BRUNSWICK, Maine, May 9 -- Bowdoin College issued the following news: * * * Exploring the Limits of Presidential Power: Bowdoin's Rudalevige on Trump's Hundred Days By Tom Porter Donald Trump is not the first US president to be accused of behaving like a dictator, said Andrew Rudalevige. However, he added, the "vengeful nature" of many of the president's second term executive actions is both "different and dangerous." Not even Richard Nixon, who resigned from the White House in 1974 in the   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 8 [Category: Sociological] -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * FFRF Action Fund applauds Maine for banning child marriage The FFRF Action Fund is celebrating a major victory for children's rights and secular advocacy as Maine officially bans child marriage. While the  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 9 -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release: * * * FRONTLINE Produces ASL-Interpreted Videos for Podcast Series With Maine Public and Portland Press Herald: "Breakdown: Turning Anguish into Action" THU., MAY 8 -- FRONTLINE, the acclaimed PBS investigative documentary series produced at GBH in Boston, announced it has, for the first time, published American Sign Language (ASL)-interpreted videos for each episode of its podca  more

ORONO, Maine, May 9 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: * * * Help shape what AI means for Maine at June conference Artificial intelligence is changing how people live, work and solve problems at breakneck speed. To set the stage for AI adoption that is ethical and beneficial, experts from across Maine teamed up to bring people together to discuss the latest opportunities, implications and insights on AI for the state. The University of Maine AI Initiative will con  more

ORONO, Maine, May 9 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: * * * PFAS research at UMaine receives $2.25M from the state Researchers at the University of Maine have been awarded a total of $2.25 million in funding from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) to study a group of chemicals known as PFAS in order to help commercial farmers manage its presence. The UMaine awards, which are directed to faculty members associated with the univer  more