MAINE has started sending out the first batches of $850 stimulus checks to more than 200,000 taxpayers.

Like most states, Maine has been hit hard by Covid-driven inflation.

To help, Maine Governor Janet Mills proposed giving back more than half the state budget surplus in the form of direct paymen

THOUSANDS of people have shown out around the country today to demand tighter gun control measures in the aftermath of numerous horrific shootings this year.

Speakers at the events across the nation include shooting victims and their parents, such as Manuel Oliver, whose 17-year-old son was killed

A TEAM of elite former SAS soldiers have reportedly killed up 20 Russian generals in Ukraine and have vowed to fight to the death.

The 12-strong crack unit have spent six long weeks targeting powerful Kremlin officers during the war in Ukraine.

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MORE than 30 alleged Patriot Front members have been arrested near a Pride event after being seen jumping into a Uhaul with masks and shields.

Kootenai County officials provided an update at 4.30pm local time, but called the situation “very, very fresh.”

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GHISLAINE Maxwell is reportedly set to ask to serve the bulk of her sentence for child sex trafficking sentence in the UK to be close to her family.

The disgraced socialite faces up to 55 years behind bars after being convicted of five out of six counts of sex trafficking for vile Jeffrey Epstein’s

TIKTOK star Cooper Noriega has died at just 19 years old after publishing a shocking post just hours earlier.

The star was reportedly found unconscious in a mall parking lot outside of Los Angeles on Thursday.

His cause of death has been deferred, according to a spokesperson who spoke to People, w

DIRECT payments of up to $4,555 are coming to Americans in 2023.

Social Security benefits are calculated each year based on a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).

Where the consumer price index (CPI) ends up toward the end of the year determines the following year’s COLA amount.

Due to the Russia-Uk

RAPPER FBG Cash has died after a shooting that left a woman wounded on the South Side of Chicago.

According to authorities, Tristian Hamilton, a 31-year-old Chicago rapper known as FBG Cash, was shot multiple times and declared dead at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn on Friday.

A 29-year-old wom

LOVE ISLAND’s week one best bits will be revealed tonight as Gemma’s ex looks set to cause shock waves in villa tomorrow night when he enters.

The ex-boyfriend Jacques O’Neill quit his professional rugby league contract to enter the villa.

The 23-year-old sportsman played for Super League side Cas

Chris Evans appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Friday and tried to clarify an old tweet that got memed to infinity and beyond.

The Boston-born actor was promoting the upcoming Pixar movie “Lightyear,” in which he voices Buzz Lightyear ― a character many viewers likely remember from the “Toy Story” ser

MAURICIO POCHETTINO is set to be sacked by PSG, with Zinedine Zidane reportedly having agreed to take over as manager.

The former Real Madrid boss is said to be travelling to Qatar to finalise terms on a deal to take charge at the Parc des Princes.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid and Man City are reported

Exclusive – Horner on Verstappen-Perez partnership

Christian Horner is confident Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez won’t turn into a pair of raging Red Bulls as they battle for the F1 title.

Horner even pointed out there is a bromance between his current pairing.

He said: “You can see there’s a gre

LAST YEAR was a monster 12 months for boxing and you can expect more of the same in the first part of 2022.

Brit star Anthony Joshua is set to fight Oleksandr Usyk in a huge heavyweight rematch on July 23.

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A MOM has drowned trying to save her two kids from a fast-flowing river with one child in hospital and the other still missing.

A mom and dad took their four kids for a family fishing trip in Newburyport, Massachusetts, on Thursday when their six-year-old son and young daughter fell in.

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CHELSEA are willing to offer Kalidou Koulibaly an £8.5million-a-year contract to join this summer, according to reports.

The Blues are desperate to bolster their defence, following the exits of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen.

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LIVERPOOL target Darwin Nunez is reportedly set to miss Uruguay’s fixture tonight in order to get his move over the line.

The striker has been on Liverpool’s radar for a number of weeks, with them stepping up their interest in recent days over a deal that could be worth as much as £80million.

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CHELSEA have reportedly launched a fresh bid for Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly, as their search for a centre-back goes on.

They’re also thinking about a move for Prensel Kimpembe, who is said to be in contact with former PSG team-mate Thiago Silva over a move to Stamford Bridge.

The Blues are also ke

LOVE Island’s Liam has QUIT the villa in an emotional moment leaving islanders and fans in tears.

He revealed he was not himself as he gathered everyone around the fire-pit and leaves them all stunned.

In a jam-packed episode Luca picked Gemma to recouple with leaving their former flames Davide an