The Finance Authority of Maine board unanimously approved $2.5 million in loan insurance on a $12.5 million loan, along with a $1 million direct loan.
Katherine Lee
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Prince Andrew refusing to cooperate with Jeffrey Epstein probe
Andrew announced last year that he was withdrawing from his royal duties amid renewed attention of his friendship with Epstein, who was convicted of sexually abusing teenage girls.
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Weinstein accuser says he was ‘offended’ by her rebuff
Former production assistant Mimi Haleyi testified that Weinstein showed up at her apartment and begged her to join him on a trip to Paris but wouldn’t take no for an answer.
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Italian town where Kobe Bryant played as a kid mourns — again
Bryant’s death made a particularly strong impact in the Italian town of Rieti.
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Auschwitz survivors gather for 75th anniversary of liberation, warn of rising anti-Semitism
Some 200 survivors of the camp were expected for commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the concentration camp’s liberation.
Posted inLocal & State, The Maine Forecast
A quiet weather week to end the month
Lots of sunshine and temperatures near or above normal in the forecast.
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The 7 biggest revelations from Netflix’s Taylor Swift documentary ‘Miss Americana’
“Miss Americana” begins streaming Jan. 31 on Netflix.
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Face of impeachment: Schiff sets tone with appeals to Senate
In a rare spontaneous moment: Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s chief defenders, stopped Rep. Adam Schiff to shake his hand and compliment him on his arguments for Trump’s removal.
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Lawsuit over popular ‘S-Town’ podcast headed to mediation
“S-Town” has been downloaded more than 92 million times and tells the story of John B. McLemore, an antique clock restorer from rural Woodstock, located west of Birmingham.
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Prince Charles visits Jerusalem tomb of his grandmother who sheltered Jews
Princess Alice is counted as one of the Righteous Among the Nations, an honor bestowed by Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial on non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.