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Nation / World
Trump oversees all-time low in white collar crime enforcement
The average annual number of white collar defendants was down 26% to 30% for Trump's first three years in office from the average under President Barack Obama.
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Politics
Trump, Mnuchin try to pressure Democrats back into negotiations on economic relief talks
Despite the rhetoric - and a claim by Trump on Sunday that the Democrats had called him - there has been no communication between the two sides since two weeks of fruitless talks collapsed on Friday.
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Nation / World
Gas explosion levels Baltimore homes, killing at least one
Baltimore firefighters say an explosion has leveled several homes in the city, killing one person and critically injuring others.
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Maine
Maine CDC reports 14 new cases of COVID-19, no additional deaths
When taking into account cases subtracted from previous days, Maine had a net of seven new cases on Monday.
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Nation / World
The Latest: U.S. employers post more jobs in June, pull back on hiring
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Politics
Democrats maintain large lead in voter registration in Maine
Following an unusual July 14 statewide primary, registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in Maine by more than 90,000 voters and are expanding the largest voting bloc in the state for the first time in more than three decades.
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Hundreds of people smashed windows, stole from stores and clashed with police in Chicago’s Magnificent Mile shopping district and other parts of the city’s downtown
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MaineHealth may be giving its 22,000 employees the flu shot early to try to avoid hospitals filling up with flu and COVID-19 patients this winter.
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Favorite photos of Sun Journal staff photographers from the past week.
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Ryan Conary, 26, was killed on Toddy Pond in Orland after a Jet Ski collided with a waterskiing craft, authorities say.
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The situation was resolved when the man, who was 'actively cutting himself,' was disarmed by a 'sponge round,' a police spokesman says.
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Sen. Susan Collins criticizes congressional Democrats for blocking the extension of unemployment benefits, while Sen. Angus King says the president has moved the country closer to an 'elected monarchy.'
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Kristopher M. McWilliams, 31, headbutted Pittsfield Officer Hunter Quinlan and kicked him twice in the chest, according to officials.
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Representatives of the Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed and Maine DEP are planning to treat Annabessacook Lake next Monday with an herbicide.
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On the shores of Lake Wesserunsett in Madison, Lakewood is the oldest continuously operating summer theater in the United States.
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Robert Rasche, 61, of Bellingham, Mass., was recovered from the Webhannet River on Saturday afternoon.
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Maine's numbers remained low over the weekend – only 28 new COVID-19 cases.
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With the return to school around the corner, Maine high school students say they'd like to be back in the classroom, but they're equally concerned about safety.
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An observation tower put up for hikers changed the view for artists, a conflict that could continue with more development in the area.
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Many businesses report poor sales and low customer counts as the coronavirus pandemic continues to strangle commerce.
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Success in a mass-inoculation effort to achieve herd immunity depends on communicating its efficacy and overcoming 'vaccine hesitancy.'
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The Army veteran found a new career path at The Landing School, the oldest boat building school of its type in the country.
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Though a captured bird remained alive in a zoo for another decade, nobody ever saw another wild passenger pigeon after a hunter shot one out of the sky in Bar Harbor in 1904.
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Though a captured bird remained alive in a zoo for another decade, nobody ever saw another wild passenger pigeon after a hunter shot one out of the sky in Bar Harbor in 1904.
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With only weeks until the start of the school year, three Lewiston and Auburn teachers interviewed by the Sun Journal are unsure how to plan for classes they will teach, yet remain confident they and students will rise to the challenge.
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The free program was attended by two families on Saturday, but organizers from Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed hope a fall event is better-attended.
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Smith's U-Pick Blueberries owners Al and Tracey Smith of Cornville say their crop is booming this season and they have seen a lot of new faces.
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Sisters Kate and Emily Nichols kicked off their family hiking goal to climb all 14 of Maine's 4,000 foot mountains in 2017 and completed their trek in July.
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Union members will vote on the new contract proposal via telephone Aug. 21-23, according to the union. If approved, the contract would last until Aug. 20, 2023.
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The overall prevalence of COVID-19 has remained low enough in Maine to allow some schools to reopen for in-person instruction.
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Mainers broke records in the July primary when they cast more than 200,000 votes by absentee ballot, and Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap thinks that number will triple for November.
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With just weeks to go until the start of school, teachers say a lot of questions remain unanswered.
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The new postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, disputes reports that his agency is slowing down election mail or any other mail.
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A few dozen campers remained on City Hall Plaza a day after organizers said they would wind down the protest encampment, but the crowd was shrinking.
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In recent months, Falwell’s behavior has been blasted by his own students, young alumni and Black alumni, but this week white evangelical leaders openly criticized him on social media.
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Maine progressive leaders and Democratic lawmakers held a virtual news conference Friday to stress the need for another infusion of federal funds.
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The feature film shot in Newry follows two couples competing for beer and glory.
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The Democrat's climate agenda includes supporting the U.S. rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement and requiring electric utilities to obtain some energy from renewable sources.
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James Collins, 79, said he was attacked by two young foxes and bitten by five times in his backyard Thursday.
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The statement from the nation's counterintelligence chief is believed to be the most pointed declaration by the U.S. intelligence community linking the Kremlin to efforts to get Trump reelected.
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The class action lawsuit challenged the constitutionality of Gov. Janet Mills' restrictions on their businesses during the pandemic.
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Prospects for a deal fade as the economic recovery shows signs of losing steam, millions of Americans remain unemployed, and deaths climb.
