The Obama administration announced Friday it is eliminating a $100 limit on the value of Cuban rum and cigars that American travelers can bring back from the island. The administration is also lifting limits on cargo ship travel between the U.S. and Cuba and easing U.S. and Cuban researchers’ ability to conduct joint medical research. […]
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Donald Trump says he never met some of his accusers
Trump says he never met some accusers; Pence claims evidence WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump contends he doesn’t know and never even met some of the women accusing him of sexual assault, and his running mate said Friday the campaign is working on producing evidence that the claims are false. Trump himself has […]
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The GOP’s moment of truth is at hand
WASHINGTON — What is the Republican Party? Suddenly, this has become one of the central questions of the 2016 campaign. It’s not simply a matter of whether the GOP is the party of Donald Trump or the party of Paul Ryan. It is also an issue of whether Republican congressional leaders have any connection with […]
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New Balance worker loses job, blames Rep. Bruce Poliquin visit
NORWAY — Josh Lebovitz, a temporary employee working at the New Balance shoe factory, listened Thursday as a visiting congressman talked to a group of workers about protecting American jobs. By the end of the day, however, he was out of a job, perhaps as a result of the visit, according to Lebovitz. When U.S. […]
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Maine AG says Question 1 will let kids have marijuana
AUGUSTA —Maine Attorney General Janet Mills says a proposal to legalize marijuana for recreational use would have the effect of making pot legal for children. Mills told WCSH-TV the referendum to legalize marijuana for adults 21 and older removes the existing legal language that makes possession of small amounts of marijuana a civil infraction for […]
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Donald Trump says he can disprove sexual assault allegations
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Rocked by allegations of sexual assault, Donald Trump on Thursday lashed out at his female accusers as “horrible, horrible liars” as the deeply divisive presidential campaign sank further into charges and countercharges of predatory treatment of women. The Republican businessman devoted much of a Florida speech to defending himself against […]
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Sexual assault allegations dominate political arena
WASHINGTON (AP) — Updated coverage of the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): Clinton says election will define ‘what we stand for’ Update 2:39 p.m.: Hillary Clinton says at a surprise appearance at a San Francisco campaign office that the nation has “already learned who Donald Trump is.” She says the election is about “who […]
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Maine PUC to assess state’s drinking water supplies
PORTLAND — The Maine Public Utilities Commission has started looking into the impact of drought conditions that only continue to worsen on the state’s public drinking water systems. The Portland Press Herald reports that the agency has formally requested input from 153 water utilities to gauge the severity of the problem. The request follows a […]
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Several women accuse Donald Trump of sexual assault
Graphiq PUEBLO, Colo. — Several women levied allegations of sexual assault against Donald Trump on Wednesday in a series of interviews, adding to the already damaging revelations about the Republican presidential nominee’s aggressive sexual comments about women. Trump’s campaign dismissed the allegations as having no merit or veracity, and it attacked one of the media […]