Carol Semple

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Published
May 14, 2020

Three in Ogunquit charged with making and spending counterfeit money

The 3 are all New Hampshire residents who were operating in Maine, police say.
Published
May 13, 2020

Supreme Court justices fear ‘chaos’ if states can’t bind presidential electors’ votes

So-called faithless electors have not been critical to the outcome of a presidential election, but that could change in a contest with a razor-thin margin.
Published
May 13, 2020

Sens. Feinstein, King press intelligence nominee Ratcliffe on torture

The senators ask John Ratcliffe to clarify his views on enhanced interrogation techniques as a follow-up to questions posed by King during the confirmation process.
Published
May 13, 2020

Stocks drop again on worries about slow recovery for economy

Analysts say they expect the market to remain in a wait-and-see approach for weeks as investors gauge how economic reopenings underway are going.
Published
May 13, 2020

Exhaustion, uncertainty mark COVID-19 survivors’ journeys

Among them is a retired U.S. Marine from York, Maine, who worries how his lingering health problems will affect his work as a survival instructor for a Department of Defense contractor.
Published
May 13, 2020

Maine attorney general joins others urging Trump to protect meat industry workers

A group of states’ attorneys general respond to an April order by President Trump that was designed to keep the processing plants open amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Published
May 12, 2020

Virus unleashes wave of fraud in U.S. amid fear and scarcity

Federal officials have opened over 370 cases and so far arrested 11 people as part of ‘Operation Stolen Promise.’
Published
May 12, 2020

Pelosi unveils $3 trillion coronavirus aid package, warns inaction will cost more

The Heroes Act would provide nearly $1 trillion for states, cities and tribal governments to avert layoffs and another $200 billion in ‘hazard pay’ for essential workers.
Published
May 11, 2020

White House recommends tests for all nursing home residents

It wasn’t clear why it is being recommended now, more than 2 months after the nation’s first major outbreak at a nursing home eventually killed 43 people.
Published
May 11, 2020

Trump is dealing with virus at White House even as he pushes to ‘reopen’ U.S.

The reality of top administration officials, including the vice president, having to isolate themselves comes as states seek to loosen economic restrictions imposed mitigate the virus’ spread.

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