AUGUSTA – The Legislative Council voted on Dec. 19 to send a bill to the Legislature that would make sure oil terminals have the financial resources to safely close, remove tanks and other infrastructure, and clean up contamination. “This year the Legislature passed aggressive goals to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase renewable energy,” […]
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Posted inNation & World, News
Is revenge porn protected speech? The Supreme Court may soon decide
Forty-six states and Washington, D.C., have passed revenge porn laws over the past decade.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Slave cemetery beneath golf course raises questions for Florida country club
Archaeologists say more than 40 graves lie under the fairways in Tallahassee.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Brazil investigates Christmas Eve attack over Netflix show
A video on social media shows three masked people claiming they carried out a gas bomb attack to protest a Christmas program.
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Thomas Memorial Library director, programmer close the book on careers
Two key employees are seeking creative outlets for their talents.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Mother killed 2 children, then herself at Boston parking garage, police believe
Erin Pascal, 40 and her kids – Allison, 4, and Andrew, 15 months – were pronounced dead at a local hospital.
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Indonesia, Thailand mark 15th anniversary of tsunami that killed thousands
The Indian Ocean wave was one of modern history’s worst natural disasters, killing 230,000 people in a dozen countries.
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Turkey’s highest court rules Wikipedia ban violated freedoms
A law allows the government to ban websites it deems pose a national security threat.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Intertidal: The ocean’s food chain starts with light
Light doesn’t work the same way in water as it does in air.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Sen. Eloise Vitelli: Boosting Maine’s economy with emerging industries
Maine’s economy is deeply tied to our natural resources. We see this in everything from our tourism industry, to lumber and lobstering, and now to emerging industries like solar and wind energy. Solar energy has experienced a real boom in Maine in the last few years. More and more homeowners and businesses are using solar […]