A police officer was taken into surgery after being shot at least once in the upper leg, authorities said.
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NHL roundup: Capitals add forward Mantha in trade with Red Wings
Washington traded wingers Jakub Vrana and Richard Panik for the 6-foot-5, 234-pound Anthony Mantha.
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Portland Public Library closes to the public again
The main library on Congress Street had reopened for 30-minute visits March 31, but a rise in COVID-19 cases led officials to close it again last week.
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U.S. budget deficit jumps to record $1.7 trillion this year
It’s been driven higher by economic rescue packages.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Young adults run amok in the silly sci-fi thriller ‘Voyagers’
Set in the late 21st century, on a spacecraft en route to a new “Earth” – a habitable planet, 86 years distant from ours, to be colonized by the best representatives of the human race, after climate change and disease have ravaged this one – the sci-fi thriller “Voyagers” is grounded in very real current […]
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Portland councilors to discuss shelter moratorium in Bayside
The item is being discussed at the request of the association that represents the city neighborhood with the highest concentration of shelter beds and social services.
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Luke Bryan tests positive for COVID, sidelined from ‘American Idol’
Paula Abdul will be the judge’s temporary replacement.
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Sidelined last year, the Met Gala is returning – twice
The star-studded event will be held Sept. 13 this year, and held next year in its usual slot of the first Monday in May.
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Biddeford council endorses contract zoning concept for 36-unit affordable housing project
Applicant is seeking federal low income tax credits and funding from Maine Housing for the proposal, which would be located at 69 Adams St., currently a vacant lot.
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College softball pitcher strikes out 21 in ‘perfect’ perfect game
North Texas pitcher Hope Trautwein strikes out every batter she faces in seven innings of a win over Arkansas State Pine Bluff.