The Maine Women’s Hall of Fame has opened the nomination process for honorees to be inducted in the March 2023 ceremony. The organization seeks nominations from organizations, businesses, or individuals of women who meet the following criteria: their achievements have had a significant statewide impact, those achievements significantly improved the lives of women in Maine, […]
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Posted inNation & World, News
U.N. chief warns planet is heading toward `climate chaos’
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said reports have painted ‘a clear and bleak picture’ of global-warming greenhouse gas emissions still growing at record levels.
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Why no Powerball winner? It’s luck and smaller sales
The jackpot could grow to be the largest ever in the U.S. and globally if it continues to be winless after Saturday’s drawing.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
Federal court says beauty pageant can bar trans contestants
The pageant has several requirements for contestants, including some based on contestants’ age, marital status and gender identity.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine, News, Politics
Mills and LePage meet in final debate before voters have their say
The candidates debated four previous times, sparring over issues such as abortion, inflation and the economy, energy and the lobstering industry.
Posted inNation & World
North Korea keeps up its missile barrage with launch of ICBM
North Korea has dialed up its testing activity since late September, including what it described as simulated nuclear attacks on South Korean and U.S. targets.
Posted inNation & World
Judge says he’ll appoint monitor for Donald Trump’s company
The judge wrote that Trump and the Trump Organization ‘demonstrated propensity to engage in persistent fraud,’ necessitating the appointment of an outside monitor.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Chipotle broke law when it closed Augusta restaurant where workers were unionizing, complaint alleges
The National Labor Relations Board said in a complaint late Thursday the company should reopen its Augusta location and offer jobs back to former employees who worked there.
Posted inElection 2022, Politics
Florida Gov. DeSantis endorses LePage, other Republican candidates
The likely presidential contender says the fellow Republican would focus on family values, oppose Biden.
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Brunswick science teacher takes Zero-G flight through Teachers in Space Human Flight Program
St. John’s Catholic School science teacher Karin Paquin hopes to afford her students the opportunity to work in the space industry after her life-altering adventure.