Coming off a canceled season in 2020, it’s anyone’s guess which teams will rise to the top this spring.
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1 killed, 2 wounded in shooting at N.Y. grocery store
Gabriel DeWitt Wilson, 31, is a cart wrangler at a Stop & Shop on Long Island.
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Rebels vow to take capital after Chadian president killed
Speculation mounts that there could be more to the story of Idriss Deby Itno’s death than what has been reported.
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In Maine, George Floyd verdict elicits relief, a feeling of justice served
‘We cannot forget that George Floyd’s murder was not an isolated incident,’ says Maine Assistant House Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross.
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General says Afghan withdrawal will make terror fight harder
Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, says finding and eliminating threats will be more difficult, but ‘not impossible.’
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Mainers celebrate ‘stoner Christmas’ for first time under legal cannabis sales
Recreational cannabis retail stores across the state celebrated ‘4/20’ with specials, giveaways, raffles, food trucks, live music and more.
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MLB notebook: Betts out of lineup after getting hit by pitch
Mookie Betts was hit by a pitch on his right forearm in the ninth inning Monday and out of the lineup Tuesday, but Manager Dave Roberts says ‘I think that we dodged a bullet.’
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Biden to America after George Floyd verdict: ‘We can’t stop here’
The president and vice president call on Congress to act swiftly to address policing reform, including by approving a bill named for Floyd, who died with his neck under the knee of former police officer Derek Chauvin last May.
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Direct-care agencies urge Maine lawmakers to raise reimbursement rates
The Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee is considering several bills that would boost the pay for those who provide direct care to Mainers with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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Schumer vows to undo federal marijuana laws despite Republican opposition
Dozens of states have loosened their own laws, and a recent poll said 91 percent of Americans believe marijuana should be legal in some form.