The Chiefs are headed to the Big Easy to face the Eagles in the Super Bowl for the second time in three years.
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A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship
The temporary restraining order sought by Arizona, Illinois, Oregon and Washington was the first to get a hearing before a judge and applies nationally.
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Collins votes no, but Hegseth nomination advances in Senate
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Collins broke ranks with President Trump and his allies who have mounted an extensive public campaign to push Hegseth toward confirmation.
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Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving Trump first Cabinet member
Senator Susan Collins voted in favor of Rubio.
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Westbrook church celebrates day of service in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The event featured a variety of free services, including a pancake breakfast, door prizes, haircuts, hand massages, health and dental screenings, COVID-19 and flu vaccinations, as well as information about financial, educational, nutritional, and legal services available locally. Photos by Press Herald photographer Ben McCanna.
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Donald Trump is sworn in as 47th President of the United States
At the Capitol, Vice President-elect JD Vance was sworn-in first, taking the oath read by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on a bible given to him by his great-grandmother.
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TikTok goes dark in the US
By 10:50 pm Eastern Standard Time, the app was not found on Apple and Google’s app stores.
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Police respond to shots fired in Kennedy Park
Witnesses said they heard between 5-8 gunshots ring out, but there were no injuries.
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Following outcry, Maine health department waters down proposed staffing ratios
The Department of Health and Human Services released a new proposal with less aggressive increases than were initially proposed, and will give residential care facilities 2 years to phase in the changes.
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David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78
Lynch revealed in an interview last year that he had emphysema, limiting his mobility and kept him homebound.