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Published
December 3, 2021

Past COVID-19 infection may not fend off omicron variant, study suggests

Much remains unknown about the new variant, including whether it is more contagious, as some health authorities suspect, whether it makes people more seriously ill, and whether it can thwart the vaccine.
Published
December 3, 2021

Company fined for spilling plastic debris into Penobscot Bay

The debris was on the way from Ireland to a Maine incinerator last year when it was dropped into the bay while being unloaded from a vessel.
Published
December 3, 2021

Roe ‘settled’ law? Justices’ earlier assurances now in doubt

Maine Sen. Susan Collins was among those assured, during his confirmation to the Supreme Court, that Brett Kavanaugh considered a woman’s right to an abortion to be ‘settled law,’ yet this week he suggested the court could upend that.
Published
December 3, 2021

USM to start search for new president

The university system said it plans to interview finalists in March and pick the new president by April to replace Glenn Cummings.
Published
December 2, 2021

Offshore wind brings ‘gust’ of job growth, energy secretary says

Jennifer Granholm visits Rhode Island, where a building is being constructed for the fabrication and assembly of large, advanced components for turbine foundations.
Published
December 2, 2021

U.S. is still battling delta variant, even as multiple omicron cases reported

For now, the extra-contagious delta variant accounts for practically all cases in the U.S. and continues to inflict misery at a time when many hospitals are struggling with shortages of nurses and a backlog of patients.
Published
December 2, 2021

Foundation donating $2.25 million to improve children’s cancer care in Maine

Maine Medical Center said a new pediatric center in Scarborough will be named The Sam L. Cohen Pediatric Infusion Center.
Published
December 2, 2021

Charging decision anticipated for Michigan shooter’s parents

Ethan Crumbley’s parents met with school officials about their son’s classroom behavior just a few hours before the shooting, a sheriff says.
Published
December 1, 2021

House Jan. 6 panel votes to hold former Justice Department official in contempt

Jeffrey Clark, who aligned with Donald Trump as the then-president tried to overturn his election defeat, has refused to answer the committee’s questions once, but they’ve agreed to let him return.
Published
November 30, 2021

CNN suspends Chris Cuomo for helping brother in scandal

The CNN anchor had pressed sources for information on the women accusing his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and was active helping craft his brother’s response to the charges.