FBI demanded that Google hand over multiple users’ location data in Portland robberies
The tech giant didn't comply, and a suspect in the Maine crime spree was caught, but privacy experts say the sweeping warrant is cause for alarm.
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Some Google services on Android devices and iPhones store location data even when people use a privacy setting to keep their locations secret.
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Cops & CourtsMaine supreme court upholds teen’s sentence, but rips youth justice system for lack of options
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Local & StateReport of missing swimmer unfounded, Wells police say
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BusinessTen private companies in Maine make the Inc. 5000 fastest-growth list
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Cops & CourtsCivil settlement says elderly patient had given Brunswick nurse nearly $600,000
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Local & StateChris Cousins, veteran Maine political reporter, dies at 42
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Local & StateWoman in fair condition after being hit by car at farm stand in Wells
Portland assistant city manager may be leaving after 3 months
Mona Bector would say only that she is in transition, and a city spokeswoman has said she plans to provide information about Bector's employment status Thursday.
LePage administration’s legal costs to rise as Medicaid suit continues
Maine DHHS filed a form to double the cost of a no-bid contract with a Boston law firm to defend the LePage's position in the suit.
Portland gets ready to open new Rowe Elementary School
The Amanda C. Rowe Elementary School on Orono Road will replace the former Hall Elementary.
Lawsuit alleges CMP workers were told to blame customers for their high bills
The company vehemently denies the charge and says it is an insult to its workers.
Union representing Maine child protective workers offers recommendations to improve system
The employees' union surveyed frustrated caseworkers who feel they haven't had much of a voice in needed changes at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Driver who crashed Kittery van with children aboard has history of seizures, court records say
John Guy ran the recreation department van off the road while driving children from a summer camp to a water park in New Hampshire.
Maine restaurant’s customers get hostile when straight-cut french fries replace crinkle-cut
The owners of Bolley's Famous Franks in Waterville say customers have threatened to fight them and have them fearing for their family's safety.
What to do when two towns both lay claim to the Dynamite sandwich? A cook-off!
A Madison man says his family's behind the authentic sandwich with meatballs and marinara, but a Woonsocket, Rhode Island, resident has a beef with him.
Maine Voices: Absent oversight, condo associations can stymie energy-efficiency goals
Unlike state agencies, the regulatory groups handle complex matters with little guidance on how to do so.
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Nation & WorldPaul Manafort’s tax and bank fraud case is headed to the jury
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Cops & CourtsSkowhegan man charged with assaulting police officer says he was having seizure
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BusinessCalifornia judge tosses lawsuit over L.L. Beans’ return policy
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New EnglandSwimmer suffers puncture wounds in shark attack on Cape Cod
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Local & StateState police: Fairfield man killed in car crash on I-95 in Waterville
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Cops & CourtsMassachusetts woman charged with stabbing husband in western Maine
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Sports Posted: 10:35 PM
Red Sox farm report: Hart keeps getting better
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Politics Posted: 10:02 PM
Conservative group’s study suggests cash from outside interests has too much influence on state referendums
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Sports Posted: 10:00 PM
Wednesday’s Sports Digest: Greater Portland falls in Babe Ruth World Series semifinals
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Sports Posted: 9:51 PM
Wednesday’s NFL notebook: Cornerback trying to earn a roster spot with Patriots
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Politics Posted: 9:38 PM
Accuser testifies at district attorney candidate’s disbarment hearing
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News Posted: 9:36 PM
Suicide bomber targets Shiite students, kills 48 people
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Local & StateAs tick threat explodes, state’s reluctance to address climate link may threaten public health
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Local & StateOver 30 dead harbor seals wash ashore in southern Maine in 2 days
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BusinessMaine restaurant’s customers get hostile when straight-cut french fries replace crinkle-cut
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Local & StateDriver who was transporting 11 children in Kittery van crash has long record of driving violations
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Health careStaffers are fleeing as central Maine hospital system is roiled by turmoil
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Local & StatePortland woman arrested at rally in Charlottesville
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Local & StateBody found in trunk of car in Gardiner identified as Massachusetts woman
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BusinessThos. Moser hires top L.L. Bean executive
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CollegeUMaine football player died of heart condition, coroner rules
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FoodDrifters Wife named one of Bon Appetit’s ‘Hot 10’
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