In a speech on Thursday, President Joe Biden called on Congress to immediately pass a measure for $33 billion in additional emergency support to Ukraine to defend against Russian forces. The United States have already given billions to the Ukraine war effort. In his remarks Thursday, the president stressed the importance of U.S. aid in …
Monthly Archives: April 2022
Oklahoma House approves anti-abortion bill, banning abortions after 6 weeks
On Thursday, the Oklahoma House passed a bill banning abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy, sending it to Governor Kevin Stitt for his signature to become law. The S.B. 1503 bill (detailed in full here) is modeled after Texas’ six-week abortion ban law. The bill states in part that the law is to be …
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Lady Gaga announces new song from upcoming film ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ titled ‘Hold My Hand’
Lady Gaga has announced the new song from the upcoming Tom Cruise film Top Gun: Maverick titled ‘Hold My Hand.’ The song is written by Gaga and will be featured in the film, opening May 27. It will also be released on May 3 (you can pre-save the track – here). Earlier this week, the …
Bad Bunny to star in Spider-Man standalone film ‘El Muerto’
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio — better known by his stage name Bad Bunny — has been cast as the newest Marvel hero, and will lead the Spider-Man standalone comic book film “El Muerto.” Ocasio will be the first Latino actor to headline a live-action Marvel film. Sony Motion Picture Group president Sanford Panitch made the …
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Governor Mills Tests Positive for COVID-19
Governor Janet Mills has announced that she has tested positive for COVID-19 via a BinaxNOW rapid test. She tested after developing a mild scratchy throat. Mills has no other symptoms and otherwise and feels well. The Governor is fully vaccinated and has received two boosters. The Governor is isolating and will follow all Maine and …
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Woman Shot in Lewiston
Lewiston police say a 24-year-old woman was shot early this morning, April 28. They responded to a call about a shooting on Arch Avenue. The woman was taken to Central Maine Medical Center. PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2022 On Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 01:23am the Lewiston Police Department… Posted by Lewiston …
Fentanyl Found Hidden in Box of Crackers
Michael A. Bridges, 49, and Elizabeth Cole, 31, are facing drug trafficking charges. Maine State Police discovered 880 grams of fentanyl packaged for sale hidden in a box of crackers, after the pair was part of a traffic stop on I-95 in Waterville. They are charged with aggravated trafficking. We wanted to share this great …
Two Arrested After 3 Town Western Maine Chase
Jennifer Malchisky, 40, of Mexico and Charles McCausland, 38, of Rumford were arrested after a chase across three towns. According to WGME, the pair tried to flea after Rumford police tried to detain them as part of a drug investigation. They ended up leading police on a chase into Mexico, Dixfield and back into Mexico …
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Miami judge vacates life sentence of man wrongfully convicted of murder in 1991
On Wednesday, a judge in Miami vacated the life sentence of Thomas “Jay” Raynard James, a 55-year-old Black man who prosecutors said was wrongfully convicted because of mistaken identity in 1991. As he left a Miami courtroom with his attorneys and family members, James said: “I feel good. Real good.” Still wearing his red prison …
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3 dead in Mississippi hotel shooting; alleged gunman dead after 2-hour standoff
The alleged suspect in a shooting that killed three people at a hotel in Biloxi on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast was found dead in the nearby city of Gulfport hours later, after a standoff with police. Gulfport Police Department’s incoming chief Adam Cooper said that the man holed up at a Gulfport store after fleeing from …
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