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REWIND 10 30 Student Mock Election A 1400

Hearing these dudes get worked up (in not just one but two segments) over a *mock* student election because the students didn't vote their way is decent midday entertainment. www.wvomfm.com/episode/rewi...

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A Maine Woman Paid Her Back Rent. Her Record Still Says She Was Evicted. Repayment plans are supposed to help public housing tenants avoid eviction. In Maine, these deals have put evictions on their permanent records, even if they’ve fulfilled all the terms and were never ...

NEW: Jasmin Belanger believed the deal was simple: pay off what she owed, and her landlord would let her keep her housing.

It wasn’t until months later that she learned it had left her with a permanent record of an eviction — despite there never being one.

With @bangordailynews.bsky.social

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US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Asso...

AP: US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo at Palestinians seeking food in Gaza. Whistleblowers are coming forward "because they were disturbed by what they considered dangerous and irresponsible practices."

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A ‘concerned’ Mainer’s tip got an immigrant wrongly detained for 65 days Border agents in Calais arrested the Venezuelan man who was allowed to be in the U.S., prompting a strongly worded decision from a federal judge this week.

“It is undisputed that Flores Salazar had permission to be in the United States on March 5, that he had committed no crime, and that CBP knew these things when it detained him,” a judge wrote.

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Tweet from CONSEQUENCE says Mike Waltz, brother-in-law of Creed frontman Scott Stapp, has been fired as Trump's national security adviser

Tweet from CONSEQUENCE says Mike Waltz, brother-in-law of Creed frontman Scott Stapp, has been fired as Trump's national security adviser

Incredible framing

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Angus King says Donald Trump's actions are ‘dangerous for everybody’ The independent senator who caucuses with Democrats has used media appearances, podcasts and speeches in the past month to sound the alarm.

Susan Collins hasn't given me an interview I've requested since February. She has spoken with other outlets though.

Angus (only got 10 minutes with him yesterday versus 40+ minutes he gave podcasters), Chellie and Jared have all jumped on the phone with me in recent weeks.

shorturl.at/WqTYj

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Elon Musk Is President The world’s richest man has declared war on the federal government, and his influence appears unchecked.

“He did not receive a single vote. He did not get confirmed. He does not receive a government paycheck” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Former Rep. Maggie O'Neil, D-Saco, is awaiting a bone marrow donor after she was diagnosed in December with acute myeloid leukemia.

To join the bone marrow donation registry, you can visit www.nmdp.org.

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Welcome to the NWSL in 2026
Text, league logo, and green over a photo of the Denver skyline

TEXT: Denver Welcome to the NWSL in 2026 Text, league logo, and green over a photo of the Denver skyline

🚨NWSL is coming to Denver🚨

The NWSL has officially awarded its 16th franchise to the Mile High City, set to kick off in 2026! ⛰️⚽

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Well that didn’t take long

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Saying hi to bluesky with a periodic Maine appreciation post.

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