Nation & World
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PublishedAugust 2, 2016
Hot-air balloon pilot had at least 4 drunken-driving convictions
However, a former girlfriend describes the pilot of the balloon that crashed in Texas as a recovering alcoholic who had been sober for four years.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2016
Eradicating Zika-spreading mosquito proving difficult in Miami
Mosquito-control experts aren't surprised, and point out that the insect is capable of breeding in just a bottle cap of standing water.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2016
Toss the floss? Finding proof the stuff does any good is like pulling teeth
The government has even stopped backing the long-recommended practice, but some dentists say it can't hurt.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2016
Study points to human DNA hiding depression genes
Experts hail what could be a breakthrough in the study of the disorder.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2016
Historic Maryland city reeling from flash flood
Two die when their car is swept into the Patapsco River while heroic acts prevent further casualties.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2016
Missile kills famed child actor in war-torn Syrian city
The teen had a role in an all-children sitcom about daily life during war, and his death underscores the suffering that has engulfed a once-thriving urban area.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2016
Study shows waterways at Olympic Games remain highly contaminated
Athletes competing in sports such as rowing and sailing – including two with ties to Maine – risk exposure to dangerous viruses and bacteria from raw sewage and other pollutants in the waters near Rio de Janeiro.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2016
Trump reschedules Portland campaign stop for Thursday afternoon
The Republican presidential nominee will stump for votes in a move that some observers believe could be aimed at splitting Maine's electoral votes.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2016
Mass. Gov. Baker signs law requiring equal pay for comparable work
In what backers say is a first-in-the-nation provision, the new law also bars employers from asking prospective workers to provide a salary history.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2016
Florida says 10 more people have contracted Zika, travel advisory expected
Florida Gov. Rick Scott says the advisory will tell women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant to avoid unnecessary travel to the affected area just north of downtown Miami.
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