Both sides said advancement on the issues that divide them remains a work in progress, while the Chinese foreign ministry said “the China-U.S. relationship is at the lowest point since its establishment.”
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Maine nurses split over whether state mandate of staff ratios would help
Some see the controversial bill in the Legislature as a means of improving working conditions at badly understaffed hospitals; others say the flexibility is what allows them to do their jobs.
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Biden finds receptive union crowd at 1st big event of reelection campaign
Over 1,000 workers in T-shirts bearing their organization’s logo chant ‘Let’s go, Joe!’ and ‘We want Joe.’
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Nikki Haley’s husband begins deployment in Africa
During his mission, the couple’s college-age son will accompany her as she campaigns for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.
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Republicans seek deeper cuts in budget, despite deal with White House
The emerging dynamic raises the potential for another round of economy-rattling brinkmanship in Washington.
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House backs bill to protect gender-affirming care for MaineCare patients
The measure, which is supported by Democrats and opposed by Republicans, now goes to the Senate.
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Maine Senate rejects House-backed bill to ban bump stocks, other gun modifications
The House voted 76-66 to pass the bill Thursday, but Friday’s vote in the Senate likely means it’s dead.
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Activists on both sides of abortion debate fill the halls in Maine’s State House
A proposal backed by Gov. Janet Mills to expand abortion access later in pregnancy is headed for votes next week in the House and Senate.
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Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked Pentagon Papers exposing Vietnam War secrets, dies at 92
Ellsberg embodied the individual of conscience – who answered only to his sense of right and wrong, even if the price was his own freedom.
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Mills signs highway budget, averting partial shutdown
The highway budget includes a new, more sustainable revenue source to support road and bridge maintenance.