U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm used the visit to highlight research into generating electricity from rivers and tidal currents.
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Posted inNation & World
Queen Elizabeth, royal family back BLM movement, spokesman says
The comments come as Buckingham Palace struggles to combat suggestions of racism raised by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex – Prince Harry and Meghan,
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Judge sentences Biddeford man to 3 years in prison for hate crime
Dusty Leo, 30, was one of two men involved in attacks on Black men in Portland and Biddeford in 2018.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Visiting, and rediscovering, the ‘other Maine’
Coastal Maine towns are quaint and have their own unique attractions, but they can be a departure from inland communities, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inNation & World
Court says DeSantis ban on school mask mandates back in force
The on-again, off-again ban to prevent mandating masks for Florida school students is back.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Republican group held ‘war games’ for state attorneys general before Trump loss
An offshoot of the Republican Attorneys General Association held a special meeting weeks before the election to discuss its strategies if then-President Donald Trump lost.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News
Chris Newell resigns after 18 months as Abbe Museum director
The first tribal member to lead the museum of Wabanaki art, history and culture cites personal reasons and returns to his family and consulting work in Connecticut.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Olive Garden proposed for former Ruby Tuesday site in Auburn
An application filed Friday with the city would knock down Ruby’s on Turner Street and build an Olive Garden in its place.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Northern Light Inland Hospital to reopen COVID-19 test site on Monday
Northern Light Inland Hospital in Waterville is reopening the COVID-19 test site due to increased demand, hospital officials say.
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Giuliani associate pleads guilty in campaign donation case
Igor Fruman has pleaded guilty to seeking illegal foreign campaign contributions.