Several Democratic committee leaders, including Reps. Jerry Nadler, Jim Himes and Mark Takano, are saying privately that Biden should step aside.
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As ecotourism grows, so does the desire to maintain Down East Maine’s wild character
‘They want to build attractions, but the fact that there is nothing here is the attraction,’ says the co-founder of one outdoors group.
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Union Fair celebrates agriculture, blueberries on opening Sunday, with midway to open Wednesday
Admission to the Union Fair/Maine’s Wild Blueberry Festival in Union is free Sunday through Tuesday, before the midway opens Wednesday for the rest of the fair’s eight-day run.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News
Maine has no testing requirement for medical cannabis. Public health advocates want that to change.
As new legislation regulating marijuana takes effect, the debate about whether and how to mandate testing and potency limits for medical cannabis continues.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Jon Landau, Oscar-winning ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avatar’ producer, dies at 63
Landau’s partnership with director James Cameron led to three Oscar nominations and a best picture win for 1997’s ‘Titanic.’
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn honors police officer killed 75 years ago in line of duty
The city dedicated a memorial Sunday morning to Norman Philbrick at the intersection of Court and Main streets.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Aviation enthusiasts enjoy pancakes and planes at Spurwink Farm’s 27th annual fly-in
Pilots and aviation lovers alike gathered at the farm’s airfield in Cape Elizabeth for its annual event on Sunday.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
French leftists win most seats in legislative elections, beating back far-right surge, exit polls say
The projections put President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance in 2nd, no longer in control of parliament, and the bruised far right 3rd.
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New British prime minister hits the road to ‘reset’ ties with Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales
While each of the devolved nations in the U.K. elects members to the House of Commons in London, they also have their own regional parliaments.
Posted inNation & World, News
Ukrainian drone triggers warehouse explosions in Russia as a war of attrition grinds on
Russian forces have for months tried to grind out gains in Ukraine’s industrial east in an apparent attempt to lock its defenders into a war of attrition.