Military veterans have spent years lobbying for the use of psychedelic drugs to treat PTSD, but a sharply critical review of the club drug MDMA has put the therapy’s approval in doubt.
Steve Ericson
Posted inBusiness, Election 2024, Politics
Harris will carry Biden’s economic record into the election. She hopes to turn it into an asset
Former President Donald Trump is campaigning hard on the higher cost of living, having mentioned inflation 14 times in his speech last week at the Republican National Convention.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Election 2024, Nation & World, Politics
Calls for Maya Rudolph to reprise her Kamala Harris on ‘SNL’ are flooding social media
Maya Rudolph played Vice President Kamala Harris several times as a guest on ‘SNL’ in 2019, during the 2020 presidential election cycle.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
A grant program offers Maine caregivers something hard to come by: a break
Respite for ME, a 2-year pilot program that launched in 2022, offers up to $5,171 to those providing care for a loved one at home.
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State will decide on Juniper Ridge public benefit by August
A proposed expansion would add 61 acres to the state’s largest landfill, which takes in roughly half of the state’s waste.
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Community solar is booming in Maine, but who owns the projects?
A Maine Monitor analysis finds developers have bundled projects, then sold them to some of the world’s largest corporations and investment firms.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Mainers unable to find caregivers for all authorized home care hours
One care coordination agency had more than 750 people approved for home care who had no help at all, with demand expected to grow.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Six months in, Maine’s first public defenders’ office talks strategy
‘I think we are fighting a cultural battle here,’ the head of the office says.
Posted inNation & World, News
The far right made big gains in European elections. What’s next, and why does it matter?
The European Union has its roots in the defeat of Nazi Germany and fascist Italy.
Posted inAnimals, Nation & World
African elephants call each other by unique names, new study shows
New research shows African elephants call each other and respond to individual names, something few wild animals do.