BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States warned Russia Tuesday it has 60 days to start complying with a landmark nuclear missile treaty or Washington will abandon the pact, raising concern about Europe’s future security. At NATO talks in Brussels, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Russia of “cheating at its arms control obligations” under […]
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U.S. economy surges to 4.1 percent growth rate in Q2
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy accelerated last quarter at an annual rate of 4.1 percent, the government estimated Friday, as consumers spent tax-cut money, businesses stepped up investment and exporters rushed to ship their goods ahead of retaliatory tariffs. President Donald Trump said he was thrilled with what he called an “amazing” growth rate […]
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LePage says Congress should follow Constitution on Supreme Court vacancy
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage on Thursday added his voice to the ongoing debate regarding the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy created with the unexpected death of Justice Antonin Scalia last Saturday. LePage sided with former governor and U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, saying President Barack Obama should nominate a replacement for Scalia. “I’m a […]
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Maine lawmakers mixed on Obama’s upcoming executive orders on guns
AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers had mixed reactions Monday in advance of new executive orders from President Barack Obama on federal background checks for gun purchases. While the details of Obama’s latest attempts to initiate tighter gun control in the U.S. have not been released, Republicans expressed their concerns the president would overreach and infringe on […]
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Turkey’s shoot-down of Russian warplane concerns Collins
LEWISTON — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said the downing of a Russian warplane by America’s NATO ally Turkey on Tuesday was making an already tense and difficult situation in the Middle East even more worrisome. In Lewiston on Tuesday to visit with city leaders on economic and community development issues, Collins, a member of […]
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U.S. Alpine Championhips: Tried and true, Jitloff rules GS again
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Score one for crow’s feet and weary bones. World Cup veteran Tim Jitloff sped to his third consecutive giant slalom victory at the U.S. Alpine Championships, rallying from a modest deficit of three-hundredths of a second to leapfrog Tommy Ford on the second run Friday afternoon. It is the sixth overall national title […]
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LePage joins call for constitutional amendment to balance federal budget
AUGUSTA — Flanked by Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday he would push Maine lawmakers to pass a resolution urging Congress to create an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would require the federal government to maintain a balanced budget. LePage and Kasich, both Republicans, said the issue of balancing the federal […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: Vonn’s comeback tour concludes at Sugarloaf
Thursday’s appearance at Sugarloaf is part victory lap, part motivational speaking tour for Lindsey Vonn. Not that she requires the adulation, and not that she needs to say a word. Vonn, 30, is coming off a season in which she cast out the demons of two surgical reconstructions of her right knee, adding two World […]
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LePage to host Ohio governor, support U.S. balanced budget amendment
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage will host Ohio Gov. John Kasich at the State House on Thursday to make an announcement regarding the national push for a federal balanced-budget amendment. Kasich and LePage, both Republicans, are among a group of governors supporting an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would require the federal government to […]