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  US Elections 2024: Why do Nebraska and Maine split their electoral votes? Here's how it works

  World | November 06, 2024 12:28 IST

  In 50 states of the United States, Nebraska and Maine split their electoral votes. Both states have two electoral votes and one for each Congressional districts. While Nebraska is reliably Republican, Maine is Democratic. However, the opposite party in each state manages to win one district.

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  US: Trump appeals Maine verdict disqualifying him from ballot under insurrection clause

  World | January 03, 2024 13:58 IST

  Maine's Secretary of State Shenna Bellows became the first top election official in history to disqualify a presidential candidate under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Trump's critics called for banning him from elections over his role in instigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.

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  US: Suspect in mass killing of 18 people in Maine found dead from self-inflicted gunshot

  World | October 28, 2023 11:32 IST

  At least 37,000 residents and those in surrounding communities in Lewiston were told to stay in their homes as police launched intensive search operations. The suspect, Robert Card, was previously admitted to a mental health facility, according to a document.

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  Maine can't hold Ebola nurse without judge's order

  World | October 30, 2014 7:28 IST

  Fort Kent, Maine: A nurse who treated Ebola patients in West Africa said Wednesday she plans to end her voluntary quarantine, signaling a potential showdown with state police monitoring her home and state officials seeking