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Families of Uvalde school shooting victims are suing Texas state police over botched response
The announcement came two days before the two-year anniversary of one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
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Falling EV sales are upending banker climate strategies
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China sanctions U.S. defense-related companies and executives over Russia, Taiwan
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UK inflation lowest in 3 years. Prime Minister Sunak makes it focus in election call for July 4
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Rudy Giuliani peddles self-named coffee amid legal woes, financial struggles
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59 mins agoU.S. consumers remain resilient, though the broader environment remains complicated and challenging, executives said.
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at 1:19 PMStacey Neumann has worked in both defense and prosecution and clerked for a state supreme court justice and a federal appeals judge.
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at 11:17 AMPetitioners say the new rate schedule unfairly increases ticket prices for tourists while decreasing prices for residents and workers.
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at 8:31 AMThe latest relief will go to borrowers enrolled in Biden's new income-driven repayment plan, along with earlier income-driven plans and some eligible through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
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at 8:23 AMMore than two-thirds of the countries in the United Nations recognize a Palestinian state.
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at 10:07 AMGeorge Ayers taught Mainers about the celestial world for decades at UMaine and in his monthly column, 'What's Up.' He died on May 10 at age 96.
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Rep. Bruce White voted against key measures backed by his party, including a law expanding abortion access later in pregnancy and a proposed constitutional right to abortion. His opponent, Cassie Julia, has been endorsed by Planned Parenthood.
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Waltz & Sons Propane is looking to establish a market for the alternative fuel – which can be used in all propane applications without modifying appliances – even if it starts as a money-loser.
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Meanwhile, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee, the judge who was randomly assigned to preside over the election interference case, also fended off a challenger, winning a nonpartisan election to keep his seat.
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May 21After Tuesday, 8 presidential nominating contests will remain: Democrats in Idaho, the District of Columbia, Guam and the Virgin Islands, and both parties in Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota.
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44 mins agoAbout 80 people turned out Tuesday night for a public hearing at Thomas College in Waterville, where many commented on a federal recommendation to relicense four dams on the Kennebec River between Waterville and Skowhegan.
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May 21Billionaire philanthropist Rob Hale had a suprise for the graduating class at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, but it came with a catch.
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at 9:55 AMThe newly formed panel aims travel around Maine to identify storm-ravaged communities whose needs do not fit neatly into federal disaster relief categories.
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May 21If it's signed into law, mifepristone and misoprostol would be in the same category as opioids, depressants and other addictive drugs – despite them being nonaddictive.
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May 21This is the first time Donald Trump has suggested he would have a policy on contraception since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a national right to abortion 2 years ago.
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May 21The indictment alleges the former NYC mayor spread false claims of fraud and pressured county officials and state legislators to change the outcome of results.
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May 21Other factors have contributed to the die-off, including drought, forest fires and logging that deprives the primates of water, shade and the fruit they eat.
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at 8:58 AMOn Friday, the panel investigating the deadliest shooting in Maine history intends to address some of the accusations contained in the report claiming self-dispatching police officers created 'chaos' during a search for the gunman.
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May 21A prosecutor at the International Criminal Court cited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged 'use of starvation as a method of warfare.'
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May 21Passengers say some people hit their hits on the baggage bins while others broke through the overhead oxygen chambers from the force of sudden descent.
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May 21Townspeople were were complaining that visitors would block the sidewalk, take photos on the busy road or walk onto private properties in pursuit of their shot.
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May 21State police said autopsies were completed but investigators have not yet determined the cause or manner of death.
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May 21Local police and the Maine State Police major crimes unit are investigating the discovery made by a utility crew.
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May 21Franchises are hopeful consumers will continue giving their spare change despite shifts toward negative economic headwinds.
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at 9:56 AMMichael Laliberte, who withdrew in 2022 as president of the University of Maine at Augusta before ever working a day, has continued to receive $20,000 monthly in a settlement payment from the university system.
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May 21The one thing they both seem to agree on is the view that opening the country to more imports has wiped out American manufacturing jobs.
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May 21Central Maine farmers were essential in building what officials say is the first state program in the nation to directly take on so-called 'forever chemicals.' Now it's credited with helping dozens of farms continue operations.
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May 21Tapping reserves is one of the few actions a president can take by himself to try to control inflation.
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at 8:26 AMThe incident Monday afternoon came after a police officer responded to a report of 'an unknown mental health crisis.'
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at 7:01 AMTons of towns have parades and ceremonies happening Monday.
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May 21Jurors could begin deliberating as soon as next week to decide whether the former president is guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
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May 21It was shared on the former president's Truth Social account while he was on a lunch break from his Manhattan hush money trial.
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May 21President Ebrahim Raisi had been discussed as a possible successor for supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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May 21Pitcher Austin Maddox, 33, was one of 27 people arrested late last month.
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King, an independent, is now being challenged by a Democrat, a Republican and an independent.
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The judge failed to allow him to speak during his court appearance last week.
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May 20Alexander McClay Williams was 16 when he was convicted and sentenced to death in the stabbing death of a white woman.
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May 20But parents must breastfeed exclusively for the babies' first 6 months because research shows that switching between breast milk and formula can disrupt an infant's gut.
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President Biden will name a replacement for Martin Gruenberg 'soon,' a White House announcement said.
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May 20As the first plane hurtled down the runway and took off, one passenger said in a soft voice, 'Yes. Yes.'
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May 20Removing the hulking ship opened a new void in Baltimore’s altered skyline.
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May 20The U.S. defense secretary and as many as 50 defense leaders from Europe and around the world met Monday to coordinate more military aid to Ukraine.
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May 20It was the fourth time Gary Porter was scheduled to appear in court on six felony charges in connection to the May 6 events in Paris.
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May 20The council votes 6-3 to remove a historic classification from the building at 142 Free St. Greater Portland Landmarks says it will review the matter before deciding whether to file a legal challenge.
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May 21The council voted unanimously to pass the school board's $161.4 million proposal, which now goes to voters for final approval.
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May 21A persistent pair of ospreys have created a new, if unimpressive, nest atop a utility pole along Route 1 in Bath, despite Central Maine Power's efforts to get the birds to relocate.
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May 20The identities of the victims were not made public Monday.
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May 20The Waterville Fire Department used its ladder truck Monday afternoon to rescue the injured person, who was then taken by a LifeFlight of Maine helicopter to the hospital, according to reports.
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May 21Amber Lavigne, of Newcastle, sued Great Salt Bay Community School officials, saying they provided her child with a chest binder and allowed the child to use pronouns different than the ones assigned at birth.
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May 20Mills will sign an executive order Tuesday to create the commission in the wake of an extremely warm and stormy winter.
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May 20The board also voted to extend Chancellor Dannel Malloy's contract by another 2 years, though the exact terms have not been negotiated.
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May 20Some say relicensing the four dams would harm fish and wildlife along the river, while others argue losing the dams could cripple the central Maine economy.
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May 20The state will receive another $11 million to support 4 already existing state programs that assist with so-called .
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May 20Hims can offer the prescription weight-loss drugs because U.S. regulators have rules that allow pharmacies to make copycat versions of drugs in shortage.
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May 20Surprising flavor combinations are showing up more frequently in grocery stores and restaurants.
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May 20The sold-out audiences at The Old Red Church in Standish this weekend were treated to a rich production that deserves an encore run.
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May 20The Mills administration said Monday that 40,000, or 2%, of the 2.3 million checks issued by the state over a 3-year period have not been cashed and are now being treated as unclaimed property.
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May 21Dominic Reid, 21, of Waterville was killed in the head-on collision at about 5:30 a.m. Monday, police say.
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May 20Rex Heuermann, 60, is charged with killing Megan Waterman, of Scarborough, and 3 other women. They were among the 11 people whose remains were found on Long Island in 2010 and 2011.
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May 20Donlald Trump's lawyers also pressed the Judge to stop the case from going to the jury and throw out the charges after prosecutors concluded their presentation of evidence.