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Thursday, July 30, 202007/30/2020

More Shark Sightings

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Three reported shark sightings put Maine Marine Patrol on high alert following fatal attack.

Wednesday, July 29, 202007/29/2020

What Ever Happened To Free Speech

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Misleading Virus Video, Pushed by the Trumps, Spreads Online; Social media giants remove viral video with false coronavirus claims that…

Wednesday, July 29, 202007/29/2020

Eye On Politics

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Former Maine Legislator Jeremy Fischer and Cumberland County Republican Chair Eric Lusk Eric give their Analysis on State & National…

Wednesday, July 29, 202007/29/2020

Tech Talk w/ Craig Peterson

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It’s Tech Talk with Craig Peterson and he’s discussing the latest in Technology.

Wednesday, July 29, 202007/29/2020

Nick Murray / Maine Policy Institute

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Policy Analyst with Maine Policy Institute speaks to us about Monthly Maine Policy Pours virtual happy hour.  Special guest, Mr.…

Wednesday, July 29, 202007/29/2020

Colby College Poll

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Colby College poll shows Gideon with 5-point lead over Collins  

Wednesday, July 29, 202007/29/2020

Shark Attack / Swimming

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Great whites attracted by plentiful seal populations in Maine waters. This leads into a conversation about swimming and guess who…

Tuesday, July 28, 202007/28/2020

Economic Relief Talks

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House Democrats have proposed keeping the $600 benefit in place through January, but the program is set to expire later…

Tuesday, July 28, 202007/28/2020

Jason Savage

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  Maine Republicans file last-minute court challenge to ranked-choice ruling. Jason Savage, Executive Director of the Maine Republican Party speaks…

Tuesday, July 28, 202007/28/2020

Portland Mayor Kate Snyder

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Portland Mayor Kate Snyder gives us an update on what’s happening in Portland including the Protests at City Hall &…

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.