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Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
This remote Maine community split down the middle in 2020. Which way will The Forks go this year?
Joe Biden and Donald Trump tied 18-18 in The Forks in the 2020 presidential election, but residents say they don’t expect a vote that close this year.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Maine’s yellow flag law has been used much more often in year since Lewiston mass shooting
Meanwhile, gun reform advocates are collecting signatures to force a ballot initiative that would ask voters to approve a stronger red flag law.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Advocates are helping propel a resilient community
Danielle Parent, who is the director of the Maine Resiliency Center, knows that unless victim advocates take care of themselves and each other, they’re not as effective in caring for others.
Posted inNation & World
Zelensky says North Korean troops are poised to join the war, cancels UN chief’s visit
Western officials have warned that North Korean units joining the fight would stoke the almost three-year war and bring geopolitical consequences as far away as the Indo-Pacific region.
Posted inNation & World, News
At least 126 dead and missing after flooding and landslides in Philippines
Tropical Storm Trami blew away from the northwestern Philippines on Friday, leaving at least 85 people dead and 41 others missing.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said, researchers say
Whisper is a popular transcription tool powered by artificial intelligence, but it has a major flaw: It is reportedly prone to making up chunks of text or even entire sentences.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Barn quilts stitch together generations, tradition in Canaan
A group of volunteers with the Canaan Farmers Hall worked with local elementary school students this fall to paint 28 barn quilts, which were on display Saturday.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Trump leaves Michigan rallygoers waiting in the cold for hours to tape Joe Rogan podcast
Those who remained at the outdoor rally on an airport tarmac huddled in the cold Friday night as they waited for the former president to touch down.
Posted inNation & World, News
Israel’s first open attack on Iran targets missile sites, apparently spares oil and nuclear ones
The strikes risk pushing the archenemies closer to all-out war at a time of spiraling violence across the Middle East.