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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Says Child Sex Change Bans Are ‘Sort Of The Same Thing’ As Interracial Marriage Bans
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson compared child sex change bans to interracial marriage prohibitions on Wednesday.…
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Four Charged in $1 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme Involving Phony Foreign Gun Shot Wounds, Stabbings
Four individuals from Massachusetts and New York face charges in connection with a health care fraud scheme that allegedly involved submitting false insurance claims for more than $1 million in medical expenses purportedly incurred during…
‘Send Her A MAGA Hat’: Trump Says Kamala Harris Adopted His Philosophy Because She ‘Has No Policy’
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump accused Vice President Kamala Harris of copying his philosophy because she had no policy proposals during Tuesday night’s debate. Trump said during the ABC News debate that Harris is “a…
A University of Maine employee who worked at the school for nearly four decades with a “completely unblemished” record was fired in October 2022 based on hearsay allegations of harassment against two other UMaine employees,…
President Joe Biden touted offshore wind’s “progress” on his watch on Thursday despite the fact that the industry has struggled considerably with elevated inflation and interest rates. Biden released an official statement Thursday celebrating his administration’s tenth…
Violent Venezuelan gang members have infiltrated the U.S. and were authorized by gang leaders to fire upon American law enforcement, according to U.S. officials who believe the transnational criminal organizations may be planning attacks against…
Three on One is ABC Fun: The second presidential debate of 2023 took place, this time featuring Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate. The debate was universally panned across social media for ABC’s…
Maine Governor Janet Mills’ (D) Office of Policy Innovation and the Future (GOPIF) has granted $15,000 to a Portland-based consultant to coordinate a study of the potential effectiveness of “harm reduction health centers,” also known…
The Maine State Housing Authority announced Monday that a combined $2 million from the state’s Emergency Housing Relief Fund (EHRF) has been awarded to twelve overnight warming shelters located throughout the state. Under State Law,…
Lewiston Grapples with Gun Violence Surge after Two More Shootings in Less Than Two Weeks
In the span of less than two weeks since Lewiston city officials and the Androscoggin County district attorney announced their plans to address a recent surge of gun violence incidents in the city, Lewiston Police have responded…
A man arrested for obstruction of justice and acting as an unregistered foreign agent in New York City has been photographed attending events with a Democratic congresswoman as far back as 2014, a Daily Caller…
A 59-year-old man was found dead in an apparent suicide at a state park in Washington County on June 8, according to a report from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. The man, identified as Zhiwei…
The city of Portland has ordered a property owner to clean up a hazardous waste site left behind by an intravenous drug user — including recently used hypodermic syringes — or face unclear enforcement actions…
If you woke up on Monday and found the internet filled with memes of former President Donald Trump rescuing kittens or ducks, or found AI images of Vice President Kamala Harris cooking cats, we might…
Google is back in the courtroom this week as its parent company Alphabet faces allegations from the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) that its power in the ad tech industry is monopolistic. This comes just…
Settlement funds received by the City of Portland from a nationwide lawsuit against several opioid manufacturers and distributors could go towards paying drug users cash to incentivize them to properly dispose of their used syringes.…
Maine has received a combined $33.8 million in federal funding across twenty-one projects designed to improve the state’s hydropower infrastructure. This comes as part of a $430 million distribution from the Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity…
A 36-year-old New York man is facing multiple charges following a pursuit and altercation with Portland police early Monday morning. Francis O. Olukogbon, of Uniondale, N.Y., was arrested after a vehicle pursuit that ended in…
In August of 2023, immigration reporter Jennie Taer published a leaked Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo that revealed Asian Transnational Criminal Organizations — a.k.a. the Chinese mafia — had established more than 270 drug…
Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, has pleaded guilty to nine federal tax-related felonies, adding to his already complex legal woes. Initially set to plead not guilty, Biden shifted his stance ahead of…
A Bangladeshi illegal alien who earlier this year was arrested by Connecticut State Police on multiple charges of sexual abuse of a minor is in custody on a federal immigration hold at the Cumberland County…
Old Trick? Like Mueller, Garland Hypes Scary-Russians After FBI Jacks Up School Shooter Tip
The U.S. Attorney General went back to an old play pulled off by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III to hijack a bad news cycle by announcing Wednesday the indictment of so-called meddling Russians to…
A new program aimed at protecting elderly Mainers from scams by attaching informational brochures to prescription bags at Hannaford pharmacies throughout the state was announced on Thursday by the Maine U.S. Attorney’s Office. The Maine…
The Morning Wire: The Portland City Council Takes on Israel & Mills Offers MSEA Members a $2,000 Consolation Prize
Tragedy struck the nation on Wednesday after a Georgia high school student opened fire on his classmates and teachers. Law enforcement took the 14-year-old, Colt Gray, into custody after he allegedly murdered four people. As…
The Mills Administration and the Maine Service Employees Association (MSEA-SEIU Local 1989) have reached an agreement Thursday to resolve a labor complaint that will see state employees receive a one-time $2,000 payment and initiate a…