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China May Be Integrating AI into its Bioweapons Program. What Could Go Wrong?

2 days ago | themainewire.com | Seamus Othot

China may be integrating advanced artificial intelligence technology into its illicit bioweapons programs, according to the State Department’s 2025 report on international compliance with weapons agreements. [RELATED: Chinese Satellite Company Directly Helping Houthi Terrorists Attacks on U.S. Interests: State Department…]“China probably is unable to make complex scientific equipment without Westerninnovation.
Judge Assigned to Federal Lawsuit Against Maine Recuses Himself

2 days ago | themainewire.com | Seamus Othot

The federal jurist assigned to the federal lawsuit against Maine for refusing to bar transgender-identifying men from women’s sports, U.S. Magistrate Judge John Nivison, recused himself from the case on Friday after previously recusing himself from Rep. Laurel Libby’s (R-Auburn) lawsuit against her censure order. [RELATED: DOJ Files Civil Suit Against Maine, Rep.
Winthrop and Monmouth Back Out of ICE Partnership Program Citing Concerns About Legal Liability

3 days ago | themainewire.com | Seamus Othot

The Winthrop and Monmouth Police Departments both rescinded their applications for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) partnership program on Saturday that would have allowed local police to detain people on suspected immigration violations.
Chinese Satellite Company Directly Helping Houthi Terrorists Attacks on U.S. Interests: State Department

3 days ago | themainewire.com | Seamus Othot

U.S. State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce confirmed on Thursday that the Chinese satellite company, Chang Guang Satellite Technology, is “directly” helping the Yemen-based Houthi terrorists target U.S. warships and interests in the Red Sea.
Pope Francis Dead at 88 after 12-Year Pontificate

3 days ago | themainewire.com | Seamus Othot

Pope Francis passed away early Monday morning at the age of 88 after a 12-year pontificate, just hours after making his final public appearance for Easter and meeting with Vice President J.D. Vance. [RELATED: Pope Francis Appoints Liberal Cardinal To Head DC Archdiocese As Trump Takes Office…]Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At 7.35 this morning the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father.
Bipartisan Bill Increasing Maine's Property Tax Fairness Credit Introduced in Augusta

3 days ago | themainewire.com | Libby Palanza

A bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers have introduced a bill aiming to increase the value of the state’s Property Tax Fairness Credit beginning in the 2025 tax year. When filing their annual tax returns, Maine homeowners may claim the Property Tax Fairness Credit, subject to qualification based on a number of criteria, including income and filing status. Based on the amount paid in property taxes during a given year, homeowners are eligible to receive a maximum of $1,000.
Dems Look to Use Ranked Choice Voting in State Elections, But Constitutional Questions Remain

3 days ago | themainewire.com | Libby Palanza

Democrat lawmakers are looking to expand the use of ranked choice voting (RCV) to all Maine elections, including for the Governor, State Senate, and the State House of Representatives. If a new bill introduced this week is successful, it could change how these state officials are elected. Ranked choice voting has until now been used to ensure that the winner of a given election secures majority support, but Sen.
Federal Judge in NH Moves to Impede Deportation of Guatemalan Illegal Arrested in Massachusetts

3 days ago | themainewire.com | Seamus Othot

New Hampshire U.S. District Judge Joseph N. Laplante ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration must give 72 hours’ notice before transferring a Guatemalan illegal immigrant arrested in Massachusetts out of the NH facility where he is currently held.
Maine House Democrats Vote to Keep Taxpayers Rather Than Convicts Footing the Bill for Analysis of Drugs

6 days ago | themainewire.com | Edward Tomic

Democratic lawmakers in the Maine House of Representatives on Thursday voted down a bill that would have shifted the financial burden of testing illegal drugs as part of criminal cases from the state’s taxpayers to convicted drug traffickers. LD 717, An Act to Amend the Maine Criminal Code Governing Restitution to Include the Costs of All Analyses of Suspected Illegal Drugs, was sponsored by Republican State Rep. Steven Bishop of Bucksport.
House Democrats Spring Surprise Measure to Enshrine Trans Rights in Maine's Constitution

6 days ago | themainewire.com | Seamus Othot

Maine’s House Democrats slipped a surprise vote onto Thursday’s legislative calendar to force through a proposed equal rights amendment to the state constitution that would make transgender identity legally inviolable.