The case centers on whether Fox defamed Dominion Voting Systems by spreading false claims that the company rigged the 2020 presidential election to prevent former President Donald Trump’s reelection.
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Jay voters to consider proposed budget increase
Residents will also elect two selectpersons, three school board directors and two trustees, one each for the two water districts.
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Massachusetts guardsman accused of leak appears in court as U.S. spells out case against him
Friday’s new details about the highest-profile intelligence leak shed light on how investigators came to zero in on Jack Teixeira, even though a motive for the disclosures remains publicly unexplained.
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Biden says he’s expanding some migrants’ health care access
The administration is expanding eligibility for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges to immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
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Trump will answer questions in N.Y. fraud lawsuit, lawyer says
The former president was scheduled to meet with lawyers for Attorney General Letitia James, who sued Trump last year.
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Biden urges Northern Ireland to sustain peace, seize economic gains
The president’s visit was timed to mark the anniversary of the Good Friday accord, which the U.S. was key to striking.
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Trump sues his former attorney Michael Cohen for $500 million
An attorney for Cohen calls the lawsuit ‘frivolous’ and accuses the former president of ‘using and abusing the judicial system as a form of harassment and intimidation.’
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Abortion bill debate quickly heats up at the State House
Republicans say Gov. Janet Mills’ legislation to allow post-viability abortions demands full-throated opposition because it permits ‘abortion on demand.’
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Bill would protect access to gender-affirming care that’s being restricted by other states
MaineCare has covered gender-affirming care such as mental health counseling, surgery and hormone treatments since 2019, but guaranteeing coverage in state law would prevent a future governor from easily eliminating that coverage.
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Judge admonishes Fox lawyers over evidence gap in libel case
The judge expressed anger and frustration during a pretrial hearing after learning that Fox only recently turned over recordings of Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo talking with 2 lawyers for then-President Donald Trump.