Food assistance benefits are set to triple in Maine starting in March
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inMaine
Larry Lockman’s push to regulate classroom speech fails
A bill that sought to ban teachers from discussing political or ideological advocacy with students has been unanimously rejected by a state legislative committee
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Posted inNation / World
US disrupted Internet access of Russian troll factory on Election Day 2018
Some senators credit more aggressive U.S. tactics with averting Russian interference in the elections.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Federal appeals court upholds AT&T’s Time Warner merger
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court upheld AT&T’s $85 billion merger with Time Warner on Tuesday, handing the telecom giant a major victory in its months-long legal battle against Justice Department regulators who had alleged the deal was anti-competitive. The outcome is a major defeat for the Justice Department’s top antitrust chief, Makan Delrahim, who […]
Posted inNation / World
Big welcome in Hanoi for Trump, Kim and new nuclear talks
After long journeys to Vietnam, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are in place for their second summit Wednesday
Posted inMaine
Stephen King donates $1.25M to New England Historic Genealogical Society
The master of the American horror novel has donated $1.25 million to the masters of American genealogical research
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Mechanics Falls manager wants budget to reflect ‘cost of services’
Town Manager Zakk Maher said his plan gives a clearer picture of expenses for each department.
Posted inNational Sports
NFL pledges to ‘take appropriate action’ in Robert Kraft case
The league’s personal conduct policy ‘applies equally to everyone in the NFL,’ league says in statement.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
The Mueller report already has been revealed through court records
As special counsel Robert Mueller may have been making his final report public gradually through court filings
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Pediatrician exposes suicide tips hidden in videos on YouTube and YouTube Kids
Free Hess, a pediatrician and mother in Ocala, Florida, discovered suicide instructions spliced into several videos from the popular Nintendo game “Splatoon.”