The Legislature heard opposing arguments Thursday on bills to change qualified immunity, a legal standard that protects police officers from lawsuits.
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Posted inBusiness
Biden-Powell duo seeks to define an era as Reagan-Volcker did
Forty years after Ronald Reagan and Paul Volcker oversaw a root-and-branch restructuring of the U.S. economy, President Biden and Jerome Powell are trying to do the same – only in reverse.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
As ransomware hits U.S. agencies and companies, crooks stay out of reach
An explainer: A new report by a public-private task force offers a comprehensive plan for assaulting ransomware.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
North Yarmouth parent sues SAD 51 seeking access to remote-learning records
Kristi Wright has argued the school district is moving too slowly in response to her request for public records before a June 8 election for school board members.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
L.L. Bean to add new stores, revert to 24-hour operation in Freeport
The company said it’s building on a strong financial year in which its revenues grew by 5%.
Posted inSports
Sports Digest: USM loses in overtime in Little East women’s lacrosse semifinals
Plymouth State overcomes a 7-3 deficit and eliminates the second-seeded Huskies, 8-7.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Statues to hatchet-wielding colonist reconsidered in New Hampshire, Massachusetts
Critics say the story of Hannah Duston was first used as propaganda against Native Americans in New England and then served the same purpose as the U.S. expanded west in the 1800s.
Posted inSports
MLB notebook: Bryce Harper says he’s OK after getting hit in face by 97-mph fastball
The Phillies slugger, who was able to walk off the field Wednesday, says his ‘face is still there. We’re all good.’
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Top Red Sox prospect Casas headed to Double-A Portland
First baseman Triston Casas and other Boston minor leaguers left spring training camp Thursday in advance of the Sea Dogs’ season opener on Tuesday.
Posted inSports
MLB roundup: Orioles beat Yankees in 10 innings, 4-3
Baltimore and New York are now tied for last place in the AL East after the Orioles earn a split of their four-game series.