Today is Friday. Temperatures will be in the high 70s to mid-80s from north to south with a chance for scattered showers. Here's what we're talking about in Maine today.

Trump suggestion to delay 2020 election dismissed on Thursday, including in Maine

• The Republican president has no power to delay the Nov. 3 presidential election. Elections are managed by states and an 1845 federal law sets presidential elections on the first Tuesday of November. It would require an act of Congress to change, and there is little to no political will to do so.

• The Mills administration has twice relaxed restrictions on outdoor events in the past week. One of those changes was aimed at making events such as weddings easier to hold outside, but the change likely comes too late in the season.

Maine’s fatal shark attack prompts thoughts about safety

• For years we told each other that the sharks sometimes spotted off the Maine coast didn't pose swimmers, divers and surfers any problem. The reason for our optimism: They never had, so clearly, they never would. Now, everything's different.

• Trump is lagging Democratic challenger Joe Biden by large and nearly equal margins in both Maine and New Hampshire, according to a poll released Thursday. The Republican president was competitive in both states, but ultimately lost them in 2016. His campaign has put them on a short list of states it wants to flip in 2020. 

NASCAR Cup Series car owned by Maine native to feature ‘Trump 2020’ design

• Corey LaJoie should be one of the sentimental favorites at Sunday’s Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire.

  But the primary sponsor on his No. 32 Ford Mustang is promoting a controversial figure: President Donald J. Trump.

In other Maine news...

• Kim Rosen confirmed as winner over Larry Lockman in Maine Senate primary recount

• More swimming restrictions put in place after possible shark sighting

• Penobscot County men indicted in February and March killings