PORTLAND (AP) — A pair of senators including Maine’s Sen. Angus King is renewing its efforts to get protections for the country’s energy infrastructure against cyber-attacks. King, an independent, is partnering with Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch on the push to pass the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act. They say the proposal seeks to examine ways […]
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King supports exception for Gen. James Mattis
WASHINGTON (AP) — Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine is among those who support amending the law to allow retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis to serve as defense secretary under Presidentelect Donald Trump. King said he supports a one-time exception to current law that requires a former member of the military to be out […]
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Obama bids farewell in nostalgic last speech
CHICAGO President Barack Obama has bid farewell to the nation in an emotional speech that sought to comfort a country on edge over rapid economic changes, persistent security threats and the election of Donald Trump. Forceful at times and tearful at others, Obama’s valedictory speech in his hometown of Chicago was a public meditation on […]
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United Arab Emirates says five diplomats killed in Afghan blast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates said today that five of its diplomats were killed in a bombing in southern Afghanistan the day before, the deadliest attack to ever target the young nation’s diplomatic corps. The federation of seven sheikhdoms, founded in 1971 on the Arabian Peninsula, said it would immediately fly the […]
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Nigerian governor: Aid groups profit from Boko Haram crisis
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria Aid agencies including UNICEF are profiting from funds meant to help those fleeing Boko Haram’s Islamic uprising and should leave the country, the governor of Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state says, even as the agencies warn of mass starvation and accuse the government of underplaying the crisis. Gov. Kashim Shettima made the comments to […]
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3 towns move forward with limiting retail pot establishments
PORTLAND ( AP) — Three more Maine towns have taken steps to limit retail marijuana establishments. Maine voters in November narrowly approved a referendum legalizing marijuana. The Portland Press Herald reports Clinton, Skowhegan and Winslow have each moved forward with restricting retail marijuana establishments. Clinton’s board of selectman voted Tuesday night to put an emergency […]
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’Hounds escape Wiscasset
WISCASSET Sometimes, a big win has consequences. The Lisbon High School girls basketball team has been in a bit of a funk since its big win over Monmouth a couple weeks ago, and on Tuesday night, it almost cost the Greyhounds another one. The one-win Wolverines held strong on defense and made points unusually hard […]
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Raptors top Celtics
TOROTON Faced with the possibility of their longest losing streak in over a year, DeMar DeRozan and the Toronto Raptors finally hit their stride. DeRozan had a season-high 41 points and Toronto overcame a late 16-point deficit to beat the Boston Celtics, 114-106 on Tuesday night. The win snapped Boston’s four-game winning streak and helped […]
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Wolverines rebound past Lisbon
LISBON Cody Roberts is used to being the first player off the bench. Recently, he has been the only player coming off the Wiscasset bench, with normal starter Kevin Lynch missing his second straight Mountain Valley Conference game on Tuesday against rival Lisbon. Entering the contest in a 2-2 deadlock midway through a slow-paced first […]