Maine marijuana shops are reporting brisk business even though the state’s rollout of legal marijuana sales has been muted compared with others because of the coronavirus pandemic
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Former Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe calls on Trump to resign
In a rare comment on current political events, the moderate Republican says the president should step down now ‘to allow our nation to begin to heal.’
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COVID-19 continues to take a heavy toll in Maine
The Maine CDC reports 617 new cases, six additional deaths and 191 people hospitalized with the novel coronavirus.
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Twitter permanently suspends Trump, citing ‘risk of further incitement of violence’
The social media giant that Trump has used throughout his presidency permanently suspends him from its platform.
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Owner of vessel that sank claiming 4 lives asks court to say it’s not at fault
The filing is a pre-emptive move to avoid damages if families of the four fishermen who died on the Emmy Rose file suit.
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Black leaders cheer Georgia success, push for more progress
Despite the challenges ahead, there’s hope that the Georgia victories could serve as a blueprint to transform the Southern political landscape.
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Police response to Capitol insurrection proves double standard, Black Mainers say
They say the idle response of Capitol police, compared to the militarized show of force during last summer’s social justice demonstrations, proves there are two sets of rules for confronting large crowds.
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King says 25th Amendment should be considered; Pingree backs Trump’s removal
Sen. Susan Collins and Rep. Jared Golden could not be reached for comment and their positions were unclear.
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Collins’ Senate staffers watch as a normal day descends into chaos
Brenna Kent and Darci Greenacre, both Maine natives, were in the senator’s office on lockdown when a pro-Trump mob stormed and breached the Capitol.
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Neil Sheehan, Pentagon Papers reporter, Vietnam author, dies
He was the first to obtain the massive trove of documents detailing U.S. involvement in Vietnam and later wrote a book aimed at helping people come to grips with what he called “a war in vain.”