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A voter-approved Maine limit on PAC contributions sets the stage for a legal challenge
Read full article: A voter-approved Maine limit on PAC contributions sets the stage for a legal challengeA pair of conservative groups are challenging a new Maine law that limits donations to political action committees that spend independently in candidate elections.
Bone-chilling cold returns to the Midwest in the wake of a storm that soaked the East Coast
Read full article: Bone-chilling cold returns to the Midwest in the wake of a storm that soaked the East CoastA storm that swept up the East Coast that brought torrents of rain and high winds caused some misery for New England ski resort operators.
Atmospheric river and potential bomb cyclone will bring messy, dangerous weather to East Coast
Read full article: Atmospheric river and potential bomb cyclone will bring messy, dangerous weather to East CoastThe East Coast is due for a whiplash-inducing rainy, windy and potentially dangerous stretch of weather.
Flagg thrives with all-around game for No. 7 Duke in college debut against his home-state program
Read full article: Flagg thrives with all-around game for No. 7 Duke in college debut against his home-state programDuke freshman Cooper Flagg turned in an all-around floor game against his home-state team in the seventh-ranked Blue Devils' season opener.
Bridges in Yellowstone and Denali parks are among dozens getting federally funded upgrades
Read full article: Bridges in Yellowstone and Denali parks are among dozens getting federally funded upgradesFederal highway officials have announced $635 million of grants to repair or replace old bridges across the U.S. The grants awarded Thursday include improvements to a 200-foot-high bridge in Yellowstone National Park and the replacement of a bridge not far from a landslide zone in Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve.
US chooses winning bids in first commercial sale for floating offshore Atlantic wind
Read full article: US chooses winning bids in first commercial sale for floating offshore Atlantic windThe U.S. government has chosen winning bids to develop wind power off New England in the first commercial sale for floating offshore wind on the Atlantic coast.
Mourners gather to mark a year since Maine's deadliest mass shooting
Read full article: Mourners gather to mark a year since Maine's deadliest mass shootingMaine residents whose sense of safety was shattered last year by a mass shooting have marked the anniversary Friday with a memorial service that drew hundreds of people to the city’s hockey arena.
Harris eyes a rural Maine congressional district in a hunt for every possible electoral vote
Read full article: Harris eyes a rural Maine congressional district in a hunt for every possible electoral voteOne of the largest, coldest and most rural congressional districts in the country could figure prominently in this year’s presidential election.
Mud, beer and cash: Annual wife-carrying championship attracts competitive couples to Maine
Read full article: Mud, beer and cash: Annual wife-carrying championship attracts competitive couples to MaineAn annual event in Maine involving mud, beer and cash has once again drawn dozens of eager competitors.
Trump calls Maine Gov. Janet Mills a man in a mistake-riddled call to supporters, newspaper reports
Read full article: Trump calls Maine Gov. Janet Mills a man in a mistake-riddled call to supporters, newspaper reportsRepublican Donald Trump mixed up Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ gender on a phone call with supporters in Maine.
Harris competing for a single electoral vote in Nebraska as Trump fails to get rules changed
Read full article: Harris competing for a single electoral vote in Nebraska as Trump fails to get rules changedThe battle for the White House could come down to a single Electoral College vote from a single congressional district in Nebraska.
Ex-employees of Titanic submersible's owner to testify before Coast Guard panel
Read full article: Ex-employees of Titanic submersible's owner to testify before Coast Guard panelFormer employees of the company that owned an experimental submersible that imploded on its way to the wreck of the Titanic are scheduled to testify in front of a Coast Guard investigatory board at an upcoming hearing.
Just how rare is a rare-colored lobster? Scientists say answer could be under the shell
Read full article: Just how rare is a rare-colored lobster? Scientists say answer could be under the shellA wave of odd-colored lobsters has showed up in fishers' traps, supermarket seafood tanks and scientists’ laboratories over the last year.
Police have upped their use of Maine's 'yellow flag' law since the state's deadliest mass shooting
Read full article: Police have upped their use of Maine's 'yellow flag' law since the state's deadliest mass shootingMaine's governor says there has been a huge jump in law enforcement requests for Maine courts to allow guns to be seized from people deemed a danger to themselves or others since the deadliest mass shooting in state history.
Maine law thwarts impact of school choice decision, lawsuit says
Read full article: Maine law thwarts impact of school choice decision, lawsuit saysA Christian school at the center of a Supreme Court decision that requires Maine to include religious schools in a state tuition program is challenging a state antidiscrimination law.
Family of 3 killed in series of shootings that ended on Maine bridge identified
Read full article: Family of 3 killed in series of shootings that ended on Maine bridge identifiedAuthorities have released autopsy results for three bodies recovered from a home, a car's back seat and a river between New Hampshire and Maine.
Woman found dead before police kill husband on I-95 bridge and discover boy's body in vehicle
Read full article: Woman found dead before police kill husband on I-95 bridge and discover boy's body in vehiclePolice say a man who was being pursued in the killing of his wife in New Hampshire was shot by police and tumbled from the Interstate 95 bridge that connects the state to Maine.
Dump truck leaves hole in covered bridge when it crashes into river in Maine
Read full article: Dump truck leaves hole in covered bridge when it crashes into river in MaineA dump truck driver in Maine has learned the hard way not to tempt fate on a covered bridge originally built before the Civil War.
Final report outlines missed opportunities to stop Maine's deadliest shooting
Read full article: Final report outlines missed opportunities to stop Maine's deadliest shootingA special commission says the Army Reserve and local police missed opportunities to intervene and seize weapons from a spiraling reservist responsible for the deadliest shootings in Maine history.
Game of inches: Lobster fishermen say tiny change in legal sizes could disrupt imperiled industry
Read full article: Game of inches: Lobster fishermen say tiny change in legal sizes could disrupt imperiled industryFishing regulators are instituting a new rule that lobster fishermen must abide by stricter minimum sizes for the crustaceans they harvest.
Before lobster, Maine had a thriving sardine industry. A sunken ship reminds us of its storied past
Read full article: Before lobster, Maine had a thriving sardine industry. A sunken ship reminds us of its storied pastAn 83-foot motor boat is going to be scrapped that was one of the first refrigerated sardine carriers during the heyday of Maine’s booming industry.
Judge says Maine can forbid discrimination by religious schools that take state tuition money
Read full article: Judge says Maine can forbid discrimination by religious schools that take state tuition moneyA judge says Maine isn't violating the constitutional rights of religious schools by requiring them to abide by a state antidiscrimination law to receive taxpayer-funded tuition assistance.
Prompted by mass shooting, 72-hour wait period and other new gun laws go into effect in Maine
Read full article: Prompted by mass shooting, 72-hour wait period and other new gun laws go into effect in MaineMaine gun retailers are now requiring a three-day wait period for purchases under a new law that was among several gun safety bills adopted after the state’s deadliest mass shooting.
Energy Department awards $2.2B to strengthen the electrical grid and add clean power
Read full article: Energy Department awards $2.2B to strengthen the electrical grid and add clean powerThe Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 states to strengthen the electrical grid against increasing extreme weather, advance the transition to cleaner electricity and meet a growing demand for power.
Midwest sees surge in calls to poison control centers amid bumper crop of wild mushrooms
Read full article: Midwest sees surge in calls to poison control centers amid bumper crop of wild mushroomsThe warm, soggy summer across much of the Midwest has produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms — and a surge in calls to poison control centers.
3 Army Reserve officers disciplined after reservist killed 18 people in Maine
Read full article: 3 Army Reserve officers disciplined after reservist killed 18 people in MaineAn Army report says three reserve officers have been disciplined for dereliction of duty in the aftermath of a reservist’s rampage in which 18 people were killed in Maine.
US Sen. Susan Collins says she will write in Haley, once again not vote for Donald Trump in 2024
Read full article: US Sen. Susan Collins says she will write in Haley, once again not vote for Donald Trump in 2024Sen. Susan Collins didn’t vote for Donald Trump for president in 2016 or 2020, and the third time will not be the charm.
New York law couldn't be used to disarm reservist before Maine shooting, Army official says
Read full article: New York law couldn't be used to disarm reservist before Maine shooting, Army official saysAn Army nurse practitioner who evaluated a reservist who later killed 18 people says he couldn’t use New York’s red flag law to disarm the man because he was not a New York resident.
Man who confessed to killing 4 people in Maine, including his parents, sentenced to life in prison
Read full article: Man who confessed to killing 4 people in Maine, including his parents, sentenced to life in prisonA man who confessed to killing his parents and two of their friends and wounding three people in a highway shooting has been sentenced to life in prison.
A US veteran died at a nursing home, abandoned. Hundreds of strangers came to say goodbye
Read full article: A US veteran died at a nursing home, abandoned. Hundreds of strangers came to say goodbyeFormer U.S. Marine Gerry Brooks died alone at a nursing home in Maine, abandoned and all but forgotten.
Scorching temperatures, humidity making life miserable for millions from Midwest to Maine
Read full article: Scorching temperatures, humidity making life miserable for millions from Midwest to MaineA blistering heat wave stretching from the Midwest to the tip of Maine is leaving millions of people sweltering through the Juneteenth holiday.
Poisoned trees gave a wealthy couple in Maine a killer ocean view. Residents wonder, at what cost?
Read full article: Poisoned trees gave a wealthy couple in Maine a killer ocean view. Residents wonder, at what cost?There was one thing missing when a wealthy Missouri couple purchased their oceanfront home overlooking Camden Harbor in Maine: The million-dollar view was blocked by a neighbor's trees.
Record-breaking US heat wave scorches the Midwest and Northeast, bringing safety measures
Read full article: Record-breaking US heat wave scorches the Midwest and Northeast, bringing safety measuresExtreme heat alerts are in effect for tens of millions of people in the United States as cities including Chicago break heat records.
Shortage of public defenders in Maine allowed release of man who caused fiery standoff
Read full article: Shortage of public defenders in Maine allowed release of man who caused fiery standoffOfficials say Maine’s shortage of public defenders allowed a man with a violent criminal history to be released on bail days before he went to his former girlfriend’s home where a man was killed, two houses burned to the ground and a standoff with police ensued.
Maine shooting exposes gaps in mental health treatment and communication practices, official says
Read full article: Maine shooting exposes gaps in mental health treatment and communication practices, official saysAn Army health official told a panel investigating a mass shooting by a reservist experiencing a psychiatric crisis that there are health care differences for Army reservists that could limit the flow of information to commanders.
Lewiston survivors consider looming election as gun control comes to forefront after mass shooting
Read full article: Lewiston survivors consider looming election as gun control comes to forefront after mass shootingVoters in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District will consider the political future of three-term Rep. Jared Golden in one of the nation’s most closely watched congressional elections.
The UN says more aquatic animals were farmed than fished in 2022. That's the first time in history
Read full article: The UN says more aquatic animals were farmed than fished in 2022. That's the first time in historyThe total global volume of fish, shrimp, clams and other aquatic animals that are harvested by farming has topped the amount fished in the wild from the world’s waters for the first time ever.
Maine company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025
Read full article: Maine company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025Representatives for a Maine company that plans to send small satellites into space from the Northeast’s most rural state say they hope to start launches next year.
Sheriff denies that officers responding to Maine mass shooting had been drinking
Read full article: Sheriff denies that officers responding to Maine mass shooting had been drinkingA Maine sheriff is rejecting an allegation that some of his officers arrived at a mass shooting scene reeking of alcohol.
Beach weather is here and so are sharks. Scientists say it's time to look out for great whites
Read full article: Beach weather is here and so are sharks. Scientists say it's time to look out for great whitesScientists with a Boston aquarium are encouraging beachgoers to report sightings of white sharks this holiday weekend after signs of shark bites were observed on multiple marine mammals.
Self-deploying officers and a leaked bulletin complicated Maine mass shooting response, police say
Read full article: Self-deploying officers and a leaked bulletin complicated Maine mass shooting response, police sayThe state’s top police leader says officers arriving without assignments after the state’s deadliest mass shooting led to a chaotic scene that was difficult to manage.
Report says there was 'utter chaos' during search for Maine gunman, including intoxicated deputies
Read full article: Report says there was 'utter chaos' during search for Maine gunman, including intoxicated deputiesA police after-action report says there was “utter chaos” during the search for the gunman behind Maine's deadliest mass shooting last October.
Mother who said school officials hid her teen's gender expression appeals judge's dismissal of case
Read full article: Mother who said school officials hid her teen's gender expression appeals judge's dismissal of caseA Maine woman is appealing the dismissal of her lawsuit that accused school officials of encouraging her teen’s gender expression by providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting her.
Gunman's family told deputy before Maine's deadliest shooting that they hadn't removed his weapons
Read full article: Gunman's family told deputy before Maine's deadliest shooting that they hadn't removed his weaponsPolice have said repeatedly since Maine’s deadliest shooting that officers thought the gunman’s family had been taking his weapons away.
Police: Theft suspect stole 2 police vehicles while handcuffed, survived 11 officers' gunfire
Read full article: Police: Theft suspect stole 2 police vehicles while handcuffed, survived 11 officers' gunfireA man in a hospital gown who stole two police cruisers while handcuffed and survived gunfire from 11 police officers is in no shape to see a judge.
US pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms
Read full article: US pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farmsU.S. officials pledged nearly $200 million in new spending and other efforts Friday to help track and contain an outbreak of bird flu in the nation's dairy cows.
Judge dismisses lawsuit by mother who said school hid teen's gender expression
Read full article: Judge dismisses lawsuit by mother who said school hid teen's gender expressionA federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a Maine woman who accused school officials of encouraging her teen’s gender expression without consulting her.
Fellow reservist warned of mass shooting before gunman's attack in Maine
Read full article: Fellow reservist warned of mass shooting before gunman's attack in MaineU.S. Army reservists who witnessed the mental and physical decline of a colleague who would commit Maine’s deadliest mass shooting told a commission that they tried to intervene before the tragedy.
Marijuana grow busted in Maine as feds investigate trend in 20 states
Read full article: Marijuana grow busted in Maine as feds investigate trend in 20 statesFederal law enforcement officials have brought charges against a man accused of creating an illicit marijuana-growing operation off the beaten path in rural Maine.
Maine joins compact to elect the president by popular vote but it won't come into play this November
Read full article: Maine joins compact to elect the president by popular vote but it won't come into play this NovemberMaine is joining a multistate effort to elect the president by popular vote with the governor’s announcement that she’ll let the proposal become law without her signature.
How immigrant workers in US have helped boost job growth and stave off a recession
Read full article: How immigrant workers in US have helped boost job growth and stave off a recessionMillions of jobs that new immigrants have been filling in the United States appear to solve a riddle that has confounded economists for at least a year: How has the U.S. economy managed to prosper, adding hundreds of thousands of jobs, month after month, at a time when the Federal Reserve has aggressively raised interest rates — normally a recipe for a recession.
Conservatives compelled by Trump are pushing Nebraska to adopt a winner-take-all election system
Read full article: Conservatives compelled by Trump are pushing Nebraska to adopt a winner-take-all election systemConservative activist Charlie Kirk is calling on Nebraska Republicans to put pressure on state lawmakers to adopt a “winner-take-all” system of awarding Electoral College votes.
Sister of Maine mass shooting victim calls lawmakers' 11th-hour bid for red flag law 'nefarious'
Read full article: Sister of Maine mass shooting victim calls lawmakers' 11th-hour bid for red flag law 'nefarious'The sister of one of the victims of the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history is accusing state lawmakers of acting “nefariously” by pressing at the 11th hour for a so-called red flag law.
'Red flag' bill debated for hours in Maine months after mass shooting that killed 18
Read full article: 'Red flag' bill debated for hours in Maine months after mass shooting that killed 18Months after a deadly mass shooting in Maine, backers and detractors held an hourslong debate over a so-called red flag bill.
Months ahead of the presidential election, Nebraska's GOP governor wants a winner-take-all system
Read full article: Months ahead of the presidential election, Nebraska's GOP governor wants a winner-take-all systemNebraska’s Republican governor is calling on state lawmakers to move forward with a “winner-take-all” system of awarding Electoral College votes.
Storms bear down on New England and East Coast as severe weather persists across the US
Read full article: Storms bear down on New England and East Coast as severe weather persists across the USMore severe weather is barreling across the U.S. A major spring storm was underway and expected to bring more than a foot of snow in parts of New England on Wednesday night, while heavy rains are soaking the East Coast.
Special Olympics Maine founder accused in lawsuit of grooming, sexually abusing boy
Read full article: Special Olympics Maine founder accused in lawsuit of grooming, sexually abusing boyA lawsuit accuses the founder of Special Olympics Maine of grooming a 9-year-old boy for sexual abuse that spanned two decades in which he encouraged the victim to accompany him on business trips and provided him with employment.
Beyond 'yellow flag' law, Maine commission highlights another missed opportunity before shootings
Read full article: Beyond 'yellow flag' law, Maine commission highlights another missed opportunity before shootingsThe interim report from the commission investigating Maine's deadliest mass shooting focused mostly on whether authorities should have taken shooter Robert Card into custody and seized his guns under the state's so-called yellow flag law.
Nevada's first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate change
Read full article: Nevada's first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate changeIt will be a very tiny big-game hunt for one of the largest animals in North America.
Jacy Sheldon leads 4 Buckeyes in double-figures as Ohio State routs Maine 80-57 in March Madness
Read full article: Jacy Sheldon leads 4 Buckeyes in double-figures as Ohio State routs Maine 80-57 in March MadnessJacy Sheldon had 19 points and three other Ohio State players scored in double figures as the Buckeyes ran away from Maine 80-57 in an opening game of the women's NCAA Tournament Friday.
Bird flu is decimating seal colonies. Scientists don't know how to stop it
Read full article: Bird flu is decimating seal colonies. Scientists don't know how to stop itAvian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners of the world, disrupting ecosystems and flummoxing scientists who don’t see a clear way to slow the devastating virus.
Sergeant faulted for actions before Maine mass shooting is running for sheriff
Read full article: Sergeant faulted for actions before Maine mass shooting is running for sheriffA Maine sergeant who has been criticized by an investigatory panel for his handling of a report about a man who later carried out a mass shooting is running for sheriff.
Law enforcement should have seized man's guns weeks before he killed 18 in Maine, report finds
Read full article: Law enforcement should have seized man's guns weeks before he killed 18 in Maine, report findsAn independent commission investigating a mass shooting that left 18 dead in Maine issued an interim report that has found that a sheriff’s office had cause to take the killer into protective custody and take his guns from him beforehand.
Maine mass shooter had a brain injury. Experts say that doesn't explain his violence.
Read full article: Maine mass shooter had a brain injury. Experts say that doesn't explain his violence.Brain injury experts are cautioning against drawing conclusions from newly released and limited information about the Army reservist who killed 18 people last year in Maine’s deadliest mass shooting.
Evidence of traumatic brain injury in shooter who killed 18 in deadliest shooting in Maine's history
Read full article: Evidence of traumatic brain injury in shooter who killed 18 in deadliest shooting in Maine's historyAn Army reservist who shot and killed 18 people in Maine last year had evidence of traumatic brain injuries, according to a brain tissue analysis by researchers from Boston University.
Survivors say opportunities were missed that could have prevented Maine's worst-ever mass shooting
Read full article: Survivors say opportunities were missed that could have prevented Maine's worst-ever mass shootingEmotional survivors of a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, called on politicians to protect the community from future tragedies.
Lobster catch dips to lowest level since 2009 as fishers grapple with climate change, whale rules
Read full article: Lobster catch dips to lowest level since 2009 as fishers grapple with climate change, whale rulesAmerica’s lobster fishing business dipped in catch while grappling with challenges including a changing ocean environment and new rules designed to protect rare whales.
Climate change cost U.S. ski industry billions, study says, and future depends on emissions
Read full article: Climate change cost U.S. ski industry billions, study says, and future depends on emissionsA new study says U.S. ski areas lost $5 billion from 2000 to 2019 as a result of human-caused climate change.
Army personnel file shows Maine reservist who killed 18 people received glowing reviews
Read full article: Army personnel file shows Maine reservist who killed 18 people received glowing reviewsAn Army reservist responsible for the deadliest shooting in Maine history received a glowing review from his superiors even as some of his family members were growing increasingly worried about his mental health.
Chief enforcer of US gun laws fears Americans may become numb to violence with each mass shooting
Read full article: Chief enforcer of US gun laws fears Americans may become numb to violence with each mass shootingThe head of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says he fears that a drumbeat of mass shootings and other gun violence across the United States could make Americans numb to the bloodshed.
In wake of mass shooting, here is how Maine's governor wants to tackle gun control and mental health
Read full article: In wake of mass shooting, here is how Maine's governor wants to tackle gun control and mental healthMaine’s governor has rolled out legislation she says will prevent dangerous people from possessing weapons and strengthen mental health services to help prevent future tragedies like the Lewiston mass shooting that shook the state.
Maine wants to lead in offshore wind. The state's governor says she has location for a key wind port
Read full article: Maine wants to lead in offshore wind. The state's governor says she has location for a key wind portMaine's governor says a state-owned site on the coast of Maine will serve as the location of an offshore wind port critical to developing the nation’s first floating offshore wind power research array.
In video, Maine gunman said reservists were scared because he was ‘capable’ of doing something
Read full article: In video, Maine gunman said reservists were scared because he was ‘capable’ of doing somethingAn Army reservist responsible for Maine’s deadliest mass shooting told state police in New York before his hospitalization last summer that fellow soldiers were worried about him because he was “gonna friggin’ do something.”.
Maine police defend search for gunman who killed 18 last fall, saying they feared an ambush
Read full article: Maine police defend search for gunman who killed 18 last fall, saying they feared an ambushMaine state police are defending their search last fall for a gunman who had just killed 18 people, saying they didn’t rush to search woods surrounding his abandoned car because they feared an ambush.
It's time for Northeast to prep for floods like those that hit this winter. Climate change is why
Read full article: It's time for Northeast to prep for floods like those that hit this winter. Climate change is whyScientists say the back-to-back storms that lashed the Northeast in January were more of a sign of things to come than an anomaly.
Portland, Maine, shows love for late Valentine's Day Bandit by continuing his paper hearts tradition
Read full article: Portland, Maine, shows love for late Valentine's Day Bandit by continuing his paper hearts traditionThe tradition of red hearts mysteriously appearing overnight across Maine’s largest city has continued despite the death last spring of its beloved Valentine’s Day Bandit.
Maine family gives up on proposal to honor veterans with the world's tallest flagpole
Read full article: Maine family gives up on proposal to honor veterans with the world's tallest flagpoleA family with an audacious plan to build the world’s tallest flagpole as a centerpiece for a billion-dollar project honoring veterans is abandoning the idea.