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Friday, August 7, 202008/07/2020

Dissolving The NRA?

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New York’s attorney general sued the National Rifle Association on Thursday, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out…

Friday, August 7, 202008/07/2020

Unemployment Claims

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Nearly 80,000 Mainers filed continuing federal and state unemployment benefits last week, more than twice the number during the worst…

Friday, August 7, 202008/07/2020

New Poll Shows Gideon In Slight Lead

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Quinnipiac University’s survey of 807 registered Maine voters finds Republican Sen. Susan Collins trailing the Democratic House speaker by 4…

Thursday, August 6, 202008/06/2020

False Claims

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Facebook and Twitter move to delete Trump’s false claim about COVID-19

Thursday, August 6, 202008/06/2020

John Baldacci

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Former Governor & Congressman of Maine, John Baldacci and goes over the latest in State & National Politics.

Thursday, August 6, 202008/06/2020

Recommended Budget Cuts

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City Manager Jon Jennings on Wednesday presented his recommended budget to city councilors.

Thursday, August 6, 202008/06/2020

Jason Savage

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Jason Savage, Executive Director of the Maine Republican Party speaks on RCV and Maine Politics.

Thursday, August 6, 202008/06/2020

State Of Emergency Extended

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Janet Mills extends Maine’s state of emergency for 30 more days

Thursday, August 6, 202008/06/2020

Jon Paradise / Town & Country Federal Credit Union

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Jon Paradise with Town & Country Federal Credit Union speaks to Matt about Crisis Assistance Relief Loan remains available with…

Thursday, August 6, 202008/06/2020

Beirut Explosion / Cory Price

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Cory Price speaks to Matt Gagnon about the explosion Beirut. Cory, is living in Beirut. He graduated from Greely in 2013.…

Local Headlines

1 day ago in Local

Police seek suspects in Eddington stabbing

Penobscot County deputies are looking for suspects who they say stabbed man in the neck during a robbery in Eddington Thursday morning.

1 day ago in Local

Maine man indicted on attempted murder and other charges for hitting police cruiser in Bar Harbor

A man accused of leading police on a chase and crashing into a police cruiser in Bar Harbor in April has been indicted for attempted murder.

2 days ago in Local

Platner Denies Hurting Ex-Girlfriend, Will Not Leave Race

Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran who is favored to win Tuesday’s Democratic primary

National Headlines

2 days ago in National

Employers added 172,000 jobs last month as US job market shows resilience despite Iran war

The American job market continues to show surprising strength, shrugging off the high costs of the Iran war. Employers added 172,000 jobs in May – roughly double what forecasters had expected – and the unemployment rate remained at a low 4.3%.

2 days ago in National

Homicide convictions reversed for Colorado paramedics who injected ketamine into Elijah McClain

A Colorado court reversed homicide convictions against two paramedics on Thursday in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was pinned down by police and injected with a fatal dose of ketamine.

4 days ago in National

Takeaways from primaries featuring Spencer Pratt, a missing congressman and a rare Trump setback

Here are takeaways from primary elections Tuesday in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota.

5 days ago in National

Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming company concealed serious risks of ChatGPT

The state of Florida filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman on Monday, claiming the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public while concealing serious risks.