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Susan Collins is going to stay in the Senate and not run for governor of Maine
(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Susan Collins of Maine, a moderate Republican who helped block her party's efforts to repeal Obamacare this year, said on Friday that she would not run for governor of her...
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Voters in Maine approve of Medicaid expansion in landmark referendum
Voters in Maine approved a measure allowing them to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.It was the first time since the law took effect that the question of expansion had been up to U.S....
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Maine's governor is trying to block the state's Medicaid expansion the day...
Maine voters on Tuesday approved a measure to expand Medicaid in the state.Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican who has repeatedly blocked attempts to expand the program, on Wednesday said he would not allow...
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Voters just sent a clear signal about Obamacare — and it could be a sign of...
Voter in Maine voted to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act during Tuesday's elections.The move could be a signal of more ballot measures to expand Medicaid in various states.It also appears...
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Do lobsters feel pain?
A new animal protection law in Switzerland requires that lobsters be stunned before being cooked.Animal rights activists and some scientists argue that lobsters' central nervous systems are complex...
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Somebody keeps stealing the Coast Guard's bells and gongs in Maine
Sounding devices are being stolen from Coast Guard navigational buoys in Maine.The Coast Guard is asking the public for information about the thefts.Expensive brass gongs and bells are being stolen...
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Someone keeps stealing gongs and bells off buoys in Maine, and now the Coast...
Ten bells have been stolen from Coast Guard buoys along the coast of Maine since late 2017.The bells act as navigational aids, allowing mariners to find their way in times of low visibility.The Coast...
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A Maine fisherman caught a rare 'ghost' lobster that's nearly see-through
Fisherman Mike Billings caught a rare albino lobster off the coast of Stonington, Maine on Tuesday morning. According to the Maine Lobstermen's Community Alliance, the chances of catching a "ghost"...
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This luxury resort on Maine's largest island costs up to $2,000 per night and...
A waterfront luxury hotel in Maine almost looks like it belongs on a Caribbean island, but it offers a quintessential New England experience.At the West Street Hotel in Bar Harbor, guests can eat...
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One Republican senator who could tank Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court...
A Republican senator who remains undecided about her vote on Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation into the Supreme Court, wants the FBI to include Julie Swetnick's allegations in their investigation...
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A 47-year-old teacher and mother of 2 disappeared from her bed in the middle...
The search for 47-year-old Maine teacher Kristin Westra entered a fourth day on Thursday.Westra's husband, pediatric cancer nurse Jay Westra, said he woke up Monday morning and his wife was missing...
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The 47-year-old mother who disappeared from her bed in the middle of the...
Law enforcement officials said Thursday that they have received a tip about a possible sighting of missing woman Kristin Westra.The 47-year-old mom was last seen Sunday night around 8 p.m., when she...
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Body found in search for Maine teacher, 47, whose husband says she...
A body was found in the woods about a half mile from missing teacher Kristin Westra's home in North Yarmouth, Maine on Friday. Local officials have not said whether the body is Westra. The Maine Office...
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Body found in Maine woods confirmed to be missing teacher Kristin Westra as...
A body found in the woods of North Yarmouth, Maine, on October 5 has been identified as that of missing teacher Kristin Westra, 47.Westra's husband, Jay Westra, reported her missing the morning of...
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Maine will help you pay off your student loans — but only if you move there
Maine is willing to help you pay off your student loans if you move to the US state. Through the Educational Opportunity Tax Credit program, graduates who move to Maine can take off the money they pay...
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3 red states just expanded Medicaid —here's what the midterm election means...
The 2018 midterm elections will have some big healthcare consequences. Democrats won control of the House of Representatives while Republicans strengthened their hold on the Senate. That means...
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A Maine teacher's salary was so low she couldn't afford formula for her...
When Allison Lytton was in her fifth year of teaching, she moved from North Carolina to Lewiston, Maine, with her newborn and two-year-old son.She was living as a single mother and couldn’t afford baby...
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Maine residents are awestruck by an ice floe that has formed a perfect circle
A perfectly symmetrical circle of ice has formed in the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Maine.City officials say the 100-yard-wide ice floe was formed by a circular current in the river, which has been...
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'I'm making a giant peace sign': A man has hacked away at Maine's ice disk...
The ice disk in Westbrook, Maine, has been vandalized.New Jersey resident Christopher Angelo said he wants to make it into "a giant peace sign" with his axe and chainsaw.He didn't. But he did cut a...
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