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Kirk assassination suspect expressed opposition to activist's views | Hot off the Wire
WKBT - Wisconsin
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Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: Suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination expressed opposition to conservative activist's views, had become 'more political'...
How Religious Freedom Caselaw is Shaping the Legal Landscape for Ministries
Religion Unplugged
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September 13, 2025
As the Free Exercise jurisprudence in the country has been strengthened in recent years through court decisions, Alliance Defending Freedom is aiming to see those protections applied in upcoming court cases involving Christian ministries and their...
Maine Pyar Kiya | Song - Kallimull
The Times of India
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September 13, 2025
Melania, Ivanka, Arnold Schwarzenegger & Hollywood Grieve Loss Of 'Turning Point' CEO Charlie Kirk Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, 31, was tragically shot dead while addressing students during his American Comeback Tour at Utah Valley...
Maine groups oppose local Trump nominee to federal court
FOX 23 - Maine
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PORTLAND (WGME) -- Nearly two dozen groups are opposing the President's nominee from Maine to a federal court. President Donald Trump is nominating Joshua Dunlap to be a federal judge in Boston. Dunlap is a partner with Pierce Atwood. Twenty...
Maine House speaker’s home receives bomb threat in what police call ‘not an isolated event’
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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September 12, 2025
A threat that arrived Thursday stating an explosive device was in the mailbox at the home of Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau, D-Biddeford, was “unfounded,” police said. The Biddeford Police Department received the emailed threat and notified...
Maine organizations urge Susan Collins to withdraw support for federal judicial nominee
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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September 12, 2025
Twenty organizations in Maine are urging Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine to withdraw her support for Joshua Dunlap's nomination to the First Circuit Court of Appeals. Dunlap is an attorney for Portland-based Pierce Atwood. Planned...
Larry visits from a bear hunt in Maine
KETR - Texas
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September 13, 2025
Luke's good friend Larry Weishuhn is back with us this week and the topic is deer surveys, ways to learn what the buck/doe ratio and deer density is on the property you hunt. Click to listen to some whitetail wisdom from Weishuhn learned over a...
Maine's Turning Point USA members and allies hold vigils to honor founder Charlie Kirk
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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September 12, 2025
In the wake of the Charlie Kirk shooting Wednesday in Utah, members of Maine's Turning Point USA chapters and their allies are hosting events to honor their founder and grappling with what the loss means for their work. Nineteen-year-old Kristina...
UMA celebrates 60 years of tranforming lives through education
centralmaine.com - Maine
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September 12, 2025
Santiago Rave, general manager of dining and conference services, sets up a birthday cake and cupcakes at the University of Maine at Augusta’s 60th anniversary celebration. Red velvet, carrot, rocky road and yellow cakes were served during the...
Staffer on 2020 campaign of Maine U.S. Senate candidate found guilty of theft
Sun Journal - Maine
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September 12, 2025
A former campaign staffer for a 2020 U.S. Senate candidate from Maine was found guilty this week of embezzling more than $200,000 that he had promised to invest in cryptocurrency. Matthew McDonald was charged in 2023 with theft by deception after...
Maine soccer player in ICE custody denied bond as new policy limits immigration judges' discretion
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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September 11, 2025
An Angolan soccer player arrested by ICE in Maine last month has been denied bond. His lawyer said it's part of an unprecedented move by the federal government to enforce mandatory detention for certain immigrants. Malunda Destino entered the...
AI Can Generate Code. Is That a Threat to Computer Science Education?
Education Week
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September 12, 2025
Some of Julie York’s high school computer science students are worried about what generative artificial intelligence will mean for future careers in the tech industry. If generative AI can code, then what is left for them to do? Will those jobs...
Police Investigate Comments Allegedly Made by Teacher at Lincoln, Maine High School
I-95 - Maine
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September 12, 2025
A group of concerned parents, looking for a meeting with Mattanawcook Academy Principal Matthew Arsenault, was met at the door by Lincoln PD on Friday morning and told they could not enter the building. Parent Heather Severance has had two kids...
Education Department terminates some grants for deafblind students
K-12 Dive
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Families, educators and advocates of children and youth who are both blind and deaf are scrambling to reclaim abruptly canceled federal funding that they say is a "lifeline" for students' educational and developmental progress. A notice of...
Planned Parenthood in Maine to fight after court lets Trump administration withhold Medicaid funding
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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September 12, 2025
The First Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court order and allowed the Trump administration to withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood. The decision is a "devastating blow," says Lisa Marguiles of Planned Parenthood of...
Letter ignores LGBTQ community’s reality | Letter
The Portland Press Herald - Maine
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September 12, 2025
A mean-spirited Sept. 10 letter (“Gender ideology does not belong in Maine schools”) suggests the writer has been breathing the rarefied air of Trumpism for too long. The writer appears to have little empathy with or understanding of her fellow...
Man Faces 15 Years in Prison for Firearms Possession in Maine
Q96.1 - Maine
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September 12, 2025
A 46-year-old man pleaded guilty to firearms possession after previously being convicted of an assault felony in Maine. Shoplifting Incident at Walmart Rodney Skipper was taken into custody in September 2024 after reports of shoplifting at the...
Maine mourns Charlie Kirk following activist's tragic death
WGME - Maine
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AUGUSTA, Maine (WGME) -- As many in the country mourn the loss of Charlie Kirk, we spoke with locals here in Maine who say they're devastated and are worried for the future of U.S. politics. Flags are flying at half staff on Thursday in Maine and...
Maine teachers regain authority to remove students per restraint and seclusion rules
WGME - Maine
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PORTLAND (WGME) -- When a student starts to get out of hand in class this school year, teachers in Maine have more authority to remove them. The state rolled back some of the rules surrounding the practices of restraint and seclusion, changes set...
Maine woman honored at U.S. Open for her work in tennis
News Center Maine
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September 11, 2025
Lisa Gilbride received the Champions of Equality Award, which honors women who have worked to make the sport more equal and inclusive. DAMARISCOTTA, Maine — For years, Lisa Gilbride has been a familiar face at the Central Lincoln County YMCA in...