Exclusive | Troy Jackson officiated his wedding, but this Mainer is making a startling claim against him

AUGUSTA, Maine — Till attack ads do us part. A man whose wedding Maine Senate hopeful Troy Jackson officiated during the pandemic is now throwing his weight behind incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) in a scathing new ad. Ronnie Pelletier, a firefighter from Jackson’s hometown of Allagash, ripped into Jackson over a cellphone tower the former Maine Senate president secured in the rural town on the property of his de facto in-laws. “A few years ago, I was working for the town, and a couple of gentlemen came into the office,” Pelletier recalled in the ad. “The gentleman from the…

Alaska Dem Mary Peltola in car crash during final sprint for Senate

Alaska Senate Democratic hopeful Mary Peltola suffered minor injuries in a car crash Saturday, temporarily sidelining her campaign, according to her team. Peltola, 53, was en route to the Alaska Federation of Natives Annual Banquet when her vehicle was hit by another car, forcing her to reschedule her campaign events…

Men battling baldness may soon have a new pill to turn to

Hair today, still there tomorrow. A widespread problem, hair loss affects roughly 50 million men and 30 million women, and while there’s no special potion to reverse genetic or age-related decline, some products may slow down loss and promote regrowth. Now, an experimental treatment that’s a new spin on a…

Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg gets blunt Steve Kerr reality check

While the Golden State Warriors are still looking for their first win of the season, rookie Yaxel Lendeborg is leaving a strong impression on the organization. After the Warriors fell to 0-3, following a 131-122 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night, Kerr wasn’t shy to point out some…

What is Ciao Hospitality Group?

Readers emailed us after our report last week that some locations of Fireman Hospitality Group, the bankrupt restaurant company founded by the late Shelly Fireman would be taken over by little-known Ciao Hospitality Group. While Landry’s Inc., owned by Tillman Fertitta, now owns Trattoria dell’ Arte, Fiorello’s and Bond 45,…

The newest tech threat parents need to protect their kids from has arrived

After years of fighting to get controversial curricula and smartphones out of classrooms, it’s time for parents to suit up again for a new battle over their children’s education: artificial-intelligence chatbots.  “Once introduced, chatbots push against all boundaries,” writes MIT psychologist Dr. Sherry Turkle, a pioneer in the study of human…

Dodgers finally regaining momentum after comeback win over Nationals

On Friday night, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was cautiously optimistic. “I’ll take the two wins,” he said, when asked if his club was “on a roll” after winning back-to-back games for the first time in a couple weeks. “I think, offensively, we’re starting to do some good things.” Twenty-four hours…

Arch Manning’s four touchdown passes help Texas destroy Texas State

Make no mistake: Arch Manning is back. Entering the season without the sky-high expectations he had last year — he isn’t even a preseason All-American after being the 2025 Heisman betting favorite — Manning showed on Saturday that maybe he’s been dropped a bit too far. Against a Texas State…

Flock cameras could turn American neighborhoods into a ‘China-like surveillance state,’ ex-Pentagon AI chief warns

Former Pentagon AI Policy Director Mark Beall warned that expanding artificial intelligence surveillance tools, like Flock cameras, could turn American communities into a “China-like surveillance state” unless guardrails are enforced. Speaking on “Saturday in America,” Beall argued that while this technology can have vital law enforcement benefits, clear rules and…

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