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2023 U.S. tuberculosis cases were at their highest level in a decade
Cases declined sharply at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but have been rising since.
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21 mins agoDarren Laney Jr. was found dead at the Cumberland County Jail on Friday. The medical examiner's office said it is still investigating his cause of death.
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at 12:33 PMThe Maine Supreme Judicial Court disagreed with a Readfield couple who argued the ban contradicts a new 'right to food' amendment voters approved in 2021.
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at 12:46 PMThe bill would look at the feasibility of running a passenger rail between Portland and Bangor, with stops in Lewiston, Auburn, Waterville and just west of Augusta.
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at 10:51 AMThe evolving process often reflects changes in social attitudes and immigration, as well as a wish for people in an increasingly diverse society to see themselves in the numbers produced by the federal government.
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at 10:15 AMThe Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin College graduate is the first U.S. journalist taken into custody on espionage charges since the height of the Cold War.
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The poll shows growing discontent among Americans over the conflict.
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March 27The legendary American mountaineer Lou Whittaker was matter-of-fact about the risks of mountaineering and said he didn't want to die without knowing he'd lived.
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at 11:52 AMThe Portland International Jetport has reduced its proposal by 100 spaces, but that might not satisfy residents of a Stroudwater neighborhood concerned about the $8 million project.
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March 27The decision removes one of the top remaining prospects for the centrist group hoping to upset the two-party system this year with a bipartisan 'unity ticket.'
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at 10:20 AMThe Judiciary Committee also will soon take up a last-minute bill that would put in place 'an improved crisis intervention order' for restricting access to firearms when people are deemed to be a threat.
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March 27The robot, manufactured by a Massachusetts company, was deployed during an armed standoff in Barnstable.
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March 27The measure would enact strict limits on when a company can collect, store and analyze consumer information, while creating exemptions for nonprofits, educational institutions and hospitals.
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March 27The Bureau of Land Management finalized a rule limiting releases of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from oil and gas drilling operations on federal and tribal lands.
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at 10:46 AMAs Al Gore’s Democratic running mate in 2000, he was the first Jewish candidate on the national ticket of a major party.
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March 27Baltimore’s port is closed after the container ship Dali slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, causing it to collapse into the water.
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March 27The council members pledged to 'execute a clear action plan aimed at restoring public and democratic order.'
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March 27Donald Trump complained on social media that the gag order issued Tuesday was 'illegal, un-American, unConstitutional.'
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March 27Superintendent Ryan Scallon's proposed $161 million budget would eliminate nearly 30 positions. The City Council ultimately has to sign off on the budget before sending it to voters this summer.
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March 27An early spring storm dumped snow and ice over much of the state, keeping many sugarhouses from opening on their most lucrative weekend.
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March 27Jeffrey Buchannan, 36, pleaded guilty to murder this month for killing his longtime partner, 35-year-old Rhonda Pattelena, on March 26, 2021.
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at 12:41 PMThe legislation gives enforcement authority on new permits, restoration of shoreland and allows municipalities and Land Use Planning Commission the right to place a lien on property with unresolved violations.
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March 27On Wednesday, federal agencies were working to recover the bodies of 6 construction workers who died after the bridge collapsed, and investigators for the first time boarded the ship that struck the well-traveled span.
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March 27The investigation is the latest battle the social media company, which is already fighting against a federal bill that could ban the platform in the U.S. if it doesn’t break ties with its Beijing-based parent company.
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at 8:35 AMOdds of a cloudy day are high, but hopes remain high.
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at 12:50 PMThe legislation would set required ratios in an effort to improve working conditions and ease a nursing shortage. Opponents say the measure would reduce access to care.
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March 27Earlier this month, President Biden unveiled a budget plan that proposes to raise more than $4.5 trillion in new taxes over the next decade, largely by targeting corporations.
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March 27Banksy, who has never confirmed his full identity, began his career spray-painting buildings in Bristol, England and has become one of the world’s best-known artists.
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March 27The agreement came a day after the appointment of a new board member, replacing a DeSantis-appointed board chairman who was a Disney critic.
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March 27The total solar eclipse, which will be visible from more than a dozen states, is fueling a small spending boom across the nation.
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March 27The house, built in 1825, has been called one of the most photographed homes in Maine.
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March 27U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath said at a news conference that authorities had been informed that the ship was going to undergo maintenance. He added that they were not informed of any problems.
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March 27After a complaint, an inspection at the Motel 6 found a cockroach infestation. The code violation will force families staying at the property to move out by July 1.
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March 27Also, Don's Lunch opens in Westbrook; local beer malt makers win awards; a benefit market at Maine Craft Distilling; Maine Seaweed week returns; and more.
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March 27The Skowhegan Regional Chamber of Commerce, which owns the 62-foot-tall sculpture of a Native American fisherman, has offered the artwork to the town of Skowhegan, before seeking other potential owners.
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March 27Educators, maintenance staff and supervisory staff at Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland outlined their concerns and demands in a letter to the Department of Corrections.
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March 27What began as an investigation into a reported shooting near Woodfords Corner turns up evidence of a drug trafficking network involving teenagers in Portland, Gray and New Gloucester.
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March 26Under the agreement, the special prosecutors would drop 3 felony counts against Paxton as long as he pays full restitution to his victims, and completes 100 hours of community service and 15 hours of legal ethics education.
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March 26State lawmakers are calling for legislation to allow the state to sell the former courthouses to local housing authorities.
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March 27Some want a lower minimum wage for young farmworkers, while others advocate preserving the right to sue an agricultural employer for failing to pay minimum wage.
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March 27In all, 203,809 CMP customers were left in the dark by storm outages.
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March 26Authorities say each of the operations was similar to other illegal growing sites in Maine; homes had been nearly entirely hollowed out to make room for industrial-scale marijuana cultivation.
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March 27Gov. Janet Mills joined local officials Tuesday at a summit hosted by the Greater Portland Council of Governments focused on finding solutions to the state's housing shortage.
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March 26A moon chunk on display there weighs about 94 pounds and is the result of an asteroid striking the moon. It's on loan from a Bethel museum.
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March 26Game wardens say the boy crashed into a corner of his family's garage while trying to park the vehicle.
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March 26Seven hosts publicly criticized the decision to make the former Republican National Committee chair a paid contributor.
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March 26East Coast shipping – with trade in autos, coal and machinery – is likely to be the hardest hit.
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March 26The New York judge's order also prohibits the former president from making public statements about prosecutors, court staff and jurors in his upcoming criminal trial.
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at 10:01 AMThe Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin College graduate is to remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late June.
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March 26A hearing next month will decide whether Marianne Smyth can be extradited to the United Kingdom over a scam dating back more than 15 years in Northern Ireland.
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March 26The family of Peter Sinsabaugh, 60, grew concerned when he couldn't be located after leaving his home to walk his dog around 8 a.m. Tuesday.
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March 27The mill's owners say they need more funding to repair damages from a storm last year and to address more than a dozen fire code violations within the building.
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March 26Rep. Michael Brennan, D-Portland, was taken to a hospital but a fellow lawmaker said he was expected to be released Tuesday.
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March 26Joshua Burdin, 32, of Strong was a suspect in a sexual assault investigation.
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March 26The councilor is stepping away from city government after 2 terms on the school board and one on the council.
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March 26A consensus appeared to emerge among justices that the abortion opponents who challenged the FDA's approval of the medication and subsequent actions to ease access to it lack the legal right to sue.
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March 26His supporters say he is a journalist protected by the First Amendment who exposed U.S. military wrongdoing in Iraq and Afghanistan that was in the public interest.
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March 26The war has killed over 32,000 Palestinians, left much of the Gaza Strip in ruins, displaced most its residents and driven a third of its population of 2.3 million to the brink of famine.
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March 26The cargo ship lost power and issued a mayday before hitting the bridge, enabling authorities to limit vehicle traffic on the span.
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Many of the prosecutions have involved Arizona, a swing state that helped clinch Joe Biden’s 2020 victory, then became a hotbed for false conspiracy theories.