The president plans a rare news conference at the one-year mark of his presidency to try to talk anxious Americans through the challenges of delivering on his lengthy to-do list.
Jeff Ham
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Maine moose hunters had less success than usual in 2021
Maine moose hunters had less success than usual during last year’s hunt despite an increase in hunting permits
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Proposal for consumer-owned power utility may not make Maine’s 2022 ballot
Organizers of the effort to change Maine’s primary utility company into a quasi-public agency indicate they may not have enough signatures in time to make the November ballot.
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Ronnie Spector, ’60s icon who sang ‘Be My Baby,’ dies at 78
The Ronettes’ sexy look and powerful voices turned them into one of the premier acts of the girl-group era.
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North Korea fires possible missile into sea, with talks stalled
Two launches in the last week follow a series of weapons tests in 2021 that underscored how North Korea continues to expand its military capabilities.
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Man freed after 37 years in prison in case where witness may have been offered sex to lie
The witness was charged with perjury just days after Willie Stokes was convicted of murder in 1984, but Stokes didn’t learn about it until 2015, decades into a life sentence.
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New Jersey woman pays $800 fine for jumping off boat in Bar Harbor on a bet
The woman jumped from the M/V Acadian as it prepared to dock in Bar Harbor, plunging into Frenchman Bay.
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U.S. Supreme Court to hold special session on Biden vaccine requirements
The court says it will hear arguments Jan. 7 on the administration’s vaccine-or-testing requirement for large employers and a vaccine requirement for health care workers.
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Jury in Minnesota officer’s manslaughter trial ends another day without verdict
Jurors asked the judge what they should do if they can’t reach a verdict.
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Land trust gets donation of 1,700 acres near Acadia National Park
Schoodic Woods LLC, which bought the property 10 years ago, transferred ownership of the land in Winter Harbor to Maine Coast Heritage Trust last week.