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PublishedApril 21, 2025
What are the church’s rites for the death of a pope and the election of a new one?
The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one involving sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they're counted, and the famed white or black smoke to signal to the world whether a new pontiff has been elected.
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PublishedApril 21, 2025
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff with charming, humble style, dies
Francis, who was 88, made his last public appearance on Easter Sunday.
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PublishedApril 18, 2025
Fishing industry cheers Trump’s order to peel back regulations; conservation groups fear overfishing
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden sees 'progress' in the action that the president says will improve the U.S. commercial fishery by opening up harvesting in previously protected areas.
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PublishedApril 17, 2025
Collins ‘encouraged’ by meeting with Navy secretary at Portsmouth Shipyard
The meeting came after workers at the Kittery shipyard were initially targeted as part of the Trump administration's efforts to shrink the federal workforce.
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PublishedApril 14, 2025
At packed town hall, constituents ask Pingree about her efforts to fight Trump White House
The crowd erupted into cheers and applause at some of the questions and responses. One attendee was asked to leave after repeatedly demanding the congresswoman describe the Trump administration as 'Nazis.'
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PublishedApril 11, 2025
Judge temporarily blocks USDA from interfering with Maine’s funding
The USDA 'must immediately unfreeze and release to the state of Maine any federal funding that they have frozen or failed or refused to pay because of the state of Maine's alleged failure to comply with the requirements of Title IX,' the judge ruled.
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PublishedApril 9, 2025
Trump administration rejected idea of pausing Title IX actions to let Maine Legislature consider reforms
Two Republican-sponsored bills to exclude transgender girls from girls sports in Maine were a topic of conversations between the federal agency and the Mills administration.
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PublishedApril 9, 2025
Trump pauses tariffs on most nations for 90 days, sending stocks soaring, but again raises taxes on Chinese imports
Facing a global market meltdown after his tariffs took effect Wednesday, the president abruptly backed down on most of the import taxes — except for those on China.
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PublishedApril 4, 2025
Maine senators split on vote to confirm Dr. Oz to lead Medicare, Medicaid
The Senate confirmed TV personality Mehmet Oz to lead the office that oversees health insurance programs for roughly half the country.
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PublishedApril 3, 2025
Looking to buy a new or used car? In need of repairs? What to know about new auto tariffs
Here's what we know about how Mainers will be impacted by the changes that begin Thursday.
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