriots trade a seventh-round pick for Miami receiver Isaiah Ford, but cornerback Stephon Gilmore is staying the New England.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Coronavirus, economy topped list of Mainers’ concerns heading into elections
With COVID-19 surging in Maine, the majority of local participants in The Associated Press’s national survey said the virus was ‘not at all under control’ in the U.S. and strongly disapproved of President Trump’s handling of the pandemic.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World
Virus hospitalizations surge as pandemic shadows U.S. election
New Mexico sets a new record and a Nebraska health official says every hospital in the state ‘could be at capacity in a very short period of time.’
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Auburn man charged with murder in Saturday’s fatal shooting in Lewiston
The murder charge is a result of an extensive investigation by federal, state and local authorities, according to Maine State Police.
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Gunman in Vienna attack had sought to join IS
The 20-year-old man, armed with an automatic rifle and a fake explosive vest, fatally shot four people before he was killed by police.