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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Julia Gagnon brings ‘powerhouse vocals’ to first night of public voting on ‘American Idol’
Gagnon, a 21-year-old college student from Cumberland, took to the ‘Idol’ stage at Aulani Disney Resort and Spa in Hawaii to perform Adele’s ‘Rumour Has It.’
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Engine cover detaches from Southwest Airlines plane, forcing emergency landing in Denver
A Southwest spokesperson referred to the incident as ‘a mechanical issue.’
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
New evaluation methods threaten organ donation in Maine and New England
The rules are intended to reform a system lawmakers and advocates say is plagued by corruption and inefficiency.
Posted inLocal & State, News
New bills give Maine towns and agencies more power to enforce environmental regulations
Officials say the legislation would allow them to halt noncompliant developers and limit damage to the state’s natural resources.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Heavy traffic, congestion expected for total solar eclipse in central Maine
Public safety officials said Sunday they feel prepared to handle whatever comes their way, though no one knows how heavy traffic could be or how many people will flood central Maine and beyond.
Posted inNation & World, News
Top UN court will hold hearings in a case accusing Germany of facilitating Israel’s Gaza conflict
Israel strongly denies its military campaign amounts to breaches of the Genocide Convention.
Posted inNation & World, News
International leaders condemn Ecuador after police break into Mexican Embassy
Police in Quito broke in Friday to arrest a former vice president who had been granted political asylum.
Posted inNation & World, News
Drones attack Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, according to plant officials
The plant’s six reactors have been shut down for months, but it still needs power and qualified staff to operate crucial cooling systems and other safety features.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Many cancer drugs remain unproven 5 years after accelerated approval, a study finds
A study found that between 2013 and 2017, there were 46 cancer drugs granted accelerated approval. Of those, 63% were converted to regular approval even though only 43% demonstrated a clinical benefit in confirmatory trials.