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Nine-year-old fatally injured by tow truck in Belfast

by Associated Press July 20, 2021July 20, 2021

Support was being made available to classmates Tuesday at the Ames Elementary School in Searsmont.

Justice Department bars prosecutors from seizing reporters’ records

by ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press July 19, 2021July 20, 2021

The politically thorny issue had long vexed prosecutors trying to weigh First Amendment rights against the government’s desire to protect classified information.

Nation / World, Uncategorized

Haiti getting new prime minister

by DÁNICA COTO Associated Press July 19, 2021July 19, 2021

Interim premier Claude Joseph will step down in the wake of the July 7 assassination of President Jovenal Moise.

Nation / World, Sports, Uncategorized

American gymnastics alternate tests positive at Olympics

by Associated Press July 19, 2021July 19, 2021

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee says an alternate on the United States women’s gymnastics team has tested positive for COVID-19 in a training camp in Japan.

Nation / World, Uncategorized

Microsoft Exchange email hack was caused by China, U.S. says

by ERIC TUCKER Associated Press July 19, 2021July 19, 2021

The Biden administration is blaming China for a hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software that compromised tens of thousands of computers around the world earlier this year.

Maine, Uncategorized

Judge dismisses federal lawsuit over access to Maine’s digital civil court records

by Gillian Graham July 16, 2021July 16, 2021

The lawsuit challenged a rule that will delay public access to civil cases in Maine’s electronic court records system.

Schools & Education, Uncategorized

UMaine System plans to require vaccines when FDA gives final approval

by Rachel Ohm July 16, 2021July 16, 2021

The system also announced plans for unvaccinated students and staff to participate in required COVID testing and quarantine upon arriving on campuses this fall.