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Maine State Police search for teen missing nearly a week
Kylie Townsend-Ireland was last seen May 13 in Parsonsfield.
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at 2:23 PMThe Houthis have launched attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, demanding Israel end the war in Gaza, which has killed more than 35,000 Palestinians.
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at 2:35 PMIn recent months, the specter of immigrants voting illegally in the U.S. has erupted into a leading election-year talking point for Republicans.
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at 1:30 PMThe Washington Post has obtained emails and other documents showing that police in Austin and San Francisco skirted city bans against using facial recognition by asking officers in other cities to run the AI-powered programs for them.
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at 11:51 AMThe incident adds to concerns about an institution that’s increasingly seen as partisan and lacking strict ethical guidelines.
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at 11:49 AMThe video aired Friday appears to show Combs, wearing only a white towel, punching and kicking the R&B singer who was his protege and longtime girlfriend at the time.
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29 mins agoProtesters focused their anger on President Biden, whom they accuse of feigning concern over the death toll in Gaza.
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at 11:19 AMStates have for decades been using foster children's federal Social Security benefits to help cover the costs of state services.
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at 12:06 PMThe city plans to better enforce a 20-minute limit on parking in the bricked park, where many businesses load and unload supplies.
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Schneiders warned Carter about the political risks of saying Americans faced a 'crisis of confidence.' He was right.
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May 17If the settlement is approved, a new nonprofit called Friends of Barleyfield Point will be buying the land with the intent of keeping it open for public use and commercial fishing.
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May 17The mustachioed character actor was best known for roles as smarmy villains, like the chauvinist boss in '9 to 5' and the nasty TV director in 'Tootsie.'
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May 17Workers at two Mercedes factories in Alabama voted decisively against unionizing.
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May 17The popular tabby lives in a house with his human family on the street that leads to the main entrance to campus.
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May 17Pope Francis has expressed skepticism about more recent events, including claims of repeated messages from Mary to “seers” at the shrine of Medjugorje in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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May 17Previously approved apparitions have turned these sites into major pilgrimage destinations, drawing millions of people to them each year.
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May 17In an April poll, respondents said by 51% to 32% they were doing better financially under Trump than Biden.
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May 17The global notice came three days after the FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a similar public warning about events and venues linked to June's Pride month.
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May 17On the day he was killed, Fortson opened the door while holding a handgun pointed toward the floor, according to a deputy's body camera footage.
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May 17Neighbors and acquaintances of Martha-Ann Alito said the flag was displayed on the front lawn of the Alitos’ Virginia home soon after a dispute that appeared to have political dimensions.
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May 17The shipment is the first in an operation that American military officials anticipate could scale up to 150 truckloads a day, all while Israel presses in on the southern city of Rafah.
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May 17DePape was given 20 years for one count and 30 years for another count. The sentences will run concurrently. He was also given credit for the 18 months that he's been in custody.
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May 17The S&P 500, which is the much more important index for Wall Street and most retirement savers, also finished near a record high.
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May 17Irving Oil said in a statement that he died Monday. At the time of his death, he had an estimated net worth of $6.4 billion.
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at 8:44 AMOpponents who favor nearby Mack Point criticized the state, saying it's focusing on Sears Island before completing a study of both sites.
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May 17All three were killed by Hamas at the Nova music festival, an outdoor dance party near the Gaza border.
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May 17Reddit will also offer its users new AI-based tools built on models created by OpenAI, which will place ads on its partner’s site.
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May 17For years Kuniskis was the spokesman for high-performance American cars, introducing many powerful models.
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May 17The actor was cleared of nine sexual assault charges in London court last year.
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May 17The preliminary rate for last month is 3.1%, down slightly from March, the Maine Department of Labor reports.
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May 17At least two of the deaths were caused by falling trees and another happened when a crane blew over in strong winds.
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May 17The Lebanese militant group has stepped up its attacks on Israel in recent weeks, particularly since the Israeli incursion into the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
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May 17That's the message the Maine Climate Council hears during the first of 3 scientific briefings geared toward updating the state's climate action plan by the end of the year.
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at 9:10 AMThe need to power EVs and heat pumps is expected to increase significantly in Maine in the coming decade, according to New England's grid operator.
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A jury convicted Daniel Perry of murder in 2023, but Republican Gov. Greg Abbott called it a case of self-defense in a case that sparked outrage among conservatives.
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May 16The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld the 6-year sentence given to Lee Ann Daigle, who left her infant daughter in a gravel pit after giving birth in 1985.
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at 8:42 AMMembers of Robert Card's family broke their public silence Thursday to make emotional pleas for improvements to the Army, law enforcement and mental health systems that they say failed to help them in the months before he committed the state's deadliest mass shooting.
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May 16The new rules could pave the way for a small-scale lithium-ore mining operation in the western Maine town of Newry.
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May 17Selina Warren's decadelong dedication to school gardening, from establishing outdoor classrooms to developing innovative curriculum resources, has not only earned her prestigious awards but also transformed Kingfield Elementary School into a hub of outdoor learning and community celebration.
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May 16But the White House has said Biden would veto the bill if it passes Congress, and the Democratic-led Senate seems certain to reject it.
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May 16The Coast Guard said it had deployed a boom to contain the source of the spill and was using drones and personnel to determine how much oil was in the water.
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May 16The Malone Family Tower is scheduled to open next month, completing an 8-year $588 million expansion.
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May 16The restaurant, in the former home of Paella Seafood in Portland, will offer a large menu of unusual tacos.
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May 16At a news conference Thursday, Greater Portland Landmarks said the council must base its decision Monday on the city's historic preservation ordinance and not take other reasons into consideration.
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May 16Jessica Trefethen was sentenced to 47 years in prison for the death of her son, Maddox Williams, in 2022.
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Prosecutors said Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, who both studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, manipulated the ethereum blockchain to steal $25 million.
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May 16Walmart reported another quarter of strong results Thursday as its low prices pull in shoppers scouring for discounts with inflation stubbornly high.
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May 16A Cornville firefighter was taken to a Skowhegan hospital Wednesday evening with an airway injury he suffered while fighting a fire at Maine Woods Pellet Co. in Athens.
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May 16The Biden administration’s decision ends new leasing in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana following years of lawsuits.
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May 16The Biden administration had urged the justices to reject an appeals court decision that cast doubt on Congress’ authority to decide how to fund the agency.
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May 16The stock market's advance has been fueled by bets the Federal Reserve will be able to cut interest rates this year.
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May 16Russian attempts to establish a foothold in the town of Vovchansk, which is among the largest towns in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region.
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May 16Prosecutors announced the arrests Thursday and said they believe the shooting involved 2 rival gangs who were distributing drugs in the Saco-Biddeford area.
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May 16The iconic hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip will shut its doors on July 17.
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May 16Dannel Malloy signed a bill repealing the death penalty while serving as governor of Connecticut in 2012.
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May 16The announcement comes after President Biden and Trump agreed to 2 debates this summer.
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May 16Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift'This is monumental,' President Biden said in a video statement, calling it an important move toward reversing longstanding inequities.
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May 16While the action has no legal impact, it signals to trustees, who have voiced strong support for Minouche Shafik, that the university leader has lost the support of some professors.
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May 16The cause of death was listed as cardiopulmonary arrest 'in the setting of recent ingestion of food substance with high capsaicin concentration,' according to the autopsy. Capsaicin is the component that gives chile peppers their heat.
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May 17Founded with a $10 million gift from Richard M. McVey, a member of Colby's board of trustees, the center is expected to speed scientific discovery, provide a leading edge educational program and support use of computational tools and methods across the school's curriculum, according to the college.
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May 17The funding is part of a $60 million storm relief package secured by Gov. Janet Mills and lawmakers during the recent legislative session.