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Lewiston Strong: Hundreds gather to honor victims, survivors 6 months after mass shooting
Roughly 300 people assembled to celebrate the lives of the 18 people killed in the Oct. 25 shooting at Just-In-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar & Grille.
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New England
Driver charged with negligent homicide in fiery crash that shut down Connecticut highway bridge
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Local & State
Amtrak planners identify 3 possible sites for new train station in Portland
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Health care
Bill on transparency about hospital facility fees takes effect without Gov. Mills’ signature
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Nation & World
Ukraine pulls U.S.-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over Russian drone threats
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at 6:37 PMTravel to the state during the shoulder seasons accounted for 44% of the visitors, up 3.4 percentage points from 2022, according to a report from the Maine Office of Tourism.
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42 mins agoA senior U.S. military official said Thursday the U.S. is on track to begin delivering aid using the new port and pier by early May.
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at 6:38 PMIt's hoped that political change will help quell the gang violence that has killed thousands.
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at 6:14 PMThe bill mirrors almost the same language from a so-called “anti-abortion trafficking” proposal Tennessee Republican lawmakers approved just a day prior.
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at 6:35 PMProtests against the Israel-Hamas war continue to spread; dozens of students are arrested on other campuses.
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50 mins agoThe park has been closed to the public since the Dec. 18 flood, which damaged the park's bandstand and washed away benches and chunks of earth.
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at 8:07 PMA group of emergency medical personnel challenged the 2021 vaccine mandate, but the Maine Supreme Judicial Court says a state board had full authority to impose the rule.
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at 6:46 PMA project to improve water quality for years to come at the popular lake is going swimmingly, the Worromontogus Lake Association reports.
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41 mins agoEnvironmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan says the new rules are targeting pollution that's 'pushing our planet to the brink.'
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at 2:53 PMThe former New York Yankee performed a work he composed in his second career as a classical guitarist.
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41 mins agoFor all the ridicule the tabloid received from “serious” journalists, Enquirer reporters hustled and broke some genuine news.
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at 2:26 PMThe move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration; under then-President Donald Trump, the FCC subsequently repealed those rules in 2017.
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at 4:48 PMThe decision came as Trump, the presumed Republican candidate for president, spent the day in a criminal courtroom where he is on trial for hush money payments.
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at 2:51 PMFormer tabloid publisher testifies about scheme to shield his old friend Trump from damaging storiesAt the same time, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a different criminal matter involving Trump, who has claimed that he should be immune from prosecution over his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden.
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at 1:42 PMThe legislation that U.S. President Biden signed this week could allow Washington to widen its scope to target other China-related apps, such as the popular e-commerce platform Temu.
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at 12:19 PMMake Portland Chowderfest, a songwriters night at Cadenza in Freeport and the Portland Farmers' Market all part of your plans.
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at 8:04 PMPending PUC approval, the ferry service will increase single, round-trip ticket prices 82% on June 1, while lowering prices for longer-term passes, benefiting residents and people who work on the islands.
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at 5:06 PMThe justices on Thursday took up for the first time whether a former president has absolute immunity from criminal charges for actions he took while in office.
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at 1:24 PMThe state Court of Appeals ruling reopens a painful chapter in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures.
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at 8:43 PMDaryl Reed, the soldier whom Robert Card threatened during the unit's annual training, and Sean Hodgson, who was Card's closest friend, spoke for the first time in front of the commission investigating the mass shooting.
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at 8:32 AMThe bill, which the governor introduced, is unlikely to overcome her veto after lawmakers amended the legislation to allow farmworkers to be able to sue their employers for violations.
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at 4:13 PMMore than a decade after a Florida developer proposed building apartment towers with retail space and a parking garage, a tangle of lawsuits has prevented the project from moving forward.
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April 24Those indicted include former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, attorneys Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman and Christina Bobb, top campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn and former campaign aide Mike Roman.
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at 7:42 AMThe indictment names 11 Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Trump won Arizona in 2020. The identities of the seven other defendants were identifiable based on descriptions.
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April 24Four soldiers from the Household Cavalry, which patrols the grounds outside Buckingham Palace, were thrown from their saddles.
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The breakthrough came Wednesday when a second Republican joined all Democrats in voting to overrule the Republican House speaker, who has steadfastly blocked repeal.
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April 24Protesters have a unified demand for their schools: Stop doing business with Israel — or any companies that support its ongoing war in Gaza.
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April 24If Sheriff Christopher Wainwright is removed, the governor will appoint an interim sheriff to serve until the next scheduled election.
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at 8:03 AMStarting July 1, employers will be required pay overtime to salaried workers who make less than $43,888 a year in certain executive, administrative and professional roles.
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The endorsement adds to Biden’s considerable union support. The United Auto Workers and the United Steelworkers Union have both backed him.
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The new missiles give Ukraine nearly double the striking distance – up to 190 miles – that it had with the mid-range version of the weapon that it received from the U.S. last October.
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at 7:04 PMStacey Neumann has been nominated to fill an upcoming vacancy in the U.S. District Court when Chief Judge Jon Levy retires in May.
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at 8:40 AMMaine Resiliency Center staff encourage people to come Thursday in support of the victims and survivors.
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at 6:46 AMRoughly 30 people, mostly students, demonstrated peacefully Wednesday at a rally organized by Maine Students for Palestine, which includes students at schools throughout the state.
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April 24On Wednesday about 60 tents remained at the encampment, which appeared calm, with students going in and out.
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April 24The five-year plan announced Wednesday includes auctions in 2024 and 2028 for areas in the Gulf of Maine.
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April 24About 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income.
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April 24Boeing’s financial woes continue, while families of crash victims urge U.S. to prosecute the companyBoeing is reporting a $355 million loss for the first quarter.
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at 6:25 AMIt was unclear whether members of the conservative majority were swayed by the Biden administration's argument that federal law overrides the state in rare emergency cases where a pregnant patient's health is at serious risk.
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April 24Klimt left the painting, with small parts unfinished, in his studio when he died of a stroke in early 1918.
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at 8:48 AMThe Westbrook vertical farm business obtained financing backed by federal loan guarantees and from state agencies.
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April 24The Biden administration is laying out more of its vision for decarbonizing the nation’s freight industry.
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at 6:19 AMMaine MILL plans to preserve the wooden signs and perhaps make it possible for them to go on permanent display.
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April 24The president immediately approved sending Ukraine $1 billion in military assistance, the first installment from about $61 billion allocated for Ukraine.
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April 24The rule will also apply to refunds of checked-bag fees if the bag isn’t delivered within 12 hours for domestic flights or 15 to 30 hours for international flights.
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April 24States’ efforts are largely focused on identifying content produced using AI as opposed to controlling that content or prohibiting its distribution.
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April 24A University of Maine professor explains the factors contributing to an abundance of eastern white pine cones that grew on trees last fall and dropped to the ground over the past few months.
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April 24Justices will hear arguments over whether the Biden administration can penalize hospitals that fail to provide emergency abortions.
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April 24The U.S. House approved the package Saturday after months of delays, and it was passed by the Senate on Tuesday.
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April 24Versant Power opposes a shift to whole-house electric heat pumps from those used in one or 2 rooms, saying affluent homeowners and developers will benefit.
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April 24The appropriations committee is estimated to have as much as $11 million that still could be allocated, but it's unclear if it will meet again and if lawmakers could then act on the bills that get approved.
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April 23Senate passes bill forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signatureThe bill now goes to President Biden, who has backed the TikTok proposal and has said he will sign the bill as soon as he gets it.
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April 23An activist group says Google fired at least 20 more workers in the aftermath of protests over technology the company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war.
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Launched in 1977 to study Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 1 has been exploring interstellar space – the space between star systems – since 2012.
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April 24The Waterville Planning Board got a look at preliminary plans for The Residence Hall on Mayflower Hill Drive on Tuesday, and Colby College officials are scheduled to return to the board May 14 for final approval.
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The case, to be argued Thursday, stems from Trump's attempts to have charges against him dismissed.
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A 66-year-old Michigan woman has been arraigned on second-degree murder and other charges.
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April 23The suit, filed Tuesday, claims the California clinic used hydrogen peroxide instead of a sterile solution in an incubator.
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April 23When complete, the new campus is expected to host about 5,000 students in East Deering at the site of the former B&M Baked Beans factory.
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The U.S. Justice Department is paying a $138.7 million to settle more than 100 claims that it badly mishandled allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016.