The state is important to the president as Republicans try to expand their slim 51-49 majority in the Senate by unseating Sen. Bill Nelson.
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Maine Observer: Daily walk brings pennies from heaven
It is said that when you find a penny, it is a loved one reaching from beyond.
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Video, photos: Death toll rises as Michael’s devastation becomes clear
At least one body is found in Mexico Beach, the small Florida town that was nearly wiped off the map by the hurricane’s storm surge and 155 mph winds.
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Video, photos: Authorities say 11 now dead from Hurricane Michael
The storm that devastated the state’s Gulf Coast left hundreds of thousands without power across the Southeast and caused states of emergency as far north as Virginia.
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Portland sets record high temperature, but the warmth won’t last
The warm weather is expected to move out this evening, though, to be followed by several days of seasonable temperatures.
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Michael, strongest hurricane to hit U.S. mainland since 1969, tears across Southeast
The Category 4 storm made landfall near Mexico Beach, Fla., with 155 mph winds and maintained its intensity as it blew into Georgia.
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Hurricane Michael gains strength as it bears down on Florida Panhandle
Forecasters expect the storm to build to Category 4 intensity by the time it makes landfall Wednesday.
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Hurricane Michael to hit Florida, but will there be any Maine impact?
The hurricane is headed for the Florida Panhandle and expected to make landfall Wednesday.
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Kathleen Parker: Hurricane Florence hasn’t finished with us yet
We’re waiting for record-breaking flooding that is expected to start Tuesday and continue for days.
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Frustration builds as residents in Carolinas wait to go home
While about 7,800 people remained in shelters in North Carolina, 161,000 homes and businesses were still without electricity.