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Sweetser to discontinue mental health therapy at five southern Maine locations

A nonprofit mental health provider is discontinuing clinic-based mental health therapy at five Maine locations.

Former Google exec, Schwarzenegger adviser enters race to unseat Susan Collins

A Biddeford native and former Google executive has announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held by Susan Collins.

Crash shuts down Maine Turnpike in Portland

The Maine Turnpike is closed southbound at mile 47 in Portland.

18-year-old charged in Lewiston brawl death

An 18-year-old has been formally charged in the death of a man that resulted from a brawl in Lewiston’s Kennedy Park.

Portland man pleads guilty in girlfriend’s strangulation death

A Portland man accused of strangling his girlfriend to death pleads guilty.

Maine health care provider says patient information may have been compromised in hack

A Maine-based health care provider says about 30,000 of their patients may have had their information compromised in a hack back in September.

Maine’s 2nd largest city elects Somali woman to City Council

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) A Maine city that is home to thousands of African newcomers has elected a Somali American to the City Council.

[LISTEN] Portland mayor-elect Kate Snyder joins the WGAN Morning News

Mayor-elect Kate Snyder joined the WGAN Morning News Wednesday, one day after she won Portland’s mayoral election.

Election day results: Snyder wins Portland mayoral race, statewide ballot questions pass

Kate Snyder was elected Portland’s next mayor Tuesday night.

Governor Janet Mills: States must lead on climate after Paris pullout

Maine’s governor says President Donald Trump’s move to withdraw from an international climate accord should motivate states to take the lead in fighting global warming.

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IOC and Saudi Arabia cancel their 12-year deal to host video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh

FILE -Olympic Rings are pictured in front of The Olympic House, headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the opening of the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 28, 2023. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP, File)

The IOC and Saudi Arabia have canceled their 12-year deal to host the video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh in a rare setback for a sports project backed by the oil-rich kingdom.

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Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them

A sign in a Kwik Trip store shows the store will no longer be using pennies to give change, on Oct. 23, 2025, in Yorkville, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

President Donald Trump's decision to stop producing the penny earlier this year is starting to have real implications for the nation's commerce.

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Universal Music and AI song generator Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new AI music platform

FILE - Taylor Swift arrives at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

The rise of AI song generation tools like Udio has disrupted the $20 billion music streaming industry. Record labels accuse the platforms of exploiting the recorded works of artists without compensating them.

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5 more jewel heist arrests made as Louvre probe deepens

People tour the courtyard of Le Louvre museum in the rain Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

The prosecutor, Laure Beccuau, told RTL radio that one of the detainees is suspected of being part of the four-person team that robbed the Louvre's Apollo Gallery in broad daylight on Oct. 19.

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How Americans feel about changing the clocks, according to a new AP-NORC poll

FILE - Custodian Ray Keen inspects a clock face before changing the time on the 100-year-old clock atop the Clay County Courthouse March 8, 2014, in Clay Center, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Only 12% of U.S. adults favor the current system of daylight saving time, which has people in most states changing the clocks twice a year, according to a new AP-NORC poll, while 47% are opposed and 40% are neutral.