Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, talk to Millinocket residents Saturday after hiking in the area. They were on vacation and celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary. NEWPORT, R.I. — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his quest this year to visit every state he hadn’t before is about building relationships, not politics. The 33-year-old billionaire wrote in […]
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Police seek hit-and-run driver after car hits woman in a wheelchair
ROCKLAND — Police are searching for a hit-and-run suspect who they say seriously injured a woman in a wheelchair. Officials say the crash happened in Rockland on Sunday morning. Police say the driver hit 52-year-old Arlene Holt from behind as she traveled in her motorized wheelchair on state Route 73. Authorities say Holt was knocked […]
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Q&A: What to expect during Bill Cosby’s jury selection
Bill Cosby, center, arrives for jury selection in his sexual assault case at the Allegheny County Courthouse, Monday, May 22, 2017, in Pittsburgh. The case is set for trial June 5 in suburban Philadelphia. Hundreds of potential jurors have been called to a Pittsburgh courthouse as the search for panel that will decide comedian Bill […]
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Looking Back on May 22
100 years ago, 1917Bad news for the children, and for a few thousand of the grown-ups, also, it may be. There won’t be any circus in Lewiston this year! “Nothing whatever booked,” said City Clerk Landry to a Journal reporter. “I am sorry myself, for a big circus, in addition to giving pleasure to thousands, […]
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In Israel, Donald Trump urges for new Middle East ‘harmony’
President Donald Trump speaks during welcome ceremony Monday, May 22, 2017, in Tel Aviv accompanied by Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin, center, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. JERUSALEM — President Donald Trump urged leaders in the Middle East to seize a “rare opportunity” to overcome past rifts as he began talks in Israel on the second leg […]
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Ringling Bros. shuts down the big top after 146 years
Two performers hug after the final show of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Sunday, May 21, 2017, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — With laughter, hugs and tears — and the requisite death-defying stunts — the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus received its final standing ovation […]
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Maine gas prices go up a penny
CONCORD, N.H. — Gas prices are up a little in parts of northern New England. The latest GasBuddy.com survey of Maine gas stations shows the average price of gas went up nearly a penny per gallon in the past week, to $2.32 per gallon. The price in Vermont went down about the same amount, to […]
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Key lawmakers vow public hearings on why Comey was fired
WASHINGTON — Members of key congressional committees are pledging a full public airing as to why former FBI director James Comey was ousted amid an intensifying investigation into Russia’s interference with the U.S. election. The probe appears to be reaching close to President Donald Trump and his inner circle. In Sunday show appearances, both Republican […]
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$50 million bond issue set for June ballot
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine voters are set to decide on a $50 million bond issue at a special election next month. The Maine Technology Institute would distribute $45 million in grants for upgrades in fields like aquaculture, marine technology and advanced technologies for forestry and agriculture. Recipients would be required to match state dollars with […]
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Maine panel recommends bill to help chronic pain patients
AUGUSTA (AP) — A legislative committee is supporting a bill to give Maine doctors flexibility in prescribing opioid medication to patients living with chronic and severe pain. Some patients have said they are living in agony on smaller doses of painkillers thanks to a cap on daily opioid doses that lawmakers enacted last year. The […]