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PublishedFebruary 19, 2020
Maine shuts down key scallop fishing areas for the season
Regulators typically shut down scallop fishing areas before the season is over to prevent overfishing and preserve the shellfish for future seasons.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2020
Combative attorney Michael Avenatti is convicted of trying to extort Nike
The lawyer who gained fame by representing porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Trump is found guilty of trying to extort the sportswear giant.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2020
Amid coronavirus fears, a second wave of flu hits U.S. children
The viruses behind both waves can be hard on children and young adults, and child deaths and hospitalizations are at the highest rate since the severe outbreak of 2009-2010.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2020
China reports major decline in new virus cases
Saturday marks the second day the number of new COVID-19 cases fell since a spike Thursday.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2020
U.S. border agents to be deployed to ‘sanctuary’ cities to pursue migrants
The move represents another escalation in the confrontation between the Trump administration and local jurisdictions that are resisting stricter immigration enforcement.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2020
Washington state opens groundwater fight against bottled water companies
Local activists throughout the country, including in Maine, say bottling companies are taking their water virtually for free, depleting the resource, then packaging it in plastic bottles and shipping it elsewhere for sale.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2020
Customs agency memo contradicts Greyhound on bus raids
The document confirms that companies do not have to allow Border Patrol agents on buses to conduct routine checks for illegal immigrants, an issue in Maine and elsewhere.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2020
Pentagon slashes $3.8 billion from military so Trump can transfer it to border wall
Trump faced no consequences from Congress when making similar transfers last year, when the Pentagon canceled dozens of construction projects to free up $3.6 billion and transferred $2.5 billion in counter-drug money.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2020
In win for Amazon, judge freezes work on Pentagon contract
Amazon filed a lawsuit in November alleging that President Trump’s bias against the company hurt its chances to win the project, which was awarded to Microsoft.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2020
Trump’s tweets ‘make it impossible for me to do my job,’ says attorney general
The remarkable public rebuke of the president by a member of his Cabinet arose from a crisis of confidence at the Justice Department.
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