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Lewiston Mayor Resigns Following Controversy Over Leaked Texts

Lewiston Mayor Shane Bouchard resigned Friday morning, capping a tumultuous week in which a woman with whom he allegedly had an affair publicly shared a series of racist and racy texts. She also accused Bouchard of sharing internal emails that she provided to him while working on the 2017 campaign of his Democratic rival.

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European Union officials have moved to clarify travel regulations for U.S. citizens, following erroneous reports this week that Americans will soon be required to apply for visas.

After a flurry of people jumping into the presidential race, this past week a rare thing happened: A bunch of people jumped out. But their decision to pass on the race could be an indication that an even bigger candidate is close to launching a campaign: former Vice President Joe Biden.

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State forestry officials say that for the first time, the destructive emerald ash borer has been found in trees in York County.

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State officials told members of the legislature's Government Oversight Committee Friday that improvements to the child protective system are underway. The panel held a public hearing on the latest report following the abuse deaths of two girls last winter, which details a number of concerns raised by caseworkers. Some lawmakers and citizens say they want more to be done, and soon.

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A company that processes payments for businesses in more than ten countries opened its new global headquarters in Portland Friday.

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Comic book fans in the Maine hometown of Captain Marvel will have a chance at getting their hands on a signed copy of a miniseries based on the superhero.

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Maine lawmakers are considering a proposal that would add an Equal Rights Amendment to the state constitution.

Connecticut Prosecutor Alerted Mills In 2016 To Concerns About Maine Medical Examiner

Mar 8, 2019
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AUGUSTA, Maine — A Connecticut prosecutor warned Gov. Janet Mills, when she served as attorney general in 2016, that Maine’s chief medical examiner, serving as an outside witness, had given testimony that a judge in that state deemed not credible in a child manslaughter trial.

White House communications director Bill Shine is resigning his position, the Trump administration announced Friday.

Shine, a former Fox News executive, will become a senior adviser to President Trump's 2020 re-election campaign, according to a White House statement.

"Bill Shine has done an outstanding job working for me and the Administration," Trump said in the statement. "We will miss him in the White House, but look forward to working together on the 2020 Presidential Campaign, where he will be totally involved. Thank you to Bill and his wonderful family!"

Chelsea Manning, the former Army private, is back in U.S. federal custody, jailed over her refusal to testify before a grand jury in a case involving WikiLeaks and Julian Assange.

Judge Claude Hilton of the U.S. District Court in Eastern Virginia ordered Manning to jail Friday "after a brief hearing in which Manning confirmed she has no intention of testifying," the Associated Press reports.

Hilton said Manning must stay in custody until she either changes her mind about testifying or the grand jury finishes its work.

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