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Ohio police officer faces murder charge in shooting of pregnant Black woman
Ta'Kiya Young, 21, was confronted in her car by two officers last August for allegedly stealing bottles of alcohol. She was shot by Connor Grubb through the windshield after rolling slowly toward him.
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Health
Biden announces $150 million in research grants as part of his ‘moonshot’ push to fight cancer
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Business
Resurrected ship a reminder of Maine’s once-thriving sardine industry
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Election 2024
Initiative to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri constitution qualifies for November ballot
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August 13Brian Niccol is tasked with an even bigger challenge this time around: how to get inflation weary U.S. customers back into stores.
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August 13The court found that the plaintiffs, including the group Respect Maine and 2 Republican lawmakers, did not have standing to bring the lawsuit.
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August 13Two other challenges to former Harvard University professor Cornel West's candidacy are still scheduled for a hearing Wednesday.
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August 13The exemptions could cost the federal budget, but it won’t go very far for most low-income employees.
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August 13Max Gbetibouo faces up to 20 years in prison on the Class C charge stemming from a 2021 robbery in which prosecutors said he took $144.
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August 13The swift incursion into the Kursk region has exposed Russia’s vulnerabilities and dealt a painful blow to the Kremlin.
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August 13Classes have sprung up to teach seniors about AI’s ability to transform their lives – and the threats the technology poses.
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August 13Explosive allegations raised by one of Trump's co-defendants early this year have caused a delay and could even derail the prosecution.
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August 13Police say Shari Allimah strangled and stabbed 90-year-old Gerald Marin, killing him at his Litchfield home.
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August 13The federal grant will fund the renewal of the Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence program for another five years.
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August 13The Public Utilities Commission said customers' privacy would be violated if utilities had authority to report significant electricity use to law enforcement.
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August 13Asked by reporters Saturday when she would unveil her policy platform, the vice president promised more details this week.
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August 13Activists say the replacement of President Biden with Vice President Kamala Harris does not affect their plans for a show of anger and dissent.
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August 13He and his wife became internet stars after repeatedly flubbing the lines while filming a Dysart's commercial in 2012, earning an SNL spoof.
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August 13Citing the state's aging workforce, employers and schools say they can't train enough workers to keep pace with the expanding demand, resulting in customers waiting weeks or even months to get an appointment.
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August 12The woman had been sitting in the median of Maine Mall Road before she was hit by an unnamed male driver who then struck another vehicle head on.
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August 13Benjamin Harvey, a 23-year-old from Rollinsford, New Hampshire, was pronounced dead at the scene in Indian Purchase Township, police said.
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August 12Donald Trump has changed his position on whether a presidential campaign's hacked materials should be published.
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August 12Peters was accused of using someone else’s security badge to give an expert affiliated with My Pillow chief executive Mike Lindell access to the Mesa County election system.
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August 12A group of veterans and a benefits consulting firm are suing Maine's attorney general, arguing that a new law designed to shield the state's veterans from predatory practices is unconstitutional.
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August 12The judge ruled that the presidential hopeful falsely claimed a New York residence on nominating petitions despite living in California.
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August 12The law went into effect Friday and is the latest state-level effort among Democrat-controlled states to give workers more options to seek compensation for lost wages.
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August 12Jeffrey Berkowitz, 76, was transported to Maine Med with life-threatening injuries after he fell asleep at the wheel, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said.
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August 12Iran’s mission to the United Nations, when asked about the claim of the Trump campaign, denied being involved.
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August 12Democrats are playing up their sunnier outlook, while the Trump campaign argues their candidate is reflecting the dour mood of the country.
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August 12Ernesto formed Monday in the Atlantic and was moving toward the French Caribbean.
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August 12The Minnesota governor is attending fundraisers this week in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York.
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August 12The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and is telling the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area.
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August 12The captain, 4 crew members and an NOAA observer used a life raft to escape the 81-foot Three Girls over 100 nautical miles off Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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August 12Jason Hewett said the police investigation was sloppy and that court documents don’t accurately explain why he is sitting in jail.
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August 12The $7 million project includes adding security screening at the Cross Building and reconfiguring the screening area at the main State House entrance.
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August 12Americans are showing more interest in owning miniature cows, miniature goats, miniature donkeys and other diminutive farm animals.
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August 12The conversation was intended to serve as a way for the former president to reach potentially millions of voters directly. It was also an opportunity for X to redeem itself after some struggles.
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August 12One business closed so suddenly that some workers found out they were out of their jobs in the middle of their shifts.
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August 12The water is believed to be 7 to 12 miles down in the Martian crust.
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August 13Maine's congressional delegation has been urging the Pentagon to adopt reforms since an Army reservist who had suffered brain damage from repeated blast exposures killed 18 people and injured 13 others last October.
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August 12The rapper's time in Paris for the 2024 Olympics left the world with one question: Is there anything he can’t do?
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August 12The van service that delivers books and other materials to libraries across the state was suspended for several months while a new contract award was appealed.
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August 12Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi's statement is the first public comment from a Ukrainian military official on the gains of the lightning incursion that has embarrassed the Kremlin.
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August 12By late night Monday, a drop in winds offered hope to the crews trying to beat it back.
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August 12A broad new government initiative, dubbed 'Time Is Money,' includes a rollout of new regulations and the promise of more – for everything from fitness memberships to media subscriptions.
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August 12The arguments against the 2 independent presidential candidates are spearheaded by a Biden-aligned political action committee looking to discourage support for third-party challengers.
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August 12Mark J. Judd, 20, is described as a beloved member of the community who touched the lives of everyone who knew him, according to a GoFundMe page.
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August 12Maine Public purchased the building at 320 Cumberland Ave. for $20 million.
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August 12A 16-year-old boy was brought to Maine Medical Center after his motorcycle left the road and hit a tree near the intersection of Brighton Avenue and Raymond Road Sunday evening.
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August 13Federal prosecutors say they have found no evidence of exploitation at the clandestine marijuana grow houses. But some local law enforcement, anti-trafficking advocates and several grow house workers say otherwise.
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The Behind You pilot program, funded by a Texas nonprofit and implemented by the clinical students at the University of Maine, will cover up to 200 hours of free counseling in its first year.
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August 11In the first interview he’s given since ending his bid for a second term, Biden said that he’s “not confident” the 45th president will let a Harris-Walz ticket take the White House without political violence.
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August 11Ambulance boats, which are common in countries like Norway, would function as floating mini hospitals.
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August 11Trump’s repeating of the false claims about the crowd size and photos, with multiple posts on his Truth Social platform, is a notable escalation in his campaign of falsehoods.
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August 12Group hopes to expand cultural offerings in Dresden by expanding the use of the former St. John's Episcopal Church.
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August 11While lobster populations have declined recently, decades of growth in the Gulf of Maine have led to changes in the animals' habitat, scientists say.
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August 11Keepers planned a day full of enrichment for Suzie while educating visitors about Maine's black bear population.
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August 11Nominated by Obama as surgeon general, Murthy made comments calling guns a health care issue, something that delayed his confirmation until late 2014.
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August 11U.S. officials have not confirmed the campaign was hacked, and the campaign did not provide evidence of the breach or Iranian involvement.
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August 11Many other artists, including Adele, Aerosmith, Rihanna and Pharrell Williams, have told Trump to stop using their work at his events.
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August 11Remember when the animal stories in politics were mainly about cute pets? Suffice to say, the 2024 election references are more wild.
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August 11The Biden administration has preferred to let leaders of Colombia, Brazil and Mexico take the lead pressuring the Maduro government, but a more active U.S. role may be inevitable.
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August 11Fourteen other people were injured when the Kiteezi landfill collapsed late Friday.