Rep. Chris Stewart of Utah sees the bill as a way to ‘bridge that gap’ between preventing discrimination and allowing religion to inform individual decisions.
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Rochester, N.Y., diocese request led to rare delay in archbishop’s beatification
The diocese, where Fulton Sheen served as a bishop from 1966 to 1969, says it sought the delay ‘to allow for further review of his role in priests’ assignments.’
Nobel laureate Peter Handke strikes out at journalists
The Austrian author has been widely criticized as an apologist for Serbian war crimes during the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Weinstein accused of misusing ankle monitor; $5M bail sought
The disgraced movie mogul hobbles into court in New York for a pretrial hearing in his rape case with what his lawyer later described as a back ailment.
Portland Museum of Art replaces Maine-focused biennial with an international triennial
The Portland museum will collaborate with museums in Iceland and Sweden for the initial exhibition.
Maine singer’s debut album lands on New York Times top 10 list
Kalie Shorr, a Portland native based in Nashville, saw her album ‘Open Book’ land on the list of top albums of 2019 compiled by one of the newspaper’s critics.
Documentary filmmakers file suit challenging social media disclosure rule for visas
The State Department rules require U.S. visa applicants to register all their social media handles for 5 years, but documentary makers fear the information will be misused.
‘The Irishman,’ ‘Parasite,’ ‘Succession’ among American Film Institute honorees
The American Film Institute named 10 films and 10 TV shows as the very best of 2019.
New Orleans is home to mystical academy in new Marvel comic
“Strange Academy” is described as a supernatural coming-of-age saga set at a New Orleans school for teenagers from across the universe who have mystical powers.
Lucky Clark On Music: The Downeast Brass
Dwight Tibbetts talks about the band’s upcoming Augusta concert.