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Maine Senate gives approval for hospital staffing bill

Lawmakers in the Senate voted in favor of a bill Wednesday that would set mandatory nurse staffing ratios at hospitals in Maine.

16 hours ago in Local

Man who admitted to killing his girlfriend on York beach sentenced to 40 years

A man who beat his girlfriend to death on Short Sands Beach in York was sentenced to 40 years behind bars on Wednesday.

17 hours ago in Local

Drug bust in Somerset County leads to seizure of marijuana plants, one drug arrest

Hundreds of illegally grown marijuana plants were seized in Somerset County this month, leading to an arrest.

Lifestyle

23 hours ago in Lifestyle

Do you want fries with that? Krispy Kreme doughnuts are coming to McDonald’s

Krispy Kreme and McDonald's are getting together over breakfast. The doughnut chain and the fast food giant unveiled plans Tuesday to offer Krispy Kreme products at McDonald's locations across the United States.

1 day ago in Lifestyle, Trending

The winless lottery streak ends. Someone in New Jersey won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot

Someone in New Jersey overcame the odds Tuesday night and won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, breaking a winless streak that dated to last December.

2 days ago in Lifestyle, Trending

The IRS has 940,000 unclaimed tax refunds from 2020 that are about to expire. Is one of them yours?

The federal tax collector said Monday that roughly 940,000 people in the U.S. have until May 17 to submit tax returns for unclaimed refunds for tax year 2020, which total more than $1 billion nationwide.

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24 hours ago in Entertainment

After ‘Wonka’ and ‘Dune,’ Timothée Chalamet signs first look deal with Warner Bros.

Following the success of " Wonka " and the " Dune" movies, Warner Bros. is staying in the Timothée Chalamet business. The star signed a first look deal with the studio to collaborate on future projects as an actor and producer, Warner Bros. said Tuesday.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Q&A: How Shakira turned pain into art on her first album in seven years, ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran’

On "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran," her first new album in seven years, Shakira transforms her pain into art — from the bachata "Monotonía" to the electro-pop "Te Felicito" to the mega viral "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" and beyond.

2 days ago in Entertainment

Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic lands in the Philadelphia area for the first time

Willie Nelson 's Fourth of July Picnic is two-stepping out of Texas to the Philadelphia area.