Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins says she was ‘shocked’ to see the president discharged from the hospital so soon.
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Newcomers Brownell, Collamore seek House District 106 seat
Republican Amanda Collamore and Democrat Ethan Brownell are vying for the seat in the Maine House of Representatives that represents Clinton, Detroit and Pittsfield.
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Facebook says it will ban groups that openly support QAnon conspiracy theory
QAnon is the baseless conspiracy theory that paints President Trump as a secret warrior against a supposed child-trafficking ring run by celebrities and ‘deep state’ government officials.
Posted inElection 2020, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Pietroski, Hasenfus squaring off to represent House District 81
Incumbent State Rep. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, is being term limited out of the seat, which represents part of Monmouth, and all of Readfield and Winthrop.
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Man dressed as the Hulk arrested after Trump’s Hollywood star is smashed
The 56-year-old activist turned himself in to police Monday.
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Trump halts talks on COVID-19 relief until after election
The president says he’s asked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to direct all his focus before the election into confirming his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett.
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, News, Politics
Latest poll shows Gideon and Collins neck-and-neck in Senate race
In a poll conducted by the Bangor Daily News and the Portland firm Digital Research, 44% of voters picked the Democratic challenger to 43% for the Republican incumbent
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FDA discloses vaccine guidelines blocked by White House
The Food and Drug Administration has laid out its safety standards for developers of COVID-19 vaccines after the White House blocked their formal release.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Florida governor extends voter registration after online system crashes
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is extending the state’s voter registration deadline after heavy traffic crashed the state’s online system and potentially prevented thousands of enrolling to cast ballots in next month’s presidential election
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Trump reports ‘no symptoms,’ returns to downplaying virus
The president, who is still contagious with the coronavirus, tweeted Tuesday that he plans to be at next week’s debate with Democrat Joe Biden in Miami.