The rules ban taxpayer-funded clinics in the Title X program for low-income women from making abortion referrals.
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Missing Pennsylvania man found safe 2 days after his car turned up in Owls Head
The man had been missing since Thursday and family members were concerned about his well-being because of recent events involving the family.
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Concord Coach reconsiders policy allowing immigration checks
The internal review comes after Greyhound, the country’s largest bus line, said it will no longer allow Border Patrol agents to conduct immigration checks on its buses.
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Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape, criminal sex act; acquitted on 3 other charges
Harvey Weinstein has been convicted at his New York City sexual assault trial.
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China postpones key political meetings because of virus
The decision indicates the importance that President Xi Jinping places on the battle against the virus.
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AskME: Why are parts of Route 302 called Roosevelt Trail?
Part of an occasional series answering readers’ questions about Maine. Q: Why is Route 302 called Roosevelt Trail? Did Teddy ride his horse from Portland to Fryeburg? Did Franklin and Eleanor use it for a ride into the country? You’re on the right track, or should we say, trail. Both Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt had […]
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State’s medical marijuana market much larger than previously known
The $111.6 million market is twice as big as previously thought and is exceeded in value only by the lobster and potato industries.
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On this date in Maine history: Feb. 24
Feb. 24, 1827: Maine Gov. Enoch Lincoln signs a bill determining that beginning Jan. 1, 1832, “the permanent seat of government shall be established at Augusta.” The bill makes Augusta the state’s capital city, replacing Portland, which became the capital when Maine achieved statehood in 1820. The bill, the latest of several on the subject, […]
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Brunswick college students raise $37,000 for Portland children’s hospital
Bowdoin College students held their third annual Dance Marathon to benefit the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland.
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Maine proposal to help homeless students graduate moves on
A proposal designed to improve high school graduation rates in Maine for students who are homeless or in foster care has received the approval of a legislative committee.