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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 week of the Great Recession.

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Capital Insights: Phil Harriman

Phil Harriman joins the WGAN Morning News in-studio to discuss his latest take on the current state of politics in the state, the country, and around the world.
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Tuesdays with Howie Carr

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Political betting

What do you think about candidates making bets for themselves? Find out who has done this, and is it any different than Pete Rose betting on baseball?

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Justice for Tupac

After 30 years, justice has finally come down over the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur. Matt talks about how while many icons of the 1990’s music scene lost their lives won, Tupac was one of the only ones who was murdered.

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Segment 2

The phone lines are open, and Matt takes the first two calls of today’s show.

Local Headlines

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Search On for Saco Woman Missing for Almost a Week

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The woman was last seen leaving her residence.

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One Person Arrested After Body Found at Brunswick Mobile Home

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The resident was taken to the Cumberland County Jail

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Maine teen first juvenile in the nation to face charges in connection with online extremist group

A Maine teenager is the first juvenile in the nation to be charged in connection with what the FBI says is an online extremist network.

National Headlines

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More storms possible at Grand Canyon where a flash flood killed at least 2 people, others missing

At least two bodies have been recovered since a major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon, park officials said Monday, as search and recovery efforts continued for about 15 people still missing.

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Tropical Storms Karina and Lowell form in the Pacific Ocean as Dolly churns in the Atlantic

Tropical Storms Karina and Lowell formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean, both of which were expected to become hurricanes in the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said.

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As super El Nino strengthens, study suggests that climate change is intensifying El Ninos

A new study suggests that El Ninos — the natural climatic chaos agent that pops up periodically and spikes global temperatures — are getting stronger because of human-caused climate change.

1 week ago in National

Pennsylvania reports first 2 measles deaths in the US this year, both people unvaccinated

Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died after being infected with measles, the first U.S. deaths this year related to the contagious virus. State health officials announced the deaths Tuesday. They did not reveal any details about the people who died, other than that they lived in Lancaster County, west of Philadelphia.