The U.S. House on Thursday passed a bill to prevent gasoline price gouging with a vote of 217-207; no Republican voted in favor of the bill. Sponsored by Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash., and Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., the bill would make it illegal to sell gas at an excessive price during an energy emergency. Schrier …
Monthly Archives: May 2022
Grand jury indicts suspect in Buffalo, N.Y. supermarket mass shooting
The white teenager accused of killing 10 black people at a Buffalo, New York supermarket appeared briefly in court on Thursday, after a grand jury indicted him on a first-degree murder charge. Assistant district attorney Gary Hackbush said the indictment of the suspect, 18-year-old Payton Gendron, was handed up Wednesday. At his initial court appearance …
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Reba McEntire lands role in Season 3 of ABC’s ‘Big Sky’
Reba McEntire has landed a role as a series regular on Season 3 of ABC’s Big Sky. Big Sky is based on “The Highway” book series by C.J. Box and stars Katheryn Winnick and Kylie Bunbury. The show follows a pair of private detectives (Winnick and Bunbury) as they investigate local crimes involving missing women, …
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Wynonna Judd announces star-studded lineup of women as guests for The Judds’ Final Tour
Wynonna Judd will continue on with the planned “The Judds: The Final Tour” that was announced prior to the passing of Naomi Judd, who died by suicide in April at the age of 76. On Thursday, a revised tour ‘celebrating the life and legacy of Naomi Judd’ was announced on The Judd’s official social media …
Take a look at the Season 2 trailer of Hulu’s ‘Only Murders in the Building’
Hulu has shared a teaser trailer for ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 2, featuring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez. Season 2 follows neighbors Charles-Haden Savage (Martin), Oliver Putnam (Short) and Mabel Mora (Gomez) as they attempt to solve the murder of Bunny Folger (Jayne Houdyshell), the board president of their building in …
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Rihanna welcomes a baby boy with A$AP Rocky
Rihanna is officially a mom, giving birth to her first child – a baby boy – with her boyfriend A$AP Rocky on May 13 in Los Angeles, according to TMZ. Rihanna and A$AP have been dating since early 2020. They went public with their romance in November of that same year. Rihanna’s pregnancy was revealed …
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NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir Presents Maine State Flag Flown in Space
Friday, May 20, at 10:00 am at the Maine State House, NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir and NASA Spacewalk Engineer Derrick Porter, both Maine natives, will present Governor Janet Mills with a State of Maine flag that was flown on the International Space Station. On behalf of the people of Maine, Governor Mills will accept the …
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Mechanic Falls Man Arrested After Neighborhood Fight
Scott O’Donnell, 50, of Mechanic Falls, is accused of stabbing his neighbor last night, May 18, during a fight outside a home on Callahan Circle. According to police, the wounds appeared to be non-life-threatening. O’Donnell was charged with elevated aggravated assault. Gov. Janet Mills said Thursday she was not aware of the video and approved …
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Vehicle Crashes into Augusta Circle K Store
The clean-up continues after Wednesdays (May 18) crash into the Circle K convenience store on Capitol Street in Augusta. The accident left a a large hole in the wall of the building. Car crashes into Circle K building in Augusta https://t.co/AzjPYai54u — Kennebec Journal (@KJ_Online) May 19, 2022 Latest Local Central Maine News The post …
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Mills Administration Removed Inappropriate Kindergarten Lesson from DOE Website
The Maine Department of Education has removed at least one age inappropriate video from its website after House Republican Education Committee Lead, and former school superintendent, Rep. Paul Stearns contacted Commissioner of Education Pender Makin, and the Governor’s Office, expressing concerns that the DOE website contains questionable lessons intended for use in kindergarten. Rep. Stearns …
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