Fewer people visited Maine in 2023, but they stayed longer and spent more money
Portland Press Herald
by Kay Neufeld
14m ago
Travel to the state during the shoulder seasons accounted for 44% of the visitors, up 3.4 percentage points from 2022, according to a report from the Maine Office of Tourism ..read more
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U.S.-led effort to bring aid to Gaza by sea is moving forward. But big concerns remain
Portland Press Herald
by LOLITA C. BALDOR, JULIA FRANKEL and JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press
14m ago
A senior U.S. military official said Thursday the U.S. is on track to begin delivering aid using the new port and pier by early May ..read more
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Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power
Portland Press Herald
by DÁNICA COTO - Associated Press
14m ago
It's hoped that political change will help quell the gang violence that has killed thousands ..read more
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Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care
Portland Press Herald
by KIMBERLEE KRUESI - Associated Press
14m ago
The bill mirrors almost the same language from a so-called “anti-abortion trafficking” proposal Tennessee Republican lawmakers approved just a day prior ..read more
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A U.S.-led effort to bring aid to Gaza by sea is moving forward. But big concerns remain
Portland Press Herald
by LOLITA C. BALDOR, JULIA FRANKEL and JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press
1h ago
A senior U.S. military official said Thursday the U.S. is on track to begin delivering aid using the new port and pier by early May ..read more
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Maine’s high court backs COVID vaccine mandate for EMS personnel
Portland Press Herald
by Randy Billings
3h ago
A group of emergency medical personnel challenged the 2021 vaccine mandate, but the Maine Supreme Judicial Court says a state board had full authority to impose the rule ..read more
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Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
Portland Press Herald
by DAVID HAMILTON - Associated Press
4h ago
The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration; under then-President Donald Trump, the FCC subsequently repealed those rules in 2017 ..read more
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Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
Portland Press Herald
by KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press
5h ago
The decision came as Trump, the presumed Republican candidate for president, spent the day in a criminal courtroom where he is on trial for hush money payments ..read more
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Former tabloid publisher testifies about scheme to shield his old friend Trump from damaging stories
Portland Press Herald
by JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK, COLLEEN LONG and JAKE OFFENHARTZ - Associated Press
5h ago
At the same time, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a different criminal matter involving Trump, who has claimed that he should be immune from prosecution over his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden ..read more
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TikTok law kicks off new showdown between Beijing and Washington. What’s coming next?
Portland Press Herald
by DIDI TANG and HALELUYA HADERO - Associated Press
5h ago
The legislation that U.S. President Biden signed this week could allow Washington to widen its scope to target other China-related apps, such as the popular e-commerce platform Temu ..read more
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