Perle Mesta’s affable personality and compulsive party-throwing are remembered in Meryl Gordon’s new biography, ‘The Woman Who Knew Everyone.’
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3-year-old is shot to death, and D.C. reels again: ‘Everyone loved her’
On Friday nigh Ty’ah Settles was riding in an SUV that went through a gun battle near her home. The cheerful, chatty 3-year-old, the daughter her mother had always wanted and called her ‘twin,’ was killed by a stray bullet.
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Maine’s congressional delegation condemns attack on Israel
Maine’s representatives to Congress called Hamas an Iranian-backed terrorist group that has no interest in peace, and emphasized the importance of the U.S. standing by its closest ally in the Middle East.
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Sen. Angus King co-sponsors bill aimed at curbing Putin’s access to cryptocurrency
The bill would ensure that Russia’s president and oligarchs can’t use digital assets to avoid economic sanctions.
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Maine’s senators among legislators calling on President Trump to sign COVID-19 stimulus bill
Republican Susan Collins and independent Angus King say the relief package is desperately needed by American families and workers who are struggling to make ends meet during the global pandemic.
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Collins says she’ll vote against any Supreme Court nominee brought to Senate floor before Nov. 3
Maine’s Republican senator says the Senate needs to wait until after the election to act on President Trump’s nominee to succeed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidates face off in debate
Monday evening’s debate featured Sara Gideon, speaker of the Maine House of Representatives; Betsy Sweet, a lobbyist and political activist; and Saco attorney Bre Kidman.
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Sen. King warns colleagues of risks posed by cyberattack on U.S.
King delivered his comments on the floor of the Senate, urging development of a cyber-defense program that could fend off a ‘catastrophic’ attack.
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Over 1,000 small businesses in Maine qualify for payroll protection loans
Since the federal assistance program went live Friday, a total of 1,026 companies have been deemed eligible to receive nearly $292 million in payroll benefits, according to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
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Maine delegation pushes USDA chief to increase access to school lunch programs
‘With schools closed, COVID-19 is already placing a tremendous burden on families, school districts and hunger relief organizations,’ the lawmakers tell Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.