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PublishedApril 22, 2024
Local election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears. One group is trying to help
Threats to election offices that have been an alarming consequence of Trump’s false claims about his 2020 loss loom as a perilous wildcard for the thousands of local government workers who will oversee the election this fall.
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PublishedApril 22, 2024
Supreme Court will take up the fight over ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers
At issue is a federal regulation that changed the definition of a firearm to include unfinished parts, like the frame of a handgun or the receiver of a long gun, so they can be tracked more easily.
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PublishedApril 17, 2024
Convicted scammer who victims say claimed to be a psychic faces extradition to UK
Marianne Smyth, who also claimed to be an Irish heiress and a witch, was arrested in Maine in February.
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PublishedApril 17, 2024
Nine face charges in what police say is the biggest gold theft in Canada’s history
They are accused in a scheme in which $14.5 million in gold bars and $1.8 million in cash was stolen.
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PublishedApril 17, 2024
Republicans scrutinize voting rolls and prepare for mass challenges ahead of election
The effort is nationwide, and in February, a federal appeals court ruled that Maine had to release its voter rolls to the Public Interest Legal Foundation.
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PublishedApril 17, 2024
Biden backs House’s Ukraine, Israel package as Speaker Johnson fights to keep his job
The Republican speaker is expected to start a dayslong push to vote on 3 funding packages for Ukraine, Israel and allies in the Indo-Pacific, as well as a several other foreign policy proposals in a 4th bill.
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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Fire destroys Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange dating to 1600s
Its iconic dragon-tail spire collapsed and passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables.
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PublishedApril 16, 2024
What Mickey Mouse can tell us about the public domain and remix culture
A parade of characters and stories, led by Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse, have marched into the public domain, where anyone can do anything with anything and shape it into a new generation of stories and ideas.
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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Maine is among 15 states recruited to help enforce airline consumer laws
Under an agreement, attorney general offices in Maine and 14 other states will be able to investigate complaints about airline service, and could then refer cases to the U.S. Transportation Department for enforcement.
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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Biden’s latest plan for student loan cancellation moves forward
The broadest forgiveness category would help borrowers who owe more than they originally borrowed because of runaway interest.
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