The state borrowing will pay for transportation improvement projects and a boost to high-speed internet.
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White House turns on Fauci as Trump minimizes virus spike, cites ex-game show host
The administration is working to undercut its most trusted coronavirus expert as the president continues to play down the threat posed by the virus and pushes to reopen the economy before the election.
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Hundreds protest in Pennsylvania after officer uses knee to restrain man
Activists against police brutality express outrage and demanding accountability after video emerged over the weekend of an officer putting his knee on a man’s head and neck area outside a hospital.
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Mississippi seeing big virus outbreak in state legislature
At least 26 lawmakers – about 1 in 7 – have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, in the biggest known outbreak in any state legislature.
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Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in federal prison
The president’s former personal lawyer and fixer is jailed for failing to agree to certain conditions of the home confinement he was granted because of the pandemic.
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Medical experts say George Floyd’s speaking didn’t mean he could breathe
When Floyd said he couldn’t breathe, two of the Minneapolis officers at the scene of his arrest pointed out that he could still speak.
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Right whale is now critically endangered, global group finds
A worldwide conservation organization says the status of the rare species of whale has worsened to the point where it deserves greater attention from the environmental community.
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Back from Florida, Paul LePage declares residency in Maine
The former Republican governor, who moved to Florida for warm weather and lower taxes after leaving office in 2019, has reestablished residency in Maine.
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Maine State Police investigate body that washed ashore
The state medical examiner is trying to determine the identity of the body that washed ashore in Down East Maine.
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One dead, 1 hurt in SUV crash in rural Maine
Police say the sport utility vehicle went off the right side of the road and rolled onto its roof, trapping the occupants inside.