From July through September, as the U.S. Senate race in South Carolina went from contested to competitive, Democrat Jamie Harrison dropped more money on ads than any Senate candidate of either party has ever spent, on everything, in a single quarter. Harrison’s campaign reported an astonishing $44 million in television, radio, and digital advertising spending in the third quarter of 2020, when it also posted a […]
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Maine Senator Susan Collins says she will vote ‘no’ to confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, since it’s too close to the election, while refusing to say anything critical about how Barrett’s originalist judicial philosophy might imperil a woman’s right to choose. Collins is a Republican who supports abortion rights, a brand that has carried her to victory four times, but with Barrett’s confirmation […]
Maine’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak is linked to a wedding officiated by the pastor of a distancing-defying church who says masks are part of a “socialistic platform.” Now more than 144 COVID-19 patients have been linked to the event, and three people are dead. Todd Bell is pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church in Sanford, Maine. Famous for flying between ministries in multiple states on his private […]
Fort Street Elementary School in Aroostook County, Maine, welcomed students back to school for in-person classes in mid-August. Robbie Feinberg/Maine Public hide caption toggle caption Robbie Feinberg/Maine Public Fort Street Elementary School in Aroostook County, Maine, welcomed students back to school for in-person classes in mid-August. Robbie Feinberg/Maine Public Updated at 4:06 p.m. ET Sixth-grader Charlie Pierce says the hardest part of going back to school […]
The Maine state government is in the doghouse with residents after an order mandating that restaurant staff wear face shields upside down, attached at the collar – what netizens dubbed “cones of shame” more befitting a family pet. The latest “Covid-19 prevention checklist” issued by Democratic Governor Janet Mills lays out a series of rules one might expect amid the pandemic – such as good […]
For weeks I have attempted to enlist friends to come to the beach with me. Many have declined this invitation, not in the name of social distancing but for fear of another deadly threat lurking in the water: sharks. Visions of pointed grey fins cutting through waves have long been the stuff of summer nightmares, thanks to that forever-terrifying 1975 blockbuster, Jaws. This year in particular, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/12/1079921776_0:-1:1920:1080_1200x675_80_0_0_3bec0b873c20bcc1b9257d6133f3c450.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202007181079921835-dozens-of-ducks-stop-the-road-in-maine/ The world’s cutest traffic jam has been captured on video in Biddeford in York County, Maine, the United States. Facebook user Karen Ramunno has shared a video of a mother duck guiding her ducklings across a five-lane road. The drivers slowly stopped to let a long line of ducks cross the road, creating a traffic jam in both directions. “Proof […]
BATH, Maine — More than 4,000 workers went on strike against one of the U.S. Navy’s largest shipbuilders Monday after rejecting a three-year contract. It was the first strike by production workers at Bath Iron Works in 20 years. Pickets formed at midnight when the old contract expired in a dispute that focused on subcontracting, work rules. and seniority over wages and benefits. Bath Iron Works […]
President Trump traveled to Guilford, Maine on Friday. Advertisement – story continues below Trump supporters lined the streets and chanted “USA! USA!” WATCH: President Trump arrives in Guilford, Maine! #MAGA2020🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/dTC24vzNgX — Dan Scavino (@DanScavino) June 5, 2020 TRENDING: CNN Guest Proposes Abusing White Children in Wake of George Floyd’s Death, “White Kids Don’t Deserve Innocence” (VIDEO) President Trump visited Puritan Medical Products on Friday, a […]
Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine (left) and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, with President Trump in 2017, are keeping their distance from the president over his handling of the protests. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine (left) and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, with President Trump in 2017, are keeping their distance from […]
The U.S. Navy released a statement on Wednesday saying that the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) officially returned to strategic service. Maine’s keel was laid July 3, 1990, she was christened July 16, 1994, and was commissioned in Groton, Connecticut July 25, 1995. The USS Ohio completed three years of engineered refueling overhaul, estimated to extend the life of the ship by 20 years, […]