Police consider charging Portland man who crashed into Downeaster train with 2 kids in car
Police say Derso Mekonen was trying to outrace the train when he drove around a line of waiting cars and maneuvered past the safety barrier.
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Politics
LePage withdraws ‘provocative’ nomination to Land for Maine’s Future board
The governor gives no reason why former lawmaker Mike Timmons of Cumberland is no longer his choice for the board.
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PoliticsLePage reverses course, signs bill to close marijuana law loopholes, delay retail sales
By signing the bill, the governor averts a situation in which it would have been legal as of Monday for minors to possess pot and for drivers to smoke behind the wheel.
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Politics
Trump signs order to halt refugee admissions for 120 days, says he’ll give Christians priority
The executive order calls for increased vetting of refugees from Syria and other Muslim nations to screen out radical terrorists.
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Nation & World
Pence tells March for Life that ending taxpayer-funded abortion is a priority
Several busloads of Mainers are among the thousands who attend the event in Washington, D.C., where the vice president tells the rally, 'Life is winning in America.'
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New England PatriotsWhat is NFL’s biggest bargain, Tom Brady, really worth?
What would he make without a salary cap and if he didn't voluntarily leave money on the table every season?
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Maine VoicesReject ‘modernization’ of nuclear arsenal that threatens life on Earth
We cannot stand by and allow Congress to pass a budget of $1 trillion for the nuclear weapons industry.
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PodcastsPodcast: Protest marches send message about Trump. Where does that energy go?
Did the protests change things? What will Trump accomplish? LePage meets a feisty crowd.
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Bonny Eagle cheerleading coach accused of having sexual relationship with student
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Another Public Market House food vendor closing
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Portland police investigate hate crime reported by high school students
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State troopers, police dog, Maine man all fall into icy pond during chase
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Portland rally to support refugees is postponed to ensure safety
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Death of man found in Thomaston not considered suspicious
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LePage wants to ban some welfare benefits for drug felons
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Video: Watch Monument Square tribute to Mary Tyler Moore that went national
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Federal agency makes it clear: Even legal marijuana users can’t buy guns
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Trump sets many gears in motion. Here’s what happened in Week 1
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Temperature charts: How hot was Portland last year? Try 99 degrees
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Troy woman charged with murder in infant son’s death seeks release on bail
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South Portland police arrest suspect in series of car break-ins
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Bail in Waterville stabbing case set at $500,000
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Nation & WorldDefense Secretary Mattis orders cost reviews for 2 fighter jets
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Politics
Republican lawmakers fret over quick repeal of Affordable Care Act
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NewsSuperbug found in Chinese hospitals
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Nation & World‘Silence No More’ project grows out of N.H. woman’s prison time
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Local & StateAll of Manchester school will be tested for mold
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Nation & World
Man, son guilty of shackling, raping girl who escaped house
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Friday's girls' roundup: Gray-NG defeats York in basketball
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Friday's college roundup: USM tops UMass-Boston in men's hockey
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Friday's boys' roundup: Thornton earns victory over Gorham in basketball
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John Hurt, British actor who played desperate, eccentric characters, dies at 77
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Boys' basketball: Yarmouth upends Cape Elizabeth
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Sen. Angus King to vote against Betsy DeVos as education secretary
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Federal agency makes it clear: Even legal marijuana users can't buy guns
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Police consider charging Portland man who crashed into Downeaster train with 2 kids in car
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Police identify couple found dead in Standish home
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Nor'easter disrupts Maine with a 'messy, mixed bag' of winter weather
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An Italian lawmaker wants to make it a crime for parents to feed their kids vegan diets
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These lobster buoys feed birds rather than marking traps
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Estefans to feed homeless as their music starts Macy's parade
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Solidarity Harvest corrals massive food drive to feed 8,000
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Seaweed can help feed the world – but will we eat it?
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