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Tax exemptions and economic policy is not sovereignty

Suppressors and short-barreled rifles just got cheaper after tax change

Letter: Susan Collins shows commitment to Maine fishermen

Man who sought revenge for a stolen phone pleads guilty to fire that killed a Senegalese family of 5

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man pleaded guilty to murder charges on Friday for starting a 2020 house fire that...

Concord Coach Lines is discontinuing its Lewiston-Auburn bus service

The change affects buses running from Bates College, the Great Falls Transportation Center and the Park and Ride lot at...

Girl, three, with ultra-rare disease denied escape from Gaza for treatment

A three-year-old Palestinian girl with an ultra-rare genetic condition has been forced backwards in her quest to leave Gaza for...

Startups Weekly: It’s the dawning of the age of AI — plus, Musk is raging against the machine

Welcome to Startups Weekly! We've been drowning in AI news this week, with Google's I/O setting the pace. And Elon...

IndieBio’s SF incubator lineup is making some wild biotech promises

IndieBio’s Bay Area incubator is about to debut its 15th cohort of biotech startups. We took special note of a...

Maine seeks $456M from feds for controversial offshore wind port

The request is a major step for Gov. Janet Mills in her quest to make Maine a hub for the...

The last pandas at any US zoo are expected to leave Atlanta for China this fall

ATLANTA (AP) — The last U.S. zoo with pandas in its care expects to say goodbye to the four giant...

Dirigo Labs wins Stage One of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced Dirigo Labs as a Stage One winner for the 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition....

1 injured in Hermon dump truck rollover

The dump truck driver was transported to a local hospital after a crash on the Newburgh Road at around 10...

Inherent contempt and a lawsuit: House GOP plots next steps against Garland