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Inflation is overshadowing U.S. economic resilience, hurting Biden
Most economists say the underlying momentum of the U.S. economy remains strong. But growth and jobs – which have been surprisingly sturdy – have generated little tangible benefit to Biden’s hopes for reelection.
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Arts & Entertainment
Chicago appeals court rejects R. Kelly’s challenge of 20-year sentence
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Politics
Gorham lawmaker warns Nebraska not to monkey with its electoral votes
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Schools and Education
Protests over Israel-Hamas war put spotlight on college endowments
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at 12:28 PMDavid Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, returned to the witness stand for a fourth day.
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41 mins agoThe newly signed law, proposed in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting, expands requirements for background checks to include private, advertised sales and also updates the existing yellow flag law.
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at 1:25 PMTraffic was diverted to Exit 25 in Kennebunk but travel lanes have since reopened.
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at 11:17 AMAssistant Senate Minority Leader Lisa Keim, R-Dixmont, called on the party faithful to change the way they discuss issues with women and nonpolitical voters and avoid insults and vilification -- a request that stands at odds with the party's presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump.
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34 mins agoA report released Friday by the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development says the state has hit some of its 2030 targets but has fallen short of 'where we need to be.'
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at 12:34 PMThe Manhattan district attorney's office isn't giving up, which means his accusers could be forced to retell their stories on the witness stand.
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April 25Roughly 300 people assembled to celebrate the lives of the 18 people killed in the Oct. 25 shooting at Just-In-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar & Grille.
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April 25Reginald Collins, 59, turned himself in Wednesday after learning there was a warrant for his arrest.
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at 8:36 AMMoving the station from its current location at Thompson's Point would reduce travel time and improve efficiency of the Downeaster service between Boston and Brunswick.
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April 25The law, a watered-down version of the original legislation, requires health care facilities to post signs to let patients know that facility fees are being charged.
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Two U.S. officials say Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia.
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April 25Travel to the state during the shoulder seasons accounted for 44% of the visitors, up 3.4 percentage points from 2022, according to a report from the Maine Office of Tourism.
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April 25A senior U.S. military official said Thursday the U.S. is on track to begin delivering aid using the new port and pier by early May.
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April 25It's hoped that political change will help quell the gang violence that has killed thousands.
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April 25The bill mirrors almost the same language from a so-called “anti-abortion trafficking” proposal Tennessee Republican lawmakers approved just a day prior.
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April 25Protests against the Israel-Hamas war continue to spread; dozens of students are arrested on other campuses.
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April 25The park has been closed to the public since the Dec. 18 flood, which damaged the park's bandstand and washed away benches and chunks of earth.
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April 25A group of emergency medical personnel challenged the 2021 vaccine mandate, but the Maine Supreme Judicial Court says a state board had full authority to impose the rule.
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April 25A project to improve water quality for years to come at the popular lake is going swimmingly, the Worromontogus Lake Association reports.
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April 25Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan says the new rules are targeting pollution that's 'pushing our planet to the brink.'
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April 25The former New York Yankee performed a work he composed in his second career as a classical guitarist.
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April 25For all the ridicule the tabloid received from “serious” journalists, Enquirer reporters hustled and broke some genuine news.
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April 25The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration; under then-President Donald Trump, the FCC subsequently repealed those rules in 2017.
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April 25The decision came as Trump, the presumed Republican candidate for president, spent the day in a criminal courtroom where he is on trial for hush money payments.
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at 8:11 AMThe legislation that U.S. President Biden signed this week could allow Washington to widen its scope to target other China-related apps, such as the popular e-commerce platform Temu.
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April 25Make Portland Chowderfest, a songwriters night at Cadenza in Freeport and the Portland Farmers' Market all part of your plans.
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April 25Pending PUC approval, the ferry service will increase single, round-trip ticket prices 82% on June 1, while lowering prices for longer-term passes, benefiting residents and people who work on the islands.
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at 7:38 AMThe justices on Thursday took up for the first time whether a former president has absolute immunity from criminal charges for actions he took while in office.
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April 25The state Court of Appeals ruling reopens a painful chapter in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures.
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April 25Daryl Reed, the soldier whom Robert Card threatened during the unit's annual training, and Sean Hodgson, who was Card's closest friend, spoke for the first time in front of the commission investigating the mass shooting.
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April 25The bill, which the governor introduced, is unlikely to overcome her veto after lawmakers amended the legislation to allow farmworkers to be able to sue their employers for violations.
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at 9:33 AMMore than a decade after a Florida developer proposed building apartment towers with retail space and a parking garage, a tangle of lawsuits has prevented the project from moving forward.
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April 24Those indicted include former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, attorneys Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman and Christina Bobb, top campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn and former campaign aide Mike Roman.
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April 25The indictment names 11 Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Trump won Arizona in 2020. The identities of the seven other defendants were identifiable based on descriptions.
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April 24Four soldiers from the Household Cavalry, which patrols the grounds outside Buckingham Palace, were thrown from their saddles.
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The breakthrough came Wednesday when a second Republican joined all Democrats in voting to overrule the Republican House speaker, who has steadfastly blocked repeal.
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April 24Protesters have a unified demand for their schools: Stop doing business with Israel — or any companies that support its ongoing war in Gaza.
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April 24If Sheriff Christopher Wainwright is removed, the governor will appoint an interim sheriff to serve until the next scheduled election.
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April 25Starting July 1, employers will be required pay overtime to salaried workers who make less than $43,888 a year in certain executive, administrative and professional roles.
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The endorsement adds to Biden’s considerable union support. The United Auto Workers and the United Steelworkers Union have both backed him.
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The new missiles give Ukraine nearly double the striking distance – up to 190 miles – that it had with the mid-range version of the weapon that it received from the U.S. last October.
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April 25Stacey Neumann has been nominated to fill an upcoming vacancy in the U.S. District Court when Chief Judge Jon Levy retires in May.
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April 25Maine Resiliency Center staff encourage people to come Thursday in support of the victims and survivors.
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April 25Roughly 30 people, mostly students, demonstrated peacefully Wednesday at a rally organized by Maine Students for Palestine, which includes students at schools throughout the state.
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April 24On Wednesday about 60 tents remained at the encampment, which appeared calm, with students going in and out.
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April 24The five-year plan announced Wednesday includes auctions in 2024 and 2028 for areas in the Gulf of Maine.
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April 24About 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income.
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April 24Boeing’s financial woes continue, while families of crash victims urge U.S. to prosecute the companyBoeing is reporting a $355 million loss for the first quarter.
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April 25It was unclear whether members of the conservative majority were swayed by the Biden administration's argument that federal law overrides the state in rare emergency cases where a pregnant patient's health is at serious risk.
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April 24Klimt left the painting, with small parts unfinished, in his studio when he died of a stroke in early 1918.
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April 25The Westbrook vertical farm business obtained financing backed by federal loan guarantees and from state agencies.
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April 24The Biden administration is laying out more of its vision for decarbonizing the nation’s freight industry.
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April 25Maine MILL plans to preserve the wooden signs and perhaps make it possible for them to go on permanent display.
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April 24The president immediately approved sending Ukraine $1 billion in military assistance, the first installment from about $61 billion allocated for Ukraine.
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April 24The rule will also apply to refunds of checked-bag fees if the bag isn’t delivered within 12 hours for domestic flights or 15 to 30 hours for international flights.
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April 24States’ efforts are largely focused on identifying content produced using AI as opposed to controlling that content or prohibiting its distribution.
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at 2:03 PMA University of Maine professor explains the factors contributing to an abundance of eastern white pine cones that grew on trees last fall and dropped to the ground over the past few months.
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April 24Justices will hear arguments over whether the Biden administration can penalize hospitals that fail to provide emergency abortions.
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April 24The U.S. House approved the package Saturday after months of delays, and it was passed by the Senate on Tuesday.