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Dozens Rally Against Detention Camps At South Portland DHS Office

Roughly 50 to 60 people stood outside United States Department of Homeland Security buildings on Gannett Drive in South Portland Friday to protest the detention camps and the Trump administration’s zero tolerance immigration policy at the U.S. and Mexico border.

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Maine Director Of Opioid Response Outlines Goals Beyond Preventing Overdose Deaths

By Irwin Gratz • 3 hours ago

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration recently released data tracking opioid pill distribution from 2006 to 2012. It shows more opioid pills were handed out in Penobscot county than in any other county in New England. But by 2016, Maine had already moved to address issues of overprescribing. The state passed a law that set education and training standards for opioid prescribers.

Heat Wave To Roast Southern Maine Over The Weekend

By Nora Flaherty • 3 hours ago

Mainers will experience some exceptionally hot and uncomfortable weather this weekend, especially in the south and southwestern parts of the state.

Gifford's Drafted To Serve As Official Ice Cream Of Patriots

By AP • 3 hours ago

A Maine company has been named the official ice cream of the New England Patriots.

Lobstermen To Rally In Stonington Sunday To Protest Proposed Federal Gear Rules

By Fred Bever • 5 hours ago

Lobstermen and their supporters, including top-elected officials, will rally in Stonington on Sunday to make a united plea for their livelihoods.

Bacteria Legionella Detected In Orono-Veazie Water District

By Patty Wight • 6 hours ago

As part of its investigation into a cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases in the greater Bangor area, the Maine Center for Disease Control has found detectable levels of the bacteria Legionella in the Orono-Veazie water district.

Trump Seizes On Soggy Paper Straws As Campaign Issue: 'Make Straws Great Again'

By Jessica Taylor • 6 hours ago

President Trump appears to have identified his newest American enemy — paper straws.

His reelection campaign is selling reusable and recycled straws in its 2020 online store, and Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale blasted the slurping nonsoggy alternative in an email titled "Make Straws Great Again," a play on the president's famed slogan.

Radical or Incremental? What's Really In Joe Biden's Health Plan

By Julie Rovner • 7 hours ago

The headlines about presidential candidate Joe Biden's new health care plan called it "a nod to the past" and "Affordable Care Act 2.0." That mostly refers to the fact that the former vice president has specifically repudiated many of his Democratic rivals' calls for a "Medicare for All" system, and instead sought to build his plan on the ACA's framework.

Maine Senators Worried About Director Of National Intelligence Position

By Mal Leary • 22 hours ago

Maine’s two senators, who serve on the Senate Intelligence Committee, say they are concerned about reports that President Trump may replace Dan Coats as the Director of National Intelligence.

Iran Seizes British-Flagged Oil Tanker In Strait Of Hormuz

By Bill Chappell • 23 hours ago

Updated at 4:11 a.m. ET, July 20

British media outlets say the government is warning shipping to stay away from the area after Iran's military apparently seized the U.K.-flagged Stena Impero oil tanker as it passed through the Strait of Hormuz near Iran's coast on Friday.

Maine Making It Easier For Asylum Seekers To Qualify For Aid

By Robbie Feinberg • 23 hours ago

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Maine Making It Easier For Asylum Seekers To Qualify For Aid

Gov. Janet Mills announced Thursday that the state is relaxing eligibility rules for General Assistance and will allow qualified asylum seekers to apply. The decision comes as more than 350 migrants have arrived in Portland since early June from the southern U.S. border. Local officials say the new rule provides needed funding as many of the newly arrived families relocate to other towns around the state.