Tag Archives: North Korea

A 9-year-old ‘alien’ applies to be NASA’s planetary protection officer

Your morning briefing for Monday, Aug. 7, 2017: Pence calls the prospect of a 2020 White House campaign of his own ‘absurd,’ China urges North Korea to be ‘smart’ and drop its missile tests, and Bangor infant dies after being injured by family dog.

Justice Department plans to sue universities that discriminate against whites

Your morning briefing for Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017: Maine Attorney General Mills joins lawsuit to challenge EPA over smog rules, DEA admin says Trump ‘condoned police misconduct’ in remarks about handling suspects, Poland Spring’s plan to take water from Lincoln wins regulators’ OKand

Interior Secretary Zinke denies threatening senators over Obamacare repeal defection

Your morning briefing for Monday, July 31, 2017: Police chiefs blast President Trump for endorsing ‘police brutality,’ Old Orchard Beach residents complain tourists are pooping all over the place, and Susan Collins ‘troubled’ by Trump’s threat to eliminate health insurance subsidies

Sean Spicer may step away from podium for new role in White House

Your morning briefing for Tuesday, June 20, 2017: Sean Spicer may step away from podium for new role in White House, terror in London seems to confirm Muslims’ growing dread, and LePage signs food sovereignty law, the first of its kind in the nation

PETA wanted a fake cat video to go viral. It didn’t turn out as planned.

Your morning briefing for Thursday, June 8, 2017: PETA wanted a fake cat video to go viral, but it didn’t turn out as planned; North Korea slams Trump’s decision to pull out of Paris accord as ‘the height of egotism’; and Maine Senate backs reinstating ‘tip credit’ for restaurant servers

Sportswriter is out of a job after ‘disrepectful’ tweet about Japanese race car driver

Your morning briefing for Tuesday, May 30, 2017: Sportswriter is out of a job after ‘disrepectful’ tweet about Japanese race car driver, US mulls emergency tariffs on solar imports, and it’s fiddlehead season again

Woman sues Confederate group after Sir Camelot the camel bit her at Jefferson Davis’ old house

Your morning briefing for Monday, May 15, 2017: Woman sues Confederate group after camel named Sir Camelot bit her at Jefferson Davis’ old house, North Korean missile travels 450 miles before falling into the sea, a nearly forgotten veteran finally got a headstone 163 years after he died

Why crooks are stealing the grease from your french fries

Your morning briefing for Monday, May 8, 2017: Macron wins French presidency, another American citizen is detained in North Korea, Maine’s national monument is among the 27 that feds will review, get used to paying $20-plus for a lobster roll