Some oil executives suggest that fossil fuel firms can keep up production if they find a way to capture planet-warming carbon emissions. Antonio Guterres vehemently disagrees.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Legislative committee endorses Maine tribal rights bill
The 10-4 vote to allow the state’s Indigenous tribes to benefit from more federal laws comes despite a likely veto from Gov. Janet Mills.
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Twitter worst among major social media platforms when it comes to LGBTQ safety, GLAAD says
GLAAD’s scorecard called Twitter ‘the most dangerous platform for LGBTQ people’ and the only social media platform that saw its scores decline from last year.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine Crime, News
Man who eluded police multiple times and was nabbed in Waterville attic to serve 5 years in prison
Diego Martinez, 34, of Massachusetts, who eluded police for five weeks last year and avoided arrest after high-speed chases, pleaded guilty to numerous charges.
Posted inBusiness, Word on the Street
Word on the Street: HydeOut at the Wharf plans to close following contentious move
The longtime area bar plans to close at the end of June with its “lights out” tour.
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Local acoustic acts bring talent to downtown Auburn
Local musicians will share music in free, family-friendly concerts beginning on Tuesday, June 20, in Festival Plaza in Auburn. Schedule of performers • June 20: The Toscanos • June 27: Michael Krapovicky • July 11: Brian Patricks, Maine Blues & Folk Artist • July 18: Jud Caswell • July 25: Acoustic Sunshine • Aug. 8: […]
Posted inBusiness, News
Linda Bean sued for $228,000 by Boulos Co. over real estate dispute
The granddaughter of L.L. Bean allegedly failed to pay the firm a required commission related to the sale of a retail building in Freeport.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
‘Stand with Trump’ becomes a rallying cry as Republicans amplify attacks on U.S. justice system
Many of them acknowledged they had not fully read the 49-page federal indictment but stood by the indicted former president.
Posted inNation & World, News
Jury deliberations underway in trial of gunman who massacred 11 at Pittsburgh synagogue
Robert Bowers turned a sacred house of worship into a ‘hunting ground’ when he burst into a Pittsburgh synagogue and killed 11 congregants, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.
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Supreme Court preserves law keeping Native American children with tribal families
Tribal leaders have backed the law as a means of preserving their families, traditions and cultures.