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Misinformation spikes after Trump confirms he has COVID-19

by AMANDA SEITZ and BEATRICE DUPUY October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

News that the first couple had tested positive for the coronavirus sparks an explosion of rumors and conspiracy theories.

Local & State, News

Mainers express concern, and some disbelief, about president’s diagnosis

by Gillian Graham October 2, 2020October 3, 2020

News that President Trump has COVID-19 shook Mainers, and more than a few initially doubted it was true.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World

News on Trump diagnosis pushes other stories aside

by DAVID BAUDER October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

The president’s announcement that he had tested positive COVID-19 was just the latest in a wild week of news that included a contentious debate, revelations about his taxes and the nomination of a new Supreme Court justice.

Election 2020, Elections, Local & State, Nation & World, News, Politics

Maine’s high court denies request to put ranked-choice decision on hold

by Scott Thistle October 1, 2020October 1, 2020

The Maine Republican Party wants to ask the federal courts to consider First Amendment arguments in a case that allows for ranked-choice voting in the November presidential election.

Nation & World, Politics

Trump’s Proud Boys remark echoes Charlottesville

by JONATHAN LEMIRE, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and MARY CLARE JALONICK September 30, 2020October 1, 2020

The president tries to walk back his refusal to condemn the far right group during the presidential debate.

Election 2020, Local & State, News, Politics

Some voters second-guessing their decision to cast absentee ballots

by Scott Thistle September 30, 2020September 30, 2020

Many are asking what they should do if they change their minds about whether to vote absentee or vote in person.

Local & State

Maine reaction to nomination signals a fiercely partisan confirmation

by Rob Wolfe September 26, 2020September 26, 2020

Maine’s liberal leaders decry Judge Amy Coney Barrett as a threat to women’s reproductive rights and the Affordable Care Act, while conservatives hail her as a constitutional originalist.