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Her ‘American Idol’ run has ended, but ‘it’s just the beginning’ for Julia Gagnon
The 22-year-old from Cumberland was voted out of the competition Sunday but will keep singing and could perform once more on the show on May 19.
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Local & State
Portland City Council delays vote on future of former Children’s Museum
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Cops & Courts
Shooting by York County deputy was justified, attorney general rules
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Schools and Education
Portland City Council set to vote on school budget
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Business
Mills orders state to find ways to hire, retain more women in construction jobs
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May 6The audio in question is of an interview conducted as part of a probe into President Biden’s handling of classified documents.
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Scientists say the research makes it critical to develop treatments that target the APOE4 gene.
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May 6ProPublica won the prestigious public service Pulitzer for reporting on the Supreme Court that revealed how billionaires wooed justices with gifts and travel.
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May 6Judge Carol Emery ruled that a will is a public document, and said if Bean had wanted the distribution of her estate to remain private she could have addressed that during her estate planning.
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May 6The U.S. was able to remove several important fish stocks from the overfishing list, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a statement.
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May 6Organizers for President Biden’s campaign in this swingiest of swing states deploy similar scripts at each event: Take out your phone, download an app called Reach and use it to message friends and family.
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May 6The news Monday was better than many experts had expected, though – last year, federal actuaries said the programs could go belly-up sooner than the decade predicted in the new report.
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at 12:01 AMA researcher says the vaccine is showing promise. If proven safe and effective, it could be ready for public rollout in 2 to 3 years.
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May 6'Where That Came From,' released Friday, is a rich acoustic ballad amplified by Travis' immediately recognizable, soulful vocal tone.
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May 6Sharod D. Parker, 38, was arrested on a charge of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
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May 6Trevor Bickford, 20, pleaded guilty to the Dec. 31, 2022, assault and is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court in New York on Thursday. He faces up to 120 years in prison for 3 counts of attempted murder.
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May 6BF Borgers and its owner are charged with 'deliberate and systematic failures' in more than 1,500 audits.
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May 6As Amish people have settled in Maine communities, buggies have become a more common sight and experts say motorists have had to adjust.
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May 6Europe’s Airbus is taking a conspicuously cautious and even modest stance toward its recent success and its rival’s woes.
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May 6The use of the high-frequency sound waves is being adapted to treat Alzheimer’s disease, tumors and psychiatric disorders. Now, researchers are studying whether ultrasound can be deployed against addiction.
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May 6They're keeping shoppers amused and engaged with in-store announcements and even vocal and dance performances.
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May 6The Seattle company said revenue dropped 2% in the January-March period as store traffic slowed around the world.
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There was a time when Earth’s magnetic field became much weaker. And that magnetic collapse might have actually helped spark an explosion of life on Earth.
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May 6Hours earlier, Israel ordered some 100,000 Palestinians to begin evacuating the southern Gaza town of Rafah, signaling that an attack was imminent.
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May 6A witness describes a chaotic scene when a man in a hospital gown crashed a police car, shot at officers, took off in another police vehicle before crashing again and finally being apprehended by police.
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May 6Amber Lavigne sued school leaders in April, alleging they violated her parental rights by not telling her about her child's use of a chest binder and change in pronouns.
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May 6Well-known Portland landlord Joseph Soley has paid more than $650,000 in fees and fines for clean water violations at property he owns near the Maine Mall in South Portland.
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May 6The Pro-Palestinian group is protesting Massachusetts Institute of Technology 'direct research ties to the Israeli Ministry of Defense,' a graduate student said.
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May 6The southbound Exit 8 offramp was closed for much of the day Monday while police investigated.
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May 6The judge in the New York criminal trial fines the former president an additional $1,000 for again violating a gag order, and warns him he could face jail if he persists in attacking witnesses, jurors and others.
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May 6The Virginia, a reconstruction of a ship built at Popham Colony, is on course to get full Coast Guard passenger certification this fall. This summer, it's available to carry up to 6 passengers at a time.
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May 6Researchers in Maine are trying to understand how perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are affecting fish, birds and mammals.
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May 6Tekαkαpimək Contact Station, the welcome center at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, is slated to open this summer. Designed in collaboration with Wabanaki leaders, it is one of the first major efforts in the state to boost Indigenous tourism.
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May 6Nancy Goddard, 78, was a lifelong Mainer and longtime public servant to her home state, known for her work in social services and volunteering.
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May 6Gagnon sang songs by The B-52's and Adele, but fell short of votes to propel her into the top 5 Sunday night.
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May 5Repairs to a bridge and road were completed in about 80 hours.
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May 6
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May 5The former president spoke at a private luncheon where he used profanity to refer to special counsel Jack Smith.
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May 5
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May 5Do confidentiality rules protect children and their families, or shield government agencies from public scrutiny?
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May 5From marches and art exhibitions to candlelight vigils, people are gathering across the U.S. to spotlight the high rate of disappearances and killings in Native American communities
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May 5Schools across the state are struggling with a shortage of personnel. Some districts — like Lewiston — say they’ve nearly had to close at times.
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May 5Organizers canceled the Las Vegas event because of expected heavy winds.
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May 5His death came the same day the second series of the BBC drama 'The Responder' was to air, in which he played the father of the show's star, Martin Freeman.
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May 5On Friday nigh Ty’ah Settles was riding in an SUV that went through a gun battle near her home. The cheerful, chatty 3-year-old, the daughter her mother had always wanted and called her 'twin,' was killed by a stray bullet.
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May 5The Secret Service said security protocols were put in place and that there was no threat to the White House. The Secret Service and police will continue to investigate.
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May 5Rescuers pluck many Houston area residents from the roofs of their homes.
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May 5At least 155 people were injured, while damage from the rains forced more than 80,000 people from their homes. Approximately 15,000 took refuge in schools, gymnasiums and other temporary shelters.
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May 5Exactly six months before Election Day, Biden and Trump are locked in the first contest in 112 years with a current and former president competing for the White House.
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May 5Xi's trip will be closely watched in Washington for signs of diminishing European support for its key foreign policy goals. At the same time, there's increasing uncertainty in Europe about future U.S. support for trans-Atlantic allies.
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May 5City Hall produced a report in April estimating that the concert would bring $57 million into the local economy. Hotel capacity was expected to reach 98% in Copacabana, according to Rio's hotel association.
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May 5King Charles III’s openness about cancer has helped him connect with people in year after coronationCharles has used his illness to highlight the need for early diagnosis and treatment, showing leadership at a time of personal hardship. In the process, people have begun to see him as a more flesh-and-blood character who faces the same challenges as them, not just an archetype of wealth and privilege.
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May 5The incident comes at a time when Gaza is facing a humanitarian crisis with shortages of food, medicine and other humanitarian items.
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May 5If President Biden meets his target of 125,000 refugees admitted this year, it would be the highest number of arrivals in more than three decades.
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May 5In his Easter address, President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Ukrainians to be 'united in one common prayer.'
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May 5Protesters left a Pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California early Sunday after they were surrounded by police and told they might face arrest if they didn’t go.
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May 5The United Methodist Church, which stripped out its bans and related social teachings over the past two weeks, is the last of the major mainline church bodies to go through this process.
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May 5The current pricing system for distilled spirits gives the director of the state liquor agency wide discretion to set prices, but a new law is intended to increase transparency and oversight.
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May 5The number of homeless students in Biddeford and Saco schools has risen 400% in recent years and leaders worry it's about to get worse as more people lose housing with the end of winter rentals.
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The event raised $61,000 for New England Breast Cancer Alliance.
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May 5Two survivors share their losses, triumphs and hopes after recovering from brain injuries caused by motorcycle crashes.
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May 4Maine State Police say the crash happened Friday evening on the southbound off-ramp in Biddeford.
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May 5More than 200 people gathered in Deering Oaks on Saturday afternoon for a rally to highlight the struggles of the Palestinian people living in the Gaza Strip.
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May 4The University of Maine System handed out thousands of degrees in ceremonies in Orono, Augusta, Farmington, Fort Kent, Presque Isle, Portland and Machias.
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May 4The puppeteer for Ji-Young fled her home in a fire, and the necklace was gone when she returned.