Leavitt’s Noah Carpenter, Bonny Eagle’s Terrell Edwards, Oceanside’s Cohen Galley and Yarmouth’s Michael McGonagle are in the running for the award given to the top senior in Maine high school football.
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How the world’s first deal to ditch fossil fuels was forged at COP28
A controversial leader. A universally hated draft. Against all odds, climate negotiators reached their first-ever agreement on moving away from coal, oil and gas.
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Is climate-friendly flying possible? The Biden administration is making a big bet that it is
Billions of dollars in new tax credits aim to cut jet emissions – but environmental groups and some scientists expressed reservations about the plan.
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Jury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 vote lies
The judgment adds to growing financial and legal peril for Giuliani, who was among the loudest proponents of Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud that are now a key part of the criminal cases against the former president.
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IRS reverses itself, now says $450 state payments for energy relief will be exempt from taxes
The federal agency had said this week that the payments would be taxed, drawing criticism from state officials.
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Government shutdown in January looms as Congress looks to head home
Time is running out – again – for Congress to avert a government shutdown as lawmakers prepare to leave Washington for the holidays.
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Congressional Budget Office projects lower inflation, higher unemployment over next 2 years
The office’s Current View of the Economy from 2023 to 2025 report estimates that the unemployment rate will rise to 4.4% by the end of 2024.
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Tesla Autopilot recall threatens its defense in lawsuits over crashes
The electric vehicle company’s biggest recall ever threatens to hurt its defense in several high-profile lawsuits it faces over crashes linked to Autopilot.
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Prince Harry claims vindication in court victory as judge finds British tabloid hacked his phone
Mirror Group Newspapers were ordered to pay the Duke of Sussex $180,000 for using unlawfully gathered information.
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Fewer Maine teens vaping, but mental health struggles remain common, survey shows
Results from the Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey were released Friday.