Obama has assumed a distinct tone that few others could pull off, leaning on his experience, credibility and popularity, speaking in increasingly direct terms.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Mary Delamater wins Maine Press Association Unsung Hero Award
Delamater works every day to maintain the Lewiston newspaper’s “journalistic values and core tenets of truth-telling, accuracy of information and objectivity,” Staff Writer Christopher Williams said. “It’s just part of what she does because of who she is.”
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Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, News, Politics
Faulty mic derails Trump’s Detroit rally
When the mic came back on, he returned to his standby approach, deliberately mispronouncing Kamala Harris’s name and repeating lies about her record.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, News, Politics
Seeking a historic win, Harris faces a familiar foe: Sexism
Political operatives say it is virtually impossible to quantify how much sexism or unconscious bias will factor into the outcome in November, in part because voters who hold those views are often reluctant to express them.
Posted inNation / World, News
Drone targets Israeli prime minister’s house during new barrages with Hezbollah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the drone targeted his house in the Mediterranean coastal town of Caesarea, though neither he nor his wife were home.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Dump truck driver, company summonsed after accident involving school bus
A dump truck left the road in Denmark early Friday morning, hitting a utility pole that fell onto a school bus, the sheriff’s office said.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Sports
As communities vote on field projects, voters question need for artificial turf
Bond proposals in South Portland, Kittery and Gray-New Gloucester would spend millions to bring artificial turf fields to their schools. District leaders say the grass fields are just in too bad shape to keep up with demand.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Wealthier Americans are driving retail spending and powering U.S. economy
Higher-income households have been fortified by huge gains in housing and stock market wealth since the pandemic.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, Politics
Harris and Trump fight for an edge with working-class voters in Michigan
As the campaign gets increasingly personal, the nominees accuse each other of misleading workers – and having low energy on the campaign trail.
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A failed mic leaves Donald Trump pacing the stage in silence for nearly 20 minutes
It was the second time in a week that one of his events was interrupted.