Carolyn Bryant Donham’s refusal to grapple with her role in Emmett Till’s murder represents our tendency not to own up to wrongs of the past.
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Lawsuit says Herbalife events promising riches misled product distributors
A Florida couple say they did everything the company suggested but still lost money, in a case that could involve more than 100,000 plaintiffs and $1 billion in damages.
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‘Star Wars’ actor Adam Driver says he grew up in Klan territory
In an interview with USA Today, Driver says he remembers KKK rallies being held in his Indiana home town.
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Rapper Juelz Santana admits he tried to get gun onto plane
Security staff at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport found a loaded .38-caliber handgun in his carry-on bag.
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Tesla faces subpoena over CEO’s buyout plan
Regulators probe whether Elon Musk lied in a tweet saying he secured funds to buy all its stock.
Posted inBusiness, Cops & Courts, Maine
FBI demanded that Google hand over multiple users’ location data in Portland robberies
The tech giant didn’t comply, and a suspect in the Maine crime spree was caught, but privacy experts say the sweeping warrant is cause for alarm.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds
Maine Voices: In high-profile sexual assault cases, accusers have a lot to lose
The public may take sides based on the alleged perpetrator’s reputation rather than on the facts of the case.
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Brunswick attorney suspended over clients’ complaints
Court documents accuse James Whittemore of misusing and converting $250,000 in trust funds from two unrelated clients.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Guatemalan man pleads guilty to illegal entry into U.S.
The man entered Maine near Sandy Bay Township and is now in removal proceedings.
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Girl’s testimony convinces judge a Readfield man violated his probation
Luke Blair of Readfield could serve up to 8 years and 8 months of the suspended sentence he received for a brutal attack with an ice chopper on a man in Lewiston in 2007.