The Amazon city of Guajara-Mirim approved a law that designates the Komi Memem River ‘as a living entity and subject to rights.’
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Campaign spotlights oft-ignored yield-to-bus law
It’s not optional – if a Metro bus is flashing its yield sign, let it in. That’s the message of a new campaign designed to get people to comply with a 2019 law.
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Niger coup leaders refuse to let senior U.S. diplomat meet with nation’s president
The junta’s mutinous soldiers closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack.
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NFL notebook: Chiefs’ Jones continues holdout as preseason opener in New Orleans approaches
Chris Jones, who is entering the final year of his four-year, $80 million contract, is trying to secure a new long-term deal.
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Ukraine peace plan talks end in Saudi with few concrete steps
Moscow wasn’t invited and denounced the gathering as a ‘hoax.’
Posted inMaine, News
Maine sludge crisis is over – for 2 years, at least
A temporary compromise reached by lawmakers means Maine communities are once again burying sewage sludge in the state-owned landfill at Juniper Ridge near Old Town, and don’t have to pay extra to haul the waste to New Brunswick, Canada.
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Amtrak Downeaster ridership rebounds from pandemic slowdown
The 2023 total surpassed 500,000 passengers for the first time since 2019, indicating that the Boston-to-Brunswick service has mostly recovered from pandemic-related disruptions.
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Tribes hope Biden’s Arizona visit means long-sought Grand Canyon monument designation
Tribes in Arizona have been pushing President Biden to use his authority under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to create a new national monument.
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U.S. may phase in hydrogen tax credit in bid to balance industry, activists
Developers say a flexible approach is critical to driving tens of billions of dollars in potential investments, while environmentalists want qualifying hydrogen production to be tied to renewable power supplies.
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Augusta officers acted in self-defense when they fatally shot man at homeless shelter, Maine attorney general says
The recent findings are consistent with every other investigation of officer-involved shootings by the Office of the Maine Attorney General.