Thank you to Linda Bean of L.L.Bean for your great support and courage. People will support you even more now. Buy L.L.Bean. @LBPerfectMaine — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2017 Maine retail giant L.L.Bean on Thursday landed in the hot middle of the political warfare that has divided the nation when President-elect Donald Trump […]
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VW admits emissions cheating and cover-up, will pay U.S. $4.3 billion
The penalty is the largest against an automaker in U.S. history. The government also said a grand jury has returned an indictment against six VW executives and employees for their roles in the scheme. The deal announced Wednesday also requires VW to cooperate in an ongoing probe that could lead to the arrest of more […]
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Maine loses $1.4 million for plan to convert to WIC photo IDs
Maine has had to forfeit $1.4 million because it fell behind on its timeline to bring a nutrition program for women and young children into a paperless age. Now, Gov. Paul LePage’s administration says it has “no plan” to upgrade the program’s technology even though the state has to under federal law. The delay is […]
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Video: Donald Trump expects to move quickly after inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Coverage of President-elect Donald Trump news conference and reports of Russian hacking (all times EST): Trump expects to nominate Supreme Court justice quickly Updated 1:15 p.m.: President-elect Donald Trump says he expects to nominate new Supreme Court justice within two weeks of inauguration. Trump says at a news conference Wednesday: “We’ve met […]
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Donald Trump blasts intelligence agencies over report on Russia ties
NEW YORK — Hours before his first news conference as president-elect, Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted U.S. intelligence agencies, blaming them for leaking unsubstantiated reports on his relationship with Russia and demanding, “Are we living in Nazi Germany?” A U.S. official told The Associated Press on Tuesday that intelligence officials had informed Trump last week […]
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Clinton, Skowhegan, Winslow move forward with limiting retail pot establishments
PORTLAND — Three more Maine towns have taken steps to limit retail marijuana establishments. Maine voters in November narrowly approved a referendum legalizing marijuana. The Portland Press Herald reports Clinton, Skowhegan and Winslow have each moved forward with restricting retail marijuana establishments. Clinton’s board of selectman voted Tuesday night to put an emergency moratorium on […]
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Legislative leaders agree to delay parts of marijuana legalization
The leaders of the Maine House and Senate have agreed to a limited moratorium on legalizing marijuana, putting off many of the provisions of the new law until Feb. 1, 2018. Democratic House Speaker Sara Gideon of Freeport and Republican Senate President Mike Thibodeau of Winterport have been negotiating the terms of the moratorium for […]
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Kremlin denies it has compromising information on Donald Trump
MOSCOW — A spokesman for President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday dismissed as an “absolute fantasy” allegations that the Kremlin has collected compromising information about President-elect Donald Trump. “The Kremlin has no compromising dossier on Trump, such information isn’t consistent with reality and is nothing but an absolute fantasy,” Dmitry Peskov, who handles Putin’s day-to-day communications, […]
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Barack Obama says goodbye, admits to challenges ahead
CHICAGO — President Barack Obama used his farewell speech here on Tuesday to outline the gathering threats to American democracy and press a more optimistic vision for a country that seems more politically divided than ever. Obama said goodbye to the nation against the backdrop of one of the most corrosive elections in U.S. history […]
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Sen. Angus King renews push for cyber-attack protection
PORTLAND (AP) — A pair of senators including Maine’s Sen. Angus King is renewing its efforts to get protections for the country’s energy infrastructure against cyber-attacks. King, an independent, is partnering with Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch on the push to pass the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act. They say the proposal seeks to examine ways […]