The bills were approved on near-party line votes, and hit a wall of opposition from Republicans insistent that any immigration legislation bolster security at the Mexican border, which waves of migrants have tried breaching in recent weeks.
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Posted inNation & World
U.S.-Russia relations nosedive as Biden and Putin trade jabs
President Vladimir Putin responded to President Biden’s description of the Russian leader as a killer by citing America’s past and present troubles, from slavery and the slaughter of Native Americans to racial injustice.
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Posted inSports, UMaine Sports
College football: Fagnano, Miller spark UMaine past Stony Brook
Joe Fagnano throws four touchdowns and Andre Miller catches three as the Black Bears pull away in the second half for a 35-19 win.
Posted inSports
Sports Digest: Finalists chosen for Becky Schaffer Award
Caroline Lerch of Portland/Deering and Lucia Pompeo of Cheverus are among the final four candidates as Maine’s best senior girls’ hockey player.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Students defrauded by for-profit schools to see loan debt canceled
The Biden administration says students who were defrauded by their for-profit schools and received only partial relief from their federal loans can now have them fully erased.
Posted inNation & World
Derek Chauvin trial: Judge considers whether to allow mention of Floyd’s 2019 arrest
Chauvin’s attorney has renewed a push to introduce into evidence a previous encounter Floyd had with Minneapolis police where he exhibited similar behavior to the May 2020 incident that left him dead.
Posted inNation & World, News
Shootings no surprise – if you’ve been paying attention, Asian American women say
Asian American women reported 2.3 times as many hate incidents as Asian American men over the past year, according to a report released by Stop AAPI Hate.
Posted inTimes Record
Bill seeks to map out vital eelgrass meadows in Maine waters
Eelgrass provides a habitat for shellfish to spawn, mitigates erosion and helps combat climate change.
Posted inNation & World
Safety concerns raised about emergency sites for migrant children
A former camp for oilfield workers that is now housing immigrant teenagers has emerged as a trouble spot in the Biden administration’s response to growing numbers of children arriving at the border.
Posted inNation & World
Flood of Capitol riot, tribal cases swamps United States prosecutors
U.S. attorneys’ offices across the nation employ roughly 6,000 lawyers in 94 offices, large and small, and handled more than 69,000 cases in 2019.