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After Lewiston shooting, Maine lawmakers approve expanded background checks, waiting period
But the full Legislature never took up a proposal for a red flag law that would give families, in addition to law enforcement, the ability to restrict a person's access to weapons without a mental health evaluation.
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Nation & World
U.S. vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine
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Nation & World
Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University, including congresswoman’s daughter
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Local & State
At Portland City Hall, mourners pay their respects to former Gov. Joseph Brennan
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Nation & World
New Maui fire report shows utility waited hours to respond to broken power line
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at 6:51 PMIt’s the latest legal setback for the presumptive Republican nominee, whose trial in a separate case related to hush money payments began this week.
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at 6:53 PMThe $95 billion package has been held up since October by Republican lawmakers resistant to approving more funding for Ukraine's fight against Russia.
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at 6:37 PMAs the USPS plans to consolidate mail processing centers, it's getting pushback from legislators who say they're hearing from constituents unhappy with the proposed changes.
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at 9:17 PMThe motive remains unclear, and Sanders was not in the office at the time.
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at 8:34 PMLawmakers rejected an effort by the Mills administration to scale back the expansion, preserving benefits for an estimated 45,000 newly eligible low-income Mainers.
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at 7:13 PMHome prices usually peak in the summer. As the season heats up, real estate experts worry home ownership could grow farther out of reach for many Mainers.
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at 3:48 PMThe tech industry got the world’s attention with AI. Now it’s busy convincing people to pay for it.
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at 8:25 PMMaine lawmakers have passed a wide-ranging package of gun restrictions, while Iowa is set to allow teachers and staff to carry guns on school property.
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at 8:45 PMDennis Dechaine is making a bid for a new trial after spending 36 years in prison for the murder of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry.
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at 9:14 PMIf Congress passes the TitkTok legislation, it would be an extraordinary and unusual moment in which both parties unite against one company – something lawmakers are usually reluctant to do.
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at 3:24 PMWilliam M. Dolley, 52, was arrested at his residence at 167 North Pond Road after a nearly nine-hour standoff, police confirmed Thursday.
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at 9:17 PMSeveral people, including a dual Russian-Spanish citizen, have been arrested in Poland on allegations of spying for Russia since Moscow launched its attack on Ukraine in February 2022.
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at 3:52 PMThe county will spend just $30,000 to implement a satellite network that will serve as a backup to county-owned fiber internet that connects the county’s jail, courthouse, and emergency communications center.
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at 7:05 PMAuthorities have not released the exact location of the farmhouse.
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58 mins agoAs federal investigators probe what caused the collapse, some experts say the tragedy is shining a light on the need to bring bridge safety requirements into the modern era.
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at 11:40 AMRecord Store Day is Saturday, and a murder mystery opens at Saco River Theatre.
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at 7:16 PMGov. Janet Mills says she plans to sign the $430 million budget into law and hopes to distribute the winter storm damage relief as soon as possible.
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at 7:10 PMLawmakers on Capitol Hill also have been quickly pushing forward legislation that would financially punish the Islamic Republic and its leaders.
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at 8:01 PMThe jury includes a sales professional, a software engineer, a security engineer, an English teacher, a speech therapist, multiple lawyers, an investment banker and a retired wealth manager.
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The state is intervening in a lawsuit after a Maine company asked a federal judge to 'arrest' a sunken ship from the 1800s that it wants to salvage.
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at 11:41 AMDechaine, who was convicted in 1989 of killing Sarah Cherry, will be in court Thursday and Friday in Rockland to ask for a new trial based on new DNA evidence.
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Marianne Smyth, who also claimed to be an Irish heiress and a witch, was arrested in Maine in February.
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April 17The Maine Warden Service is investigating the accident.
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at 7:13 AMBoth chambers of the Maine Legislature voted to add $60 million in storm relief into the budget proposal, but the Senate also added $7 million in additional spending on other items.
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April 17The Indonesian volcano’s explosion – at least the 3rd this week – may have injected aerosols into the stratosphere.
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at 12:20 AMA dozen House members reversed themselves from an April 9 vote that rejected changes in environmental rules, in order to allow an offshore wind terminal to be built.
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at 1:09 PMThe proposal would give family members a path toward restricting access to weapons for a person in crisis without a mental health evaluation.
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at 1:40 PMIt wasn't immediately clear what sparked the hours-long standoff Wednesday on North Pond Road.
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April 17A report released Tuesday by Western Fire Chiefs Association detailed the unprecedented challenges facing the Maui Fire Department during the series of blazes, including one that killed 101 people in the historic town of Lahaina.
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April 17Federal infrastructure money is up for grabs as the region pursues clean energy transmission and battery storage projects.
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April 17State mental health officials oppose the petition of Enoch Petrucelly, 38, who fatally stabbed his brother in 2008 on North Haven Island in Knox County.
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April 17Most of the more than 35,000 workers at the Disneyland Resort, which includes the theme parks, already have unions.
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April 17The pandemic upended health care arguably more than any other industry as hospitals halted all but essential treatments, nursing homes went into lockdown and costs for workers and supplies soared.
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April 17They are accused in a scheme in which $14.5 million in gold bars and $1.8 million in cash was stolen.
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April 17The incident, which took place following the sentencing last week of Jason Servil to 45 years for the murder of Alice Abbott, also raises questions about court security.
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April 17The effort is nationwide, and in February, a federal appeals court ruled that Maine had to release its voter rolls to the Public Interest Legal Foundation.
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at 11:14 AMThe state's business leaders fiercely opposed the restrictions they said would have limited their ability to target ads to potential customers.
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April 17The Republican speaker is expected to start a dayslong push to vote on 3 funding packages for Ukraine, Israel and allies in the Indo-Pacific, as well as a several other foreign policy proposals in a 4th bill.
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April 17A routine practice dating back centuries, the general average declaration marks the ship owner’s latest effort to minimize its financial responsibility.
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April 17Since a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft suffered the loss of the fuselage section, the FAA has tightened oversight of Boeing, forcing the company to slow down production and sending staff into their factories to review processes.
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April 17That legislation could increase crude prices by as much as $8.40 a barrel, which would add 20 cents per gallon for gasoline if the sanctions were passed into law and enforced.
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April 17The president said during a visit to the headquarters of the United Steelworkers union that U.S. Steel 'has been an iconic American company for more than a century and it should remain totally American.'
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April 17Netanyahu brushes off calls for restraint, saying Israel will decide how to respond to Iran’s attackIsrael’s allies have been urging the country to hold back on any response that could spiral.
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April 17Four U.S. senators offer framework to guard against 'bad actors looking to cause harm.'
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April 17The world's poorest countries will suffer 61% bigger income loss than the richest ones, the study calculated.
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April 17Nordic Aquafarms has tried for years to build a $500 million fish farm it says would add jobs and economically benefit the city. But without a guarantee to a parcel of land, it's unclear whether the company can move on the project.
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April 17The governor sent a letter to lawmakers outlining a path forward on two of the most significant items still before the Legislature, which is scheduled to adjourn Wednesday.
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April 17Dongming Liao, 41, was arrested at a residence on Cooley Road and charged with illegal cultivation of marijuana, officials said.
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at 3:59 PMThe Ellsworth City Council determined Glenn Moshier was 'more likely than not' under the influence of alcohol when he went to the police station on the night of Dec. 22.
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April 17The votes effectively end the trial before arguments ever began, an embarrassing defeat for House Republicans and embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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April 17Israel’s war cabinet has spent the last two days debating their next move. Here are some considerations key to their decision.
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April 16Former Florida Sen. Bob Graham, who chaired the Intelligence Committee following the 2001 terrorist attacks and opposed the Iraq invasion, has died.
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April 16The postal worker's ex-wife called police in May 2023 to report she found opened mail in his bedroom and turned them over to police, according to court documents.
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April 16A law signed by Gov. Janet Mills allows the public to access records about hazardous materials moving along Maine tracks, but only after a derailment or spill.
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April 16The legislation aims to regulate the collection, use, processing, transfer, sale and deletion of non-publicly available personal data. Business groups say the bill would detach Maine's businesses from the global online marketplace.
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April 16Its iconic dragon-tail spire collapsed and passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables.
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April 16The speaker is considering a complicated approach that would break apart the Senate's $95 billion aid package – for separate votes on Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region.
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April 16While the Senate is obligated to hold a trial under the rules of impeachment once the charges are walked across the Capitol, Democrats are expected to try to dismiss or table the charges.
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April 16Hundreds of engineers, workers and divers have rushed to the scene of what some say could be the most expensive disaster in maritime history, in which six people are presumed to have perished.
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April 16These new cancer detection blood tests – about 20 are in various stages of development – measure cancer 'signals,' which are biological substances shed by cancers such as fragments of tumor DNA.