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Maine governor sues state's attorney general in Trump policy tussle

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Maine governor sues state's attorney general in Trump policy tussle

Maine governor sues state's attorney general in Trump policy tussle(Please note: Story contains strong language in final paragraph) (Reuters) - Republican Maine Governor Paul LePage on Monday sued the state's Democratic attorney general, contending she had abused her power by joining legal opposition to early moves by President Donald Trump that LePage's office supported. LePage, a fiery conservative now in his second term, challenged Attorney General Janet Mills for joining a legal brief opposing Trump's executive order banning immigration from a half-dozen majority Muslim countries.


The Latest: Protesters at St. Olaf reach deal with college

The Latest: Protesters at St. Olaf reach deal with collegeNORTHFIELD, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on protests against racist incidents at St. Olaf College (all times local):


White House ethics office 'not consulted' on plans to make Ivanka Trump presidential adviser

White House ethics office 'not consulted' on plans to make Ivanka Trump presidential adviserThe US Office of Government Ethics has said it was not consulted by the White House about plans to make Ivanka Trump a formal adviser to the president. This contradicts statements from White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, who said on 21 March that Ms Trump was working "in consultation with the Office of Government Ethics” in her transition to the new role.


Police set ablaze at May Day demos and more: May 1 in photos

Police set ablaze at May Day demos and more: May 1 in photosFrench CRS anti-riot police officers are engulfed in flames as they face protesters during a march for the annual May Day workers’ rally in Paris; Looking At Lee gets a bath outside Barn 38 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.; and, An attendee photographs fashion displays during the ‘Rei Kawakubo/Commes Des Garcons: Art of the In-Between’ during the The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Spring 2017 exhibition.


Quake near Canada border jolts southeast Alaska communities

Quake near Canada border jolts southeast Alaska communitiesANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A major earthquake in northwest British Columbia shook up communities in nearby Alaska but caused no apparent damage.


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