Hasan Minhaj’s ‘Patriot Act’ included an episode that criticized the kingdom’s crown prince over the killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi.
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Top prosecutor known for toughness steps down after 28 years
Stephanie Anderson, 66, of Cape Elizabeth ends her tenure as Cumberland County district attorney.
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Brawl erupts in downtown Lewiston
LEWISTON — At least five people were hurt Thursday night in a brawl on Birch Street following a candlelight vigil downtown. Police said the injured suffered mostly bumps, cuts and a possible broken nose in the 8:45 p.m. scrap at Birch and Blake streets. Witnesses reported seeing large groups of people, some of them armed […]
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Chinese billionaire Liu won’t face rape charge
The founder of the Beijing-based e-commerce site JD.com was arrested on Aug. 31 in Minneapolis.
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Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn faces new allegation
Prosecutors allege that Ghosn manipulated a contract in 2008 to transfer a private investment loss worth more than $16 million to the company.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Teenager accused of threatening Rockland high school is arrested in Portland
Isiah B. Perry was held in the Knox County Jail on a charge of misdemeanor terrorizing after he allegedly threatened Oceanside High School and a 14-year-old Thomaston girl.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Maine Crime
State official won’t be held in contempt for keeping mentally ill man in jail
A judge says such incidents are cause for concern but the man at the center of the legal filing is now getting mental health treatment.
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York man pleads guilty to posing as police chief, college employee in emails
Austin Santoro faces up to 5 years in prison for transmitting threatening interstate communications and 20 years for identity theft for sending phony emails that contained lewd images and threats of violence.
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Attorney files motion for contempt against Maine DHHS commissioner
Sarah Branch says her mentally ill client’s ordeal of having to spend nearly a month in jail before receiving court-ordered treatment is an example of a larger problem.
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Boston man denies drug charges in Lewiston-Auburn pot raid
PORTLAND — A Boston man denied a federal charge Thursday in connection with what investigators who rounded up more than a dozen suspects called a major drug operation in the Twin Cities that sold surplus medical marijuana out of state and to non-patients. Yehudi Pardo, 33, pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court to a […]