Some sports professionals strongly dispute the Republican presidential candidate’s characterization of his comments about women, but others admit degrading comments are still a fact of locker-room life.
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Why It Matters: How can the U.S. defend against homegrown terrorism?
The presidential candidates disagree on how to prevent jihadi-inspired attacks.
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Maine gas prices continue to rise
The national average remains 6.1 cents lower than last year.
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Police looking for pickup after man found dead in Biddeford parking lot
The victim is identified as Mathew Perry, 31, of Biddeford.
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Justice Ginsburg calls anthem protests ‘dumb and disrespectful’
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says some athletes’ decision to not stand for the national anthem is ‘a terrible thing to do.’
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Vermont community mourns 5 high school students killed by wrong-way driver
The governor orders flags to fly at half-staff as classmates, teachers and staff at Harwood Union High plan an evening vigil.
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Trump wanted to have Bill Clinton’s accusers confront him at debate
The four women were to walk into the debate hall at the same time as the 42nd president and confront him in front of a national television audience.
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Clinton takes double-digit lead over Trump in weekend poll
The poll was conducted after news broke about a video in which Trump boasts about groping women.
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‘Gig’ jobs gaining as share of workforce, study finds
In the U.S., young people are the most likely to be independent workers.
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Paul Ryan says he won’t defend or campaign for Trump
The House speaker tells Republican lawmakers that he will spend the next month defending his party’s House majority, but not their presidential nominee.