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As US East Coast ramps up offshore wind power projects, much remains unknown

As the U.S. races to build offshore wind power projects that will transform coastlines from Maine to South Carolina, much remains unknown about how the facilities could affect the environment

The Independent UK

11 people injured when walkway collapses during Maine’s annual lighthouse event

Five of the 11 injured people were taken to hospitals

The Independent UK

No charges against Maine authorities for death of handcuffed man who was hit in head with flashlight

Maine’s attorney general has concluded there was no criminal conduct when four law enforcement officers used a stun gun and beat a handcuffed man in the head with a flashlight while facedown on a porch that was determined to be a homicide

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Maine hospital under fire for threatening to sue family of teenager who shared patient safety concerns online

He says a hospital employee finished just one year of a three-year fellowship

The Independent UK

UFC president Dana White hits out at ‘idiot’ who tried to break into his house

An arrest was made after a suspect appeared on the doorbell camera of White’s house in Maine

The Independent UK

Maine police release info on man accused of breaking into Dana White’s house; UFC president reacts

Tuesday, Maine police released information on the 23-year-old man who tried to break into UFC president Dana White's house.

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Professor's Claim That She Was Fired for Objecting to Superiors About Mask Mandate Can Go Forward

From Griffin v. University of Maine System, decided Aug. 16 by Chief Judge Jon Levy (D. Me.): Plaintiff Patricia Griffin's employment as a [tenured] Professor of Marketing at the University of Southern Maine was terminated by the University of Maine System … in September 2021…. Griffin asserts that her termination…

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A village in Maine is again delaying a plan to build the world's tallest flagpole

Plans to build the world’s tallest flagpole are being delayed — again

The Independent UK

Maine's puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change

Scientists who monitor seabirds said Atlantic puffins had their second consecutive rebound year for fledging chicks after suffering a bad 2021

The Independent UK

Hospital Threatens Defamation Suit Over a 15-Year-Old's Change.org Petition

The hospital baselessly claimed the teenager's mother wrote the petition after she was fired without cause.

Reason

Maine and Ohio see higher than average number of initiatives qualify for the 2023 ballot

In Maine and Ohio, more citizen-initiated ballot measures qualified in 2023 than the average for odd-numbered years between 2011 and 2021 for each respective state.

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Maine High Court Finds "Bad Faith" in Denial of Public Records Request, Orders Payment of Requesters' Fees

From yesterday's decision in Human Rights Defense Center v. Maine County Comm'rs Ass'n Self-Funded Risk Management Pool (opinion by Justice Horton), interpreting the Maine Freedom of Access Act (FOAA), Maine's analog to the federal FOIA and other states' public records laws: This case presents the first occasion for us to…

Reason

Bourgeois Touchstone Vintage TS OM and TS D review – all the mojo of the golden pre-war era of acoustics with a few modern twists

With tops made in Maine, USA, and bodies constructed in China by Eastman, these guitars provide access to a revered builder’s brand at a fraction of the cost

Guitar World

Navy shipbuilders' union approves 3-year labor pact at Bath Iron Works

The largest union at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works, located in Maine, has approved a three-year contract, averting another strike like the one three years ago

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US student stranded at Somerset school credits lockdowns for exam success

Finn Bennett, 18, from Maine, achieved A, A and B in government and politics, business and economics A-levels.

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Temporary shelter for asylum seekers closes in Maine's largest city

City officials in Portland, Maine say about 190 asylum seekers from African countries are being relocated after a basketball arena that served as a temporary shelter closed

The Independent UK

Maine Supreme Court will consider ‘second amendment for food’ in challenge to Sunday hunting ban

The Maine constitution is the only one in the country that protects the right to food

The Independent UK

Opponents of Maine's new abortion law won't seek to nullify it through a referendum

Groups opposed to Maine's new law expanding access to abortions won’t attempt to nullify the new statute through a so-called People’s Veto referendum

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How a Trump adviser manipulates free speech to advance his causes and ‘hurt his adversaries’

Leonard Leo, architect of the rightwing takeover of the US judiciary, champions the first amendment for political gain but does an ‘about-face’ when it’s used against him, critics say

Roll Call

Generational shift ushers in new era for Senate earmarks split - Roll Call

The retirement of key senators last year is reflected in the state-by-state distribution of earmarked dollars in fiscal 2024 spending bills.

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of July 31-August 4.

The Independent UK

87-year-old woman fought off a teenage intruder, then fed him because he was ‘awfully hungry’

An 87-year-old Maine woman ably fought off a teenage attacker before feeding him because he said he was “awfully hungry.”

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Maine Voters To Decide On Record Eight Ballot Measures In November

From constitutional amendments to citizen-initiated measures, Maine's November ballot is packed with important decisions.

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The most ballot measures in Maine since 2010

Welcome to the Friday, August 4, Brew.

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An 87-year-old woman fought off an intruder, then fed him after he told her he was 'awfully hungry'

An 87-year-old Maine woman ably fought off a teenage attacker before feeding him because he said he was “awfully hungry.”

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