Gary D. Marshall was cooking at the kitchen stove in his Gorham home when the fire broke out Wednesday night, authorities said.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Jon Favreau to write, produce new ‘Star Wars’ series
Disney is readying a streaming service to compete with Netflix, and ‘Star Wars’ will be a major component.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Minnesota House representative wants to ban ‘Bachelor’ from setting foot in state
Rep. Drew Christensen is hoping to teach a lesson to Arie Luyendyk, who dumped one fiancee to propose to the runner-up.
Posted inNation & World
Mississippi lawmakers pass 15-week abortion ban
In a move designed to push the issue to the U.S. Supreme Court, state lawmakers passed the nation’s most restrictive abortion law to make the procedure illegal after 15 weeks.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Scarborough school board chair says public doesn’t know whole story of principal’s resignation
Facing a recall threat from a group that wants David Creech to keep his job, Donna Beeley says confidentiality is keeping the other side of the departure story from being told.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Trump signs tariffs plan on steel, aluminum, with loopholes for Canada and Mexico
The new tariffs take effect in 15 days, but with exemptions for Canada, Mexico and any other country that wants to negotiate an exemption.
Posted inNation & World
‘Fake news’ spreads faster than the truth, study finds
A study published in the journal Science has quantified the spread of rumors on Twitter.
Posted inNation & World
How Trump’s alleged affair with a porn star spilled into the public
The actress, Stormy Daniels, has said the two had sexual encounters in 2006 and 2007, but the president has denied any encounters occurred.
Posted inMaine
Bill to ban conversion therapy in Maine moves forward
The controversial methods aimed at discouraging same-sex attraction and altering a person’s sexual orientation have been banned in at least nine other states.
Posted inNation & World
Despite lack of evidence, Trump links video games to gun violence
Decades of research have found no link between gun violence and graphic violence in movies or video games, but Trump is bringing together industry representatives and their critics to discuss the possiblity.