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Man who died at Wiscasset jail was struggling with mental health, family says
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Cumberland singer Julia Gagnon advances to top 8 on ‘American Idol’
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Nation & World
Putin likely didn’t order death of Russian opposition leader Navalny, U.S. official says
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Nation & World
Once dominant at CBS News before a bitter departure, Dan Rather makes his first return in 18 years
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Nation & World
Ukraine’s army chief reports tactical retreat in the east, and warns of front-line pressure
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Local & State
New report shows striking increase in weather-related power outages in Maine
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Nation & World
100 protesters detained as Northeastern University police break up Gaza protest
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Nation & World
Arrests roil campuses nationwide ahead of graduation as protesters demand Israel ties be cut
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Tornadoes kill 4 in Oklahoma, leaving trail of destruction and thousands without power
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Biden and Netanyahu speak as pressure grows on Israel over Rafah invasion and cease-fire talks
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Key mediator Qatar urges Israel and Hamas to do more to reach a cease-fire deal
MORE STORIES FROM MAINE, THE NATION AND THE WORLD
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April 28An evening normally devoted to presidents, journalists and comedians taking outrageous pokes at scandals and each other often seemed this year to illustrate the difficulty of putting aside the election and the troubles in the Middle East and elsewhere.
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April 28The jokes are the latest attempt to crack the code on how to clap back at Trump, whose own insult comedy schtick has redrawn the boundaries of what is acceptable in modern politics.
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April 28Earlier this month, the California character performers and the union organizing them, the Actors’ Equity Association, said they had filed a petition for union recognition.
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April 28Officials in Ukraine say Russian drones struck the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv, setting a hotel ablaze and damaging energy infrastructure while ammunition shortages continue to hobble Kyiv’s troops in the more than 2-year-old war.
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April 28Others honoring her included Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Zoe Saldana and Mike Myers, who came on stage in disguise in one of the eerie orgy masks from 'Eyes Wide Shut.'
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April 28For China, Musk is a welcome antidote to the tough talk from U.S. officials, which played out most recently during a visit by the U.S. secretary of state. Li's remarks also reflect China's efforts to attract foreign investment to boost its flagging economy.
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April 28On Sunday, a group of neo-fascists marched through Dongo and placed 15 roses in the lake in memory of the ministers and officials from the Mussolini government who were killed there, according to video of the event by LaPresse news agency.
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April 28Employees increasingly find that robust workplace volunteer programs meet their desires for in-person connections, professional growth and altruistically inclined employers.
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April 28With over 60% of the world’s uncultivated land, Africa should be able to feed itself, some experts say. And yet three in four people across the continent cannot afford a healthy diet.
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April 28'Biden is the worst president in the history of our country, worse than Jimmy Carter by a long shot,' Trump said in a variation of a quip he has used throughout the 2024 campaign.
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April 28Some approved legislation still awaits action by the governor, and lawmakers will return for at least one more day to address vetoes.
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A change in state mandates means some school districts will pay thousands — and possibly millions more — to send some special education students to private school programs.
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April 28Over 120 handbell ringers from 16 choirs across Maine and wider New England met Saturday for Maine Spring Ring at Auburn Middle School.
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April 28On the second day of the party's convention, the GOP adopts a platform that takes positions on school curriculum, foreign policy and news coverage.
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April 27The Guardian obtained a copy of Noem's soon-to-be-released book, 'No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward.'
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April 27The lawyer said he's scheduled to meet with Weinstein on Monday. He added that he plans to tell a judge when Weinstein goes to court on Wednesday in Manhattan that a retrial should occur after Labor Day.
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April 27Tie-dye clad hippies poured into Mercer by the hundreds to take part in the cash-optional event that featured bartering, blacksmithing and live music.
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April 27Early Saturday, police in riot gear cleared an encampment on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston while several dozen students shouted and booed at them from a distance, but the scene was otherwise not confrontational.
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April 27The Houthis said they shot down the Predator with a surface-to-air missile, part of a renewed series of assaults this week by the rebels after a relative lull in their pressure campaign over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.
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April 27Sean “Diddy” Combs has pushed back against a woman’s lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault
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One man was taken from the scene by LifeFlight of Maine and both alcohol and excessive speed were factors in the crash, according to authorities.
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April 27The week began with a moment for the history books, with prosecutors for the first time presenting a jury with a criminal case against a former American president.
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April 27It was not immediately clear whether Israel’s latest response to Hamas on a cease-fire was directly related to Friday’s visit to Tel Aviv by Egyptian mediators.
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April 27A tornado has plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it moved for miles through farmland and into subdivisions.
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April 27Old Soul Supply Co. owner Jessica Stetson is opening her shop at the former Jorgensen's Cafe space at 103 Main St., between the Paul J. Schupf Art Center and Loyal Biscuit Co.
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April 26A hardy band of mostly amateur Wall Street investors have collectively made millions of dollars over the past month by betting that the stock price of Donald Trump's Truth Social will keep dropping despite massive buying by his loyalists.
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April 26The bill would have required companies leasing state land for clean energy projects to enter into contract with labor unions.
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April 26Jon A. Hall will be sentenced in federal court at a future date on 13 charges related to child pornography and a charge of failing to register as a sex offender.
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April 26Eleven communal office companies – including 6 in southern Maine – were awarded a total of $500,000 as part of the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan.
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April 26Officials in Augusta want to consider prohibiting or regulating a cannabis extraction process that uses flammable materials.
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April 26Police say Stephanie Lamoreau, 28, allegedly set fire to a vehicle on Alexander Road in Dresden on Thursday and was arrested Friday.
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April 28The bill aimed to reduce the tax burden for middle-income residents while also raising taxes on the wealthy, but Gov. Janet Mills said it would not provide meaningful relief and could create challenges for state budgeting.
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April 26Ancora Holdings Group is pushing for a new CEO at Norfolk Southern – but not because it wants the railroad to spend more on safety initiatives.
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April 28The two cities have worked aggressively the last few years to mitigate browntail moth from public properties including parks, recreation fields, walking trails and other places people congregate.
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April 26Most 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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April 26Richmond School Board members decided against eliminating a position, but approved further budget cuts to get below a 4% increase.
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April 26Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for April 19-26, 2024.
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April 26Jurors in 2022 convicted the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, on 3 charges of producing child porn and 3 charges of enticement of minors for sex.
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April 26After 12 years in the Legislature, Sen. Matt Pouliot, an Augusta Republican, is looking forward to fatherhood, and to helping end Maine's housing shortage.
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April 26Maine state House majority leader says if Nebraska tries to help Donald Trump, Maine may act to boost Joe Biden
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April 26A portion of Farmington Falls Road, also known as U.S. Route 2/state Route 27, was closed after the crash.
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April 26David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, returned to the witness stand for a fourth day.
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April 28The newly signed law, which the governor 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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April 26The Evening Sandwich Program in the basement of the Universalist Unitarian Church of Waterville is a lifeline for Terri Cashman, 42, and her husband, who live in a garage.
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April 26Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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April 27A 53-year-old woman from Albion was killed in the 4-vehicle pileup that brought southbound traffic to a standstill Friday morning.
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April 26Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, got a mixed welcome before speaking to party faithful, many of whom displayed support for former President Donald Trump.
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April 28A 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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April 26The 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 25Reginald Collins, 59, turned himself in Wednesday after learning there was a warrant for his arrest.
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April 26Moving 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 25Wilton boys ages 15 and 16 were charged with assault Sunday.
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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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April 25Two 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 26Travel 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 28Food from Japan to Lithuania was served at the Maine Central Institute's annual international food festival on Sunday. Organizers say the event celebrates both good cooking and a tight community.
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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 25Students search for salamanders and wade through a vernal pool during annual field trip
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April 26The park has been closed to the public since the Dec. 18, 2023 flood which damaged the park's bandstand, washed away benches and took chunks of earth as it went.
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April 25The Middle Bridge, which is being evaluated for rehabilitation or replacement, will be closed to address a piece of metal that's hanging down from the bridge deck.
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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 26Superintendent Jim Hodgkin is expected to present the budget to the Town Council in mid-May, and a public vote on the spending plan is scheduled for June 11.
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April 26A 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 president is visiting the Syracuse, New York, site where Micron Technology plans some factories.
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April 25The rule is scheduled to go into effect June 19 for prepackaged food items and Dec. 1 for other items.
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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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April 25Former tabloid publisher testifies about scheme to shield his old friend Trump from damaging storiesAt the same time, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a different criminal matter involving Trump, who has claimed that he should be immune from prosecution over his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden.
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April 25The 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 25RSU 4 faces uphill battle to secure the funding it says it needs to ensure quality education for district students.
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April 25Farmington selectmen approved the purchase of a computer and two printers for the new cruisers.