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These are the key themes across the country on Election Day 2025
President Donald Trump's leadership and policies dominated the debate in almost every race — even though he was absent from the campaign trail.
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2mBangor man accused of shooting on Talbot Trail
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5mHow ranked-choice voting produced surprises in all of Maine’s big primaries
Even a model that gets the winner right can miss the details that only the count reveals.
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4mHannah Pingree wins Maine Democratic gubernatorial nod after ranked-choice count
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2mLetter: Fuel prices should fall as quickly as they rise
“I’ve never heard any line of reasoning on why prices at the retail end of the chain instantly go up at the mere whisper of a snag in the supply chain.”