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Wednesday, August 5, 202008/05/2020

Voter Fraud?

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In reversal, Trump encourages mail voting in key battleground Florida

Wednesday, August 5, 202008/05/2020

Susan Faloon / MEMA

In Local, Podcasts

Maine Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman, Susan Faloon gives us a quick update on last night’s storm.

Wednesday, August 5, 202008/05/2020

Portland’s Reopening Plan

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Portland teachers, parents air concerns over school reopening plan

Wednesday, August 5, 202008/05/2020

Who’s The Boss

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“Entertainment Weekly” says they turned it down . . . but Deadline.com says they’re “supportive” of the idea, and “hope…

Wednesday, August 5, 202008/05/2020

Catharine Hartnett With CMP

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Catharine Hartnett With CMP gives us an update as Outages exceeded 91,000 at one point as tropical storm came through…

Tuesday, August 4, 202008/04/2020

Spencer Thibodeau / Biden’s Campaign

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Portland City Councilor & Senior Adviser for The Biden Campaign In Maine,  Spencer Thibodeau gives us an update on Biden’s…

Tuesday, August 4, 202008/04/2020

Erin Perrine / Trump’s Campaign

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Erin Perrine, Director of Press Operations for the Trump campaign speaks to us to update President Trump’s Campaign.

Tuesday, August 4, 202008/04/2020

Secretary Of State, Matt Dunlap

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Secretary Of State, Matt Dunlap speaks to us about how Maine reruns ranked-choice races after missing 13,000 ballots.

Tuesday, August 4, 202008/04/2020

Water Restrictions Lifted

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Shark-related water restrictions lifted at 3 Maine state parks

Tuesday, August 4, 202008/04/2020

Jonathan Sahrbeck

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Cumberland County District Attorney Jonathan Sahrbeck gives us an update on catching up with Grand Jury sessions now underway since…

Local Headlines

9 hours ago in Local

Gov. Mills authorizes use of COVID-19 vaccine for anyone 6 months and older

A new standing order from Gov. Janet Mills on Friday authorizes healthcare providers to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to anyone who wants one.

9 hours ago in Local

Occupant of Amish buggy injured in Aroostook County crash

A crash between a horse-drawn Amish buggy and a pickup truck left one person with minor injuries.

1 day ago in Local

Maine Principals Fight DOJ Request for Student Names in Transgender Athlete Case

TheTrump administration sued Maine in April for not complying with an executive order barring transgender athletes from sports

National Headlines

11 hours ago in National

Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities

President Donald Trump said Friday he'll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis, Tennessee, his latest test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities.

11 hours ago in National

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist’s views, authorities say

A 22-year-old Utah man who was arrested and booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist's provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday.

19 hours ago in National

The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating

The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete. Student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent, high school and college educators say, that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat.

2 days ago in National

Authorities search for conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killer but provide little about motive

Authorities searched on Thursday for a sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, with one bullet and then slipped away in the mayhem resulting from the latest act of political violence to befall America.