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LGBTQ+ civil rights groups in Tennessee filed a lawsuit Thursday against the state’s controversial transgender sports ban. Filed by Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Tennessee on behalf of transgender 14-year-old Luc Esquivel, the suit argues that banning transgender students from their desired sports teams is unconstitutional and discriminatory. The …
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The U.S. military announced Thursday that the Navy fired leaders of the USS Connecticut for “loss of confidence” after the submarine struck an underwater mountain in the South China Sea. The commanding officer of the fast-attack submarine, Cmdr. Cameron Aljilani, second-in-command, Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Cashin, and the chief of the boat Master Chief Sonar Technician Cory …
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Mariah Carey has announced a second holiday special for AppleTV+ titled Mariah’s Christmas: The Magic Continues, which will arrive this December. Mariah’s Christmas comes on the heels of the singer’s previous 2020 special for Apple, Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special, which featured guest stars Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, and Snoop Dogg. The Magic Continues will …
Lionsgate has just released director Roland Emmerich’s Moonfall teaser trailer. Patrick Wilson, Halle Berry star in Moonfall, from the makers of Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow. The official synopsis reads, “In Moonfall, a mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it. …
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is offering a $3,000 reward to catch a poacher that has shot and killed three deer in Harmony. The deer were left to rot. If you have any information call 1-800-ALERT-US. Maine wardens are offering a $3,000 reward to catch a poacher. They say someone shot and killed …
The Biden Administration today, Nov. 4, announced new vaccine requirements for workers at companies with more than 100 employees, as well as for workers at health care facilities that treat Medicare and Medicaid patients. The mandates will affect millions of U.S. workers. The deadline to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is Jan 4. Latest on COVID-19 …
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There is a new competition being launched by the state for videos made by and featuring Maine kids. The competition is part of Maine DHHS and Maine CDC’s plan to make vaccine available to children ages 5 to 11. Latest on COVID-19 in Central Maine DHHS and DOE invite Maine youth ages 5 to 17 …
Senate Republicans again blocked a voting rights bill Wednesday that would strengthen the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The chamber voted 50-49 in favor of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, 10 votes shy of the 60 needed to advance the bill. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer voted against it so he’d have the option of …
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A jury was seated on Wednesday in the murder trial of three Georgia men accused in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020. A pool of about 1,000 potential jurors over the course of nearly three weeks was whittled down by the Glynn County Superior Court; of the 12 jurors and four alternates, …
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Chris Pratt has signed on to voice the iconic cat character, Garfield, in an upcoming film. Pratt posted on Instagram along with an image of Garfield. The film will be written by Oscar-nominated screenwriter David Reynolds (Finding Nemo) and will be directed by Mark Dindal (Chicken Little). Reynolds and Dindal previously worked together on The Emperor’s New …
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