Winners of a favorite-theater contest will receive the highly expensive digital system many need to survive.
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Colorado shooting suspect’s mindset remains a mystery
Defense lawyers plan an insanity defense, but little is known about the accused killer of 12.
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Texas governor signs abortion limits
Gov. Rick Perry’s action on the controversial law is met with a mix of reactions, from ‘Amen’ to ‘Shame.’
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Delegation from Maine offers help in Quebec
The group from Franklin County meets with the mayor of the devastated town of Lac-Megantic.
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Bulletin Board
The Maine Games will hold an NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competition for boys and girls ages 6-15 on Saturday before the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic at Waterhouse Field in Biddeford. Check-in and registration will be from 8 to 8:30 a.m. for the free event, which starts at 9. Winners of each division will […]
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Penn State abuse settlements at $60 million, more on way
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Penn State University has reached tentative settlements totaling about $60 million so far with men who claim to have been sexually abused by former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, a trustee said Thursday. The trustee, Ted Brown, said he was unsure of how many claims have been settled and how many remain […]
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Maine’s tracks getting lots of safety scrutiny, regulator says
Parking an unoccupied train overnight isn’t against regulations, but it’s not ‘standard procedure,’ Maine’s representatives are told.
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Humans on moon and Mars trump launching a robot to grab an asteroid
WASHINGTON – A House committee on Thursday approved a plan for NASA that would kill the Obama administration’s proposal to blast U.S. astronauts to an asteroid as early as 2021. It is a “poorly defined mission,” Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., said of the plan to grab a speeding asteroid with a robot and drag it […]
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Hot weather moves backward across U.S.
But the high pressure is about to return eastward, extending the Northeast heat wave an extra day.
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WikiLeaks defendant loses bid to dismiss serious charge
If convicted of ‘aiding the enemy’ by feeding the site documents, the army private could get life.