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BANGOR, Maine — The U.S. District Court in Bangor sentenced a 37-year-old man eight years in prison for distributing and possessing child pornography after officials say he livestreamed it online, according to a news release.
Public pressure for Maine’s largest jail to end its contract with federal immigration authorities has continued to grow but so far elected officials have not taken action to reconsider the agreement.
The vast majority of positive tests have come from people in Bangor who have either been homeless, injection drug users, or both. But officials say the outbreak is a culmination of factors much larger than that.
Cal-Maine Foods logged a jump in earnings and sales during its fiscal fourth quarter as a limited supply of eggs drove prices 55% higher.
The country music superstar has been looking to do her part to help vulnerable communities during her summer tour.
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Opportunity Zones are used to encourage investment in lower-income areas. A new provision will alter which of those areas could benefit.
Maine's Dem. Gov. Janet Mills ignored questions about her alleged cocaine use in the past in the second video confrontation in recent weeks as she possibly mulls Senate run.
Stocks rose Wednesday, with the S&P 500 setting an intraday high, as the U.S. and Japan reached a trade agreement and Wall Street looked ahead to earnings reports later in the session from Tesla and Alphabet.