Meanwhile, House Speaker Ryan is refusing to comment on Trump’s support for ‘stop and frisk’ policing.
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Sales of single-family Maine homes rise a healthy 10.8 percent
The median sales price also rose in August, to $197,000, as low interest rates buoyed the housing market.
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NFL: Vikings-Panthers game will go ahead in Charlotte
According to ESPN, the Panthers’ main concern is whether there will be enough law-enforcement officers available to handle both the game and any continuing protests.
Posted inPolitics
Trump calls for racial unity while embracing ‘stop and frisk’
The Republican candidate struggles to balance a message that appeals to his white, working-class base with one that improves his standing with minority voters.
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Bath-Brunswick area ‘peeping Tom’ gets 4 years in prison
Among other crimes, Stephen McIntire, 55, took videos of people in their homes near the Bowdoin College campus.
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Jackson Lab sharing $25 million to speed testing of Alzheimer’s drugs
As part of the Alzheimer’s Disease Precision Models Center it will aim to create new mouse models for testing novel therapies.
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Enrollment at for-profit colleges declines amid scrutiny
After years of growth, competition, new regulations and government pressure are hurting many for-profit institutions.
Posted inBusiness
U.S. home sales dip in August as inventories plummet
The drop in the number of homes listed for sale has also caused the median price to rise.
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Maine low-income students to get help paying for AP tests
A federal grant will reduce the cost of Advance Placement tests for up to 1,700 students.
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MacArthur foundation announces 2016 ‘genius’ grants
Twenty-three people of ‘exceptional creativity’ will receive a no-strings-attached award of $625K.