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Harmeet Dhillon, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, speaks during a news conference on Aug. 7. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP The Department of Justice is escalating its demands for sensitive elections data from voting officials, announcing lawsuits against two Democratic-controlled states who have thus far rebuffed the department’s requests. The DOJ is …

This story was originally published in February 2024. Maine’s state fossil is Pertica quadrifaria, a plant that lived nearly 400 million years ago during the Devonian period, fossilized remains of which were discovered in 1968 in Baxter State Park. Scientists believe it was the largest land plant of its time, and was among the first to evolve something like leaves. While …

Gov. Janet Mills speaks to the media at the State House in July 2023. (Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press) Gov. Janet Mills issued an order Friday that will expand the number of people who can get COVID-19 vaccines in Maine, going against federal guidance that had limited approvals for this year’s shot. The order authorizes health care professionals, including pharmacists, to administer …

Two Maine restaurants make New York Times’ national top 50 list  WMTW America’s Best Restaurants 2025  The New York Times 1 Florida restaurant makes New York Times 50 best list. Where it is, what they serve  yahoo.com Sanders BBQ Supply Co. in Beverly, Chicago makes New York Times best restaurant list  ABC7 Chicago Two Maine restaurants named to New York Times annual 50 Best …

A case of the deadly lung disease tuberculosis has been detected in a public high school days after officials announced there were multiple cases in a New England state.  An active case of tuberculosis (TB) was reported in someone at Leesville High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, just weeks into the new schoolyear. About 2,500 students attend the school in …

Deep in Earth’s past, an icy landscape became a seascape as the ice melted and the oceans rose off what is now the northeastern United States. Nearly 50 years ago, a U.S. government ship searching for minerals and hydrocarbons in the area drilled into the seafloor to see what it could find. It found, of all things, drops to drink …

Congressional news Senate election US elections Agriculture See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link The eclectic Democratic field in Maine seeking to end the nearly 30-year run of Republican Sen. Susan Collins includes a brewery owner, an oyster farmer and a former congressional staffer who was in grade school when the senator was first elected. Any chance Democrats have of …

Three active tuberculosis cases reported in Maine as deadly disease continues to tick up across country  AOL.comView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Fears are being raised in Maine after three people in the state tested positive for the world’s deadliest disease. The patients were diagnosed with active tuberculosis and there was no connection between them, suggesting each was infected by a different source. They are in the Greater Portland area, officials said, and work is now underway to identify and isolate their close …

Survivors of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting and relatives of victims are suing the federal government, alleging that the U.S. Army could and should have stopped one of its reservists from carrying out what they call “one of the most preventable mass tragedies in American history.” Eighteen people were killed in October 2023 when Robert Card opened fire at a bowling …