Jordan began working at the Portland Press Herald in February 2022 covering fisheries and civil litigation. Since starting her journalism career in 2013, she has worked as a staff reporter for Midcoast weeklies The Republican Journal, Camden Herald and Courier Gazette, covering a range of beats, and for The Portland Phoenix, covering education, business and the waterfront. Her articles have also appeared in The Maine Monitor and The Free Press. In 2016, her coverage of Maine State Prison was recognized by The New England First Amendment Coalition. Before writing for newspapers, Jordan worked for the MDI Biological Laboratory engaging students in eelgrass restoration and other projects of the Community Environmental Health Lab, as a marine science educator for Boston Harbor Islands National Park, and on the trail crew at Acadia National Park. She lives in Belfast with her husband, stepdaughters and two cats.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2023
Conservative groups sue to block Biden plan canceling $39 billion in student loans
The suit is part of a wave of legal challenges Republicans have leveled at the Biden administration’s efforts to reduce or eliminate student debt for millions of Americans.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2023
Politicians ask Taylor Swift to postpone L.A. shows amid hotel strike
Postponing the shows would prevent the hotels the union is in a standoff with from cashing in on the gold rush that Swift’s concerts have generated in the cities she’s visited, union members said.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2023
Ex-Mississippi officers plead guilty to racist assault on 2 Black men during raid
The civil rights charges come after an Associated Press investigation linked the deputies to at least 4 violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left 2 dead and another with lasting injuries.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2023
Saudi Arabia extends cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day, potentially boosting prices at the pump
A series of production cuts over the past year has failed to substantially boost prices amid weakened demand from China and tighter monetary policy aimed at combatting inflation.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2023
Facebook owner Meta carries out threat to block news in Canada. Google plans to do the same
The social media company said the Online News Act ‘is based on the incorrect premise that Meta benefits unfairly from news content shared on our platforms, when the reverse is true.’
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PublishedAugust 3, 2023
India joins rush to renewables, but its rural solar systems fall off grid
About 4,000 solar mini-grids have been installed in India, of which 3,300 are government financed and owned, according to Smart Power India. Only 5% of the government grids are operational, the group found.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
Twitter begins rebrand to ‘X,’ removing bird from company logo
The ‘X’ matches Musk’s early payment processing company X.com and the recently named parent company of Twitter, X Holdings.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande floating barrier meant to stop migrants
The buoys are the latest escalation of Texas’ border security operation that also includes razor-wire fencing, arresting migrants on trespassing charges and sending busloads of asylum-seekers to Democratic-led cities in other states.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court asked to set aside ruling that blocks construction on West Virginia pipeline
Congress passed legislation last month ordering all necessary permits be issued for the pipeline, which crosses rugged mountainsides in Virginia and West Virginia, but the action was challenged in court.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
Films directed by Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine to premiere at Toronto festival
Anna Kendrick, who grew up in Portland, makes her directorial debut with ‘Woman of the Hour.’
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