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Trump abandons bid to include citizenship question on census

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a week after insisting that he was “absolutely moving forward,” President Donald Trump abandoned his effort to insert a citizenship question into next year’s census. He directed federal agencies to try to compile the information using existing databases instead. “It is essential that we have a clear breakdown of the number […]

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South Portland City Council approves historic ordinances

SOUTH PORTLAND — Ordinances to delay demolition of historic properties and incentivize rehabilitation were met with approval from the South Portland City Council. The council passed a first reading of the ordinances by unanimous vote on July 2. The first ordinance, if passed at the next reading, would allow for adaptive reuse of historic properties […]

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ACC adds Boston to bowl destinations for 2020-25

The Atlantic Coast Conference has agreements with 13 bowl games from Boston to San Diego for the 2020-25 seasons. The ACC announced its bowl partners for the next postseason cycle Thursday and they included a few new additions. The conference will now send a team to the Holiday Bowl in San Diego and a newly created game […]

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Ex-Red Sox slugger Ortiz recovering from 3rd surgery

BOSTON — Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is recovering from a third surgery after experiencing complications resulting from his gunshot wound. Ortiz’s wife, Tiffany, says in a statement Thursday that he is “recovering well and in good spirits.” He had the surgery earlier this week at Massachusetts General Hospital. Ortiz was shot in the […]

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David Shribman: Location, location, location

Let’s talk geopolitics. Now that three female senators — Kamala Harris of California, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts — have used deft debate performances to rock the septuagenarian male front-runners off their pedantic pedestals, geography rather than gender is coming into play. The United States may have a national culture — and television (and then […]