Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama returned to the White House Wednesday, reuniting with President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden to unveil their official portraits and introduce the artists behind them. The ceremony returned to the White House after a 10-year hiatus. For his portrait, the former president selected …
Monthly Archives: September 2022
American woman killed in shark attack while snorkeling on vacation in the Bahamas
Authorities have confirmed that an American woman was killed in a shark attack while snorkeling with her family in the Bahamas on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Royal Bahamas Police Force, the 58-year-old woman — along with four members of her family from the Lake Erie area of Pennsylvania — were on a snorkeling tour in …
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Ben Stiller and Sean Penn among those permanently banned from Russia in new round of sanctions
Actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller have been officially and permanently banned from entering Russia, along with 23 other “members of the US Congress, high-ranking officials, representatives of the business and expert communities, as well as cultural figures.” The personal sanctions were announced in a statement by Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in response to what it …
Tiffany Haddish says she ‘deeply regrets’ comedy sketch that led to child sex abuse lawsuit
Tiffany Haddish posted a message on Instagram addressing the sexual misconduct allegations recently lodged against her and her fellow comedian Aries Spears. The 42-year-old Haddish wrote: “I know people have a bunch of questions. I get it. I’m right there with you. Unfortunately, because there is an ongoing legal case, there’s very little that I can say …
Fatal Crash in Unity
Elva LaPointe, 93, from Unity is dead after a crash in Albion Monday morning, Sept. 5. She died at the scene. According to WABI, authorities believe LaPointe suffered a medical emergency prior to the crash. A 93-year-old Unity woman died after a crash in Albion. https://t.co/CYfNKUrRrT — WABI_TV5 (@WABI_TV5) September 7, 2022 Latest Local Central …
Maine Woman Arrested for Trafficking Fentanyl
Lisa Malone, 65, of Baileyville has been arrested and charged with trafficking Fentanyl. A significant amount of the drug was seized from her home. From the Maine State Police: Early last month, investigators assigned to MDEA’s Down East Task Force covering Washington and Hancock Counties opened an investigation into the suspected trafficking of fentanyl from …
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Maine Lobster Added to ‘Red List’ of Seafood to Avoid
Governor Janet Mills is slamming Seafood Watch’s designation of lobster caught in the Gulf of Maine as on the “red list” of seafood to be avoided. Governor Mills issued the following statement in response: Seafood Watch is misleading consumers and businesses with this designation. Generations of Maine lobstermen have worked hard to protect the sustainability …
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Two Maine Cities Make ‘Best & Worst Places to Retire’ List
Portland and Lewiston both show up in a new list of the ‘Best & Worst Places to Retire‘ in the United States. WalletHub report looked at more than 180 cities. They based their findings on among other things good weather, low crime and access to good healthcare. Out of 180 cities they ranked Portland came …
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Las Vega police release images of suspect in fatal stabbing of journalist Jeff German
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department have released surveillance images of a suspect in the fatal stabbing of local investigative journalist Jeff German. The images show an individual wearing a large straw-colored hat, a reflective orange long-sleeve shirt, long pants and black gloves. The individual is wholly covered with their face shrouded by the wide-brimmed hat. …
Body found in Memphis is identified as kidnapped jogger Eliza Fletcher
Police said on Tuesday that the body found in a Memphis neighborhood Monday was confirmed to be a Tennessee woman who was abducted late last week. 34-year-old Eliza Fletcher was seen on surveillance video being forced into an SUV while she was jogging near the University of Memphis early Friday morning. 38-year-old Cleotha Abston, the …
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