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Tuesday, September 22, 202009/22/2020

Portland Mayor Kate Snyder

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Portland Mayor Kate Snyder gives us an update on what’s happening in Portland.

Tuesday, September 22, 202009/22/2020

Senate Democrats Tactics

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“Facing what they acknowledge to be a nearly impossible task of blocking President Donald Trump from filling a Supreme Court…

Tuesday, September 22, 202009/22/2020

Maine’s Absentee Ballot Rules

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Judge hears testimony in lawsuit aiming to change Maine’s absentee ballot rules; Maine judge to rule next week in voting…

Tuesday, September 22, 202009/22/2020

CDC Removes Guidance

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CDC abruptly removes guidance about airborne coronavirus transmission, says update ‘was posted in error’.  Many scientists think coronavirus is airborne,…

Tuesday, September 22, 202009/22/2020

Collins Leading In A New Poll

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Trump attacks Collins over Supreme Court nomination timeline.  Susan Collins trailing Sara Gideon by 5 points in new poll

Monday, September 21, 202009/21/2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Seat

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Making the Case for Court Expansion…..Democrats‘ Armageddon option….Pelosi won’t rule out new impeachment to delay SCOTUS vote if Biden wins

Monday, September 21, 202009/21/2020

Dr. Nirav Shah / Maine CDC

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Dr. Nirav Shah, Director Of Maine CDC,  gives us an update on the latest with Covid-19 in Maine

Monday, September 21, 202009/21/2020

RBG Discussion Continued

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Monday, September 21, 202009/21/2020

Commissioner Laura Fortman

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Commissioner Laura Fortman with Maine Department Of Labor gives us an update on Maine’s Unemployment and Workforce.

Monday, September 21, 202009/21/2020

Commissioner Pender Makin

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Commissioner Pender Makin gives us an update on How Maine Schools are doing with New Hybrid Model.

Local Headlines

49 minutes ago in Local

Police investigating overnight break-ins at two businesses in Portland’s West End

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Portland Police are investigating break-ins at two West End businesses that happened overnight Wednesday morning.

1 hour ago in Local

Gov. Mills calls for fired nurses at Central Maine Medical Center to be reinstated

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Gov. Janet Mills is among voices calling for Central Maine Medical Center nurses to be reinstated after they were fired just before a vote to unionize.

21 hours ago in Local

Maine Senators Urge President Trump to Release Heating Oil Reserves

Maine is the most heating oil-reliant state in the country

National Headlines

1 day ago in National

California farmers are struggling to sell grapes as demand for wine drops

It's harvest time in California wine country, but many growers are struggling to sell their grapes as changing drinking habits have caused demand to plunge. The decline is forcing some growers to tear out vineyards that their families have grown for generations.

5 days ago in National, Trending

Early voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress

In-person voting for this year's midterm elections began Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide which party they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues.

2 weeks ago in National, Trending

US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks

Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity.

2 weeks ago in National, Trending

Anthropic researcher resigns with warning about the dangers of AI development

An Anthropic researcher said he is resigning from the company over concerns the artificial intelligence firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly in AI development, echoing concerns raised inside and outside of the industry about the technology's potential to elude human control.