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Cross-examining Bukhenik, Karen Read defense zeroes in on Proctor
State police Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik returned to the witness stand for a third day of testimony Monday
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Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage to run for Congress in Trump-friendly district
Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage, an early supporter of President Donald Trump’s first successful White House bid and a polarizing figure in state politics, said Monday he is running for Congress in a competitive district. LePage, a Republican who was governor from 2011 to 2019 and lost a bid for another term in 2022, filed papers late Sunday to run…
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Trump administration to refer Maine to Justice Department over transgender participation in sports
The deadline has arrived for Maine officials to reach a resolution with the U.S. Education Department over a finding that the state violated antidiscrimination laws by allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls’ sports.
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Acting Social Security head faces calls to resign over decision to cut Maine contracts
Leland Dudek, acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, made the quickly-reversed order barring Maine parents from registering newborns for Social Security numbers at the hospital as political payback to Gov. Janet Mills, emails show
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Maine school officials won't comply with Trump administration agreement to bar transgender athletes
School officials in Maine said Thursday they will not comply with a proposed agreement from President Donald Trump’s administration that would bar transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports. The U.S. Health and Human Services said earlier this month that the Maine Department of Education, Maine Principals’ Association and a high school are each in violation of Title IX...
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Maine residents to vote on proposal to require voter ID at polls
The Maine Department of the Secretary of State says a conservative group’s petition for a voter ID measure “far exceeded” the requirement to get it on the ballot
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Leader of Zizians, linked to border agent's killing, 5 others, held without bail
A Maryland court on Tuesday ordered a blogger known as Ziz who leads a cultlike group connected to six killings held without bail.
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Navy SEAL who led workout that hospitalized Tufts lacrosse players lacked expertise, report says
A third-party instructor who led a strenuous training session that led to the hospitalization of lacrosse players at Tufts University appeared to lack credentials to supervise group exercise, and the university should enact stricter procedures for workouts, according to an independent review released Friday. The Tufts men’s lacrosse team and two other students participated in the workout led by...
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Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont had long history of service, family says
A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border was a military veteran who worked security duty at the Pentagon during the time of the Sept. 11 attacks, his family said. “He was a devoted agent who served with honor and bravery,” a family statement provided to The Associated Press late Tuesday said....
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Democratic Rep. Jared Golden wins through Maine's ranked choice voting
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden won reelection to Congress through Maine’s ranked choice system on Friday. It’s the third time in four elections in the hotly contested district that Golden won after votes were retabulated because first choices failed to produce a majority for any candidate. This time it was Republican challenger Austin Theriault who came out behind. His campaign had...
