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Norway Savings Bank donates $2,500 to hoMEworks and Maine homebuyer education
PORTLAND — Buying a home is exciting, but not easy, and first-time buyers face a particularly complicated journey that can lead to avoidable mistakes and unnecessary stress. For over 25 years,…
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6mContractors building border wall ordered to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico
PHOENIX (AP) — The Trump administration has ordered construction crews on a border wall to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico after ranchers said pumping groundwater needed to make concrete could threaten their livestock. The order comes as crews across the southern border race to complete one of President Donald Trump’s highest domestic priorities […]
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7mFormer UMaine star Jeremy Pena is on a hot streak for the Houston Astros
The 28-year-old Pena, a former All-America East selection, had four games with three hits and four with two during his streak entering Monday night’s game against Toronto.
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2mSupreme Court won't halt $656M judgment against the PLO and Palestinian Authority
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor refused Monday to halt a $656 million judgment against Palestinian authorities in a long-running lawsuit filed by Americans killed or wounded in attacks in Israel. The order signed by Sotomayor comes after the high court ruled last year in favor of the victims and their families. The […]
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5m25 states sue over Trump's new tariffs, calling them 'pretext' to replace his old ones
WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February. The United States last month imposed double-digit tariffs on 59 countries and the European Union, charging that they had not done enough to crack down on […]
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3mMan who killed top Minnesota lawmaker and her husband makes first state court appearance
The man serving two life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty to federal charges related to killing a top Democratic lawmaker and her husband made his initial appearance Monday in state court where he faces similar charges. The state case against Vance Boelter had been on hold pending resolution of the federal case. Monday’s […]