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More storms move through Houston area, where hundreds have been rescued from floodwaters
Houston authorities have not reported any deaths or injuries as a wide region from Houston to rural East Texas has been swamped.
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Nation & World
Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 60, with 101 people missing
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Politics
Denial and uncertainty are looming over a Biden-Trump rematch 6 months out from Election Day
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Nation & World
China’s president arrives in Europe to reinvigorate ties at a time of global tensions
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Arts & Entertainment
Madonna’s biggest-ever concert transforms Rio’s Copacabana beach into a massive dance floor
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at 10:12 AMKing Charles III’s openness about cancer has helped him connect with people in year after coronationCharles has used his illness to highlight the need for early diagnosis and treatment, showing leadership at a time of personal hardship. In the process, people have begun to see him as a more flesh-and-blood character who faces the same challenges as them, not just an archetype of wealth and privilege.
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35 mins agoThe incident comes at a time when Gaza is facing a humanitarian crisis with shortages of food, medicine and other humanitarian items.
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at 9:51 AMIf President Biden meets his target of 125,000 refugees admitted this year, it would be the highest number of arrivals in more than three decades.
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at 9:35 AMIn his Easter address, President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Ukrainians to be 'united in one common prayer.'
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at 11:50 AMProtesters left a Pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California early Sunday after they were surrounded by police and told they might face arrest if they didn’t go.
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at 9:21 AMThe United Methodist Church, which stripped out its bans and related social teachings over the past two weeks, is the last of the major mainline church bodies to go through this process.
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The current pricing system for distilled spirits gives the director of the state liquor agency wide discretion to set prices, but a new law is intended to increase transparency and oversight.
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at 11:37 AMThe number of homeless students in Biddeford and Saco schools has risen 400% in recent years and leaders worry it's about to get worse as more people lose housing with the end of winter rentals.
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The event raised $61,000 for New England Breast Cancer Alliance.
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at 11:42 AMTwo survivors share their losses, triumphs and hopes after recovering from brain injuries caused by motorcycle crashes.
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May 4Maine State Police say the crash happened Friday evening on the southbound off-ramp in Biddeford.
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at 12:03 PMMore than 200 people gathered in Deering Oaks on Saturday afternoon for a rally to highlight the struggles of the Palestinian people living in the Gaza Strip.
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May 4The University of Maine System handed out thousands of degrees in ceremonies in Orono, Augusta, Farmington, Fort Kent, Presque Isle, Portland and Machias.
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May 4The puppeteer for Ji-Young fled her home in a fire, and the necklace was gone when she returned.
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May 4Two adults have serious injuries to lower extremities from the incident, which officials say appears to be an accident.
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He has pledged to make the River Thames swimmable.
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The commander of Ukraine's ground forces, Gen. Oleksandr Pavlyuk, is also on the list, Russian state media reports.
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May 4The celebration with widely misunderstood origins is barely recognized south of the border.
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May 4It hasn't happened in almost anyone's lifetime: two presidents squaring off in one election.
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May 4A makeshift national network of abortion doulas, navigators at clinics and individual volunteers are helping people who live in restrictive states and need or want an abortion.
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May 4In other developments Saturday, protesters took down an encampment at Tufts University near Boston.
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May 4Saturday's annual meeting is the first since Vice Chairman Charlie Munger died.
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May 4In some areas, waters from the nearby San Jacinto River rose from about 1 foot Friday to about 4 feet Saturday.
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A deadly shootout in Charlotte that left five dead illustrates how smartphone-wielding bystanders don’t always run for cover when bullets start to fly.
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May 4A deadly shootout in Charlotte that left five dead illustrates how smartphone-wielding bystanders don’t always run for cover.
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May 4A Hamas delegation has arrived in Cairo, and Egyptian state media say there has been 'noticeable progress' in cease-fire talks with Israel.
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May 4Not a single person is seen in the footage obtained late Friday, and no building in Ocheretyne appears to have been left untouched by the fighting.
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May 4The Democrat and his wife have been indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges in connection with a federal probe into their ties with the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan.
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May 4Cities are frustrated by 911 calls from senior facilities to help residents off the floor or toilet. Some are now charging fees, but facilities keep calling.
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May 4The group is pushing back on the election lies and conspiracy theories that have persuaded a large share of their party that elections can't be trusted.
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May 4
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May 4A look at some of the highlights from the past week.
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May 4Matthew Fowler, 34, of Haverhill, was arrested Friday and charged with aggravated assault, police said.
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May 3People living in smaller residences, 800 square feet or less, were exposed to the highest concentrations of nitrogen dioxide, according to the study.
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May 3BerryDunn, a Portland accounting firm, and Reliable Networks of Biddeford are trading blame about who is responsible for the breach that resulted in the theft of personal information ranging from Social Security numbers to medical data of more than a million people.
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May 4Police, fire and rescue crews were called to the area about 4:30 p.m. Friday after a caller reported finding the body in the woods under the bridge.
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May 3'Dreamers' will be able to access tax breaks when they sign up for health care this fall.
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Dirigo Elementary School Principal Charlie Swan is recognized Friday.
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May 3The Democratic lawmaker from Texas denied all the charges. He was indicted Friday alongside his wife, Imelda Cuellar.
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May 3The former aide said Donald Trump was worried about his wife Melania's reaction to alleged affairs.
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May 3Protests have mostly been small and peaceful on Maine campuses, where students have joined the call to end to the war in Gaza and for their schools to divest from defense funds.
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May 3Kent State University is marking another solemn anniversary of the National Guard shootings that killed 4 unarmed students and wounded 9 others on May 4, 1970.
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May 4The outdoor sports retailer said the law will have 'irreversible consequences' for its business, which relies heavily on tourism.
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May 3Eleven people with ties to Maine have been charged, and most sentenced, for their alleged roles in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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May 3Sissle and Daughters will serve coffee drinks, 'exciting wines' and light fare.
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May 3Benjamin Bowden, 26, was arrested Friday on 5 misdemeanor charges for allegedly participating with the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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May 3Gov. Jeff Landry clapped back, posting 'You can't always get what you want.'
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May 3Her remarks serve as a sort of warning for business leaders who may overlook Trump’s disregard for modern democratic norms because they prefer the former president's vision of achieving growth by slashing taxes.
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May 3Future war scenarios envision swarms of American unmanned aircraft providing an advance attack on enemy defenses to give the U.S. the ability to penetrate airspace without high risk to pilot lives.
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May 3The winner will be announced at a ceremony in Rockport on May 30.
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May 3The biggest antitrust trial in more than two decades has revolved around how much Google derives its strength from contracts with companies like Apple to make Google the default search engine preloaded on cellphones and computers.
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May 3The Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to keep its benchmark rate at a two-decade high should have ripple effects across the economy.
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May 3The agreements to even discuss divestment mark a major shift on an issue that has been controversial for years, with opponents of a long-running campaign to boycott Israel saying it veers into antisemitism.
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May 3Like many Americans, Jewish students’ views on the war in Gaza and the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict are wide-ranging and often nuanced.
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May 3A flash flood warning was also in effect in the Houston-area on Friday morning.
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at 12:05 PMThe support of fans from Maine and around the country has helped propel Gagnon to the final seven contestants. She'll next appear on the show Sunday.
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May 3The U.S. Attorney’s office said Friday that federal authorities are investigating an estimated 100 illegal growing sites in Maine, as well as similar activities in 19 other states.
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May 3Jurors on Thursday heard a potentially crucial piece of evidence: a recording of Trump and Cohen discussing a plan to pay off an ex-Playboy model who claimed to have an affair with Trump.
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May 3Police have not identified the driver of a black Nissan Versa who they say crashed head-on into a tractor trailer.
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Marc Lesperance has filed a second suit over the city law requiring dogs in the park to be on a leash at all times between April and July.