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Mother of Georgia suspect is said to have called school before shooting, warning of ‘emergency’
That account is supported by a call log from the family’s shared phone plan, which shows a 10-minute call from the mother’s phone to the school starting at 9:50 a.m. – about a half-hour before witnesses have said the gunman opened fire.
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Russia’s election influence efforts show sophistication, officials say
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Ridley Scott rebuilds Rome for ‘Gladiator II’
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September 7The debris and ash that remained after a deadly wildfire last year decimated Lahaina now sits in a temporary dump site. But some are worried the site may not truly be temporary.
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September 7The pioneering riot grrrl group's sold-out State Theatre show Friday was visceral, no-frills fun.
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September 7The vice president is cloistered in a Pittsburgh hotel, where she's honing answers, while the former president – who publicly dismisses the value of debate prep – is doing campaign events.
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September 7Upended by the summer shake-up that replaced President Biden with Harris atop the Democratic ticket, the down-ballot campaigns enter this fall stretch at a virtual toss-up.
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September 7Hoping to piggyback on an already-funded Maine DOT project, city officials are reviving a proposal that they say could minimize crashes and increase pedestrian safety.
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September 6Keith Gautreau has held every job in the department and became chief in 2018.
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September 6The delay is the latest bit of good fortune for Trump in an election season that has been laden with legal perils for him.
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September 6Durham rancher says he's concerned about the source of the bacteria and what the state is going to do moving forward.
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September 6But many questions still remain about whether more could have been done to prevent the shooting.
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September 6In an announcement Friday, Dick Cheney said, 'As citizens, we each have a duty to put country above partisanship to defend our Constitution. That is why I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.'
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September 6Following the Apalachee High School killings in Georgia, the Republican vice-presidential nominee said schools must beef up security but rebuffed stricter gun laws.
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September 6Colt Gray, 14, appeared before a judge hours after his father was arrested and charged in the case. His father Colin appeared in court minutes after the son.
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September 6The grants would prioritize projects with labor agreements, wage standards and benefits such as access to child care and apprenticeship programs.
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September 7Ryan Carey, owner of Noble Barbecue, and his brother Richard – or Dickie, to friends – general manager of Wilson County Barbecue, put family over food fights.
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September 6More than 2 months after the powerful storm, the strongest Atlantic hurricane on record in July, some farmers in Jamaica are still unable to restore their crops and repair their homes. A women-led cash voucher program is providing the key.
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September 6The Waynflete grad, who has written songs for stars like Harry Styles and Sabrina Carpenter, released the self-titled 'Amy Allen' on Friday.
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September 6The IRS credits spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Biden's signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022.
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September 7The niece of the home’s former owner, who died last year, and her husband had been working on the home for months before a fire damaged it in August.
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September 7Half of the employees in the Maine Gambling Control Unit signed a letter Friday expressing confidence in Milton Champion, a few days after casino inspectors called for his removal.
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September 6Maine State Police continue to investigate the Waterville case and the Office of the State Attorney General could still prosecute.
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September 7Autumn Cleveland was found Monday afternoon, just a few days after she left her hometown in Virginia to move north.
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September 7New artificial intelligence technology may help deputies write reports quicker, leaving them with more time for other police work and helping to keep them from leaving for other agencies, the sheriff and other proponents of the cameras say.
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September 6The three-judge panel court is unlikely to issue a ruling before November’s presidential election.
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September 7At least 3 activists from the International Solidarity Movement have been killed since 2000.
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September 6The Georgia school shooting marked the 30th mass killing in the U.S. so far this year.
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September 6Maine State Police on Friday released a 33-page after-action report detailing the agency's successes and failures in responding to and investigating the Lewiston mass shooting.
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September 7Shortly before Gov. Janet Mills' speech, state police released an after-action report detailing its response to last October's mass shooting that calls for more active shooter training.
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September 7Maine has reported 15 cases of West Nile Virus in animals and 3 cases of EEE so far this year, diseases that were rarely detected here years ago.
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The European climate service Copernicus says Earth just sweltered to its hottest summer on record.
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September 5Mainers for Smarter Transportation recommends alternatives to the project as Scarborough town councilors consider calling for changes to address growing public concerns.
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September 5A new study in the journal Science found the decline of bats in the United States had come at a deadly cost to humans.
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September 5A lawsuit by seven Republican-led states claims the administration is exceeding its authority and illegally preparing to forgive loans before the rule is even in effect.
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September 5Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated for burns over 80% of her body from an attack by her partner.
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September 5U.S. health inspectors are still struggling to address a massive backlog of pharmaceutical plants that went uninspected during disruptions caused by COVID-19.
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September 6Trista Reynolds, the mother of Ayla, has sought civil action against her daughter's father and other family members in connection with the case.
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September 5Many football programs have seen incremental growth the past 2 years, rising above pre-pandemic levels.
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September 5A Christian school at the center of a Supreme Court decision that requires Maine to include religious schools in a state tuition program is challenging a state antidiscrimination law.
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September 5A June poll found that 15% of people surveyed identified housing and affordable housing as a top issue in Maine, ahead of the economy and the cost of living.
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September 5Dangerous fire residue contaminated nearly everything in homes that didn't burn.
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September 5The Republican presidential nominee is endorsing a commission that could give Musk responsibilities for auditing federal spending and regulations.
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September 5More than 2 weeks after the final report was released, the governor will hold a news conference in Augusta to share her thoughts on the findings.
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September 5Critics have pounced on the thresholds as arbitrary – an attempt by governments to regulate math.
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September 5Keeping rows of products behind plexiglass, among other theft deterrents, could eventually drive shoppers out of stores or leave them feeling alienated, loss prevention experts say.
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September 5The president’s son was already facing potential prison time after his June conviction on felony gun charges.
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September 5The City Council has endorsed a plan to transform the former middle school into a city hall campus that will include expansions for the public library and a new police station.
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September 6The worlds of Lucy Barton, Olive Kitteridge and Bob Burgess collide in the Pulitzer winner's latest, out Tuesday.
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September 5Practice makes perfect as Pre-K and kindergarten students at Reiche Elementary practice riding the bus.
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September 5The agreement is expected to cost an estimated $23 million and stems from a labor complaint filed in February by the largest union representing state employees.
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September 5Prosecutors and defense lawyers are bitterly at odds after the Supreme Court ruled that former presidents are entitled to broad immunity from criminal charges.
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September 5Authorities have charged 14-year-old Colt Gray as an adult with murder in the shootings Wednesday at Apalachee High School outside Atlanta.
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September 5New U.S. charges allege that a media company linked to 6 conservative influencers was a front for Russia.
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September 5Years after utilities paid millions of dollars to influence voters about a power line through western Maine, regulators are drafting rules about the kind of 'educational' or lobbying activities they can charge to ratepayers.
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September 5A Windham car wash is facing thousands of dollars in fines for dumping contaminated wastewater, and the state is considering consent agreements with other businesses, including a garage that caused an oil spill that closed Willard Beach for 4 days.
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September 5Many in this small seaside city look to Bar Harbor, where thousands of cruise ship passengers crowd the streets and sidewalks from spring through fall.
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Vice President Kamala Harris aims an appeal at moderate and Republican voters who may be turned off by Donald Trump.
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September 5The resolution brought forth by Councilor April Fournier drew a large and emotional crowd to City Hall. The divestment list includes Chevron, Volvo, Boeing and 82 other companies.
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September 4'Because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris,' Cheney said Wednesday at Duke University.
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September 4The vice presidential nominee's sister says she doesn't recognize the subjects of the viral photo, which caught the attention of former President Donald Trump.
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September 4The deaths of a dozen migrants on the English Channel hasn't stopped more boats from attempting to cross from France to the U.K.