While Democrat Joe Biden worked to expand the electoral map in the South, President Trump focused on the Democrats’ ‘blue wall’ states that he flipped in 2016.
Carol Semple
Posted inLocal & State
Man killed in forklift accident at worksite in Penobscot County
Co-workers administered aid, but the Veazie man died of his injuries, state police say.
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Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Amy Coney Barrett sworn in at Supreme Court as issues important to Trump await
No justice has assumed office so close to a presidential election or immediately confronted issues so directly tied to the incumbent president’s political and personal fortunes.
Posted inHealth
Eli Lilly antibody drug fails in a COVID-19 study, but other testing goes on
While the drug did not seem to help hospitalized patients, the government is continuing a separate study testing its use in mild to moderately ill patients, to try to prevent hospitalization and severe illness.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Trump, Biden hit battleground Pennsylvania, with far different approaches
The president stages rallies with thousands of largely mask-less supporters, while the former vice president meets with a few dozen supporters outside a field office.
Posted inNation & World
Moon may hold ice in more places than scientists suspected
Areas near the moon’s north and south poles have temperatures so low that they could hold onto water for millions or even billions of years.
Posted inNation & World, New England, Religion and Values
Mainers benefit as region’s churches erase about $26 million in medical debt
United Church of Christ congregations across southern New England helped raise enough money to help almost 20,000 families nationally.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Old Town death ruled a homicide
Maine State Police detectives have interviewed the shooter, but say no charges have been filed as of Monday.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Coronavirus again shadows Trump as he enters final campaign week
The administration’s pandemic response has weighed on President Trump’s campaign all year.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Divided Senate confirms Barrett, cementing Supreme Court’s conservative majority
Republicans control the chamber so, even with Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins voting against it, Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation wasn’t in doubt before the 52-48 vote.