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Demonstrators have been stationed outside L.L. Bean's flagship retail store for weeks, calling for the company to discourage Citibank from investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure or divest from them entirely.
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The overall price tag of global warming has long been the subject of debate. New data from Bloomberg Intelligence has put a number on the cost of burning fossil fuels.
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The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet and its allies have intercepted numerous ships believed to be transporting weapons and ammunition from Iran to Yemen in support of the Iranian-backed Houthis.
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The technology company announced Wednesday it is rolling out its package return option in dozens of major metropolitan areas across the country this week.
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A jury made up of 10 women and two men, finalized Wednesday morning, will sift through six weeks' worth of evidence and witness testimony.
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Authorities say the baby of a pregnant woman who was shot following a fight on a downtown street was delivered at a hospital and died.
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Davis was arrested last week near his home in suburban Henderson.
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It is a wide open battle for the job just as Congress faces a new deadline to fund the government by mid-November, but work on that legislation is on hold due to the vacancy in the speaker's office.
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Nagine will replace current Council President Linda Scott, who did not seek reelection.
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Aid for Ukraine has been a source of tension and uncertainty as several Republicans in the House have severe doubts or openly oppose additional funding to sustain the Ukrainian military.
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The Illinois man also has been charged in in that state with first-degree murder in the death of a woman killed in a wrong-way car collision on Nov. 8, 2022, while the man was fleeing from police.
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The shooting happened at Morgan State University as students were headed to a homecoming week campus ball.
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In total, 3.6 million borrowers will have had $127 billion in debt wiped out since Biden took office.
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Elias Bassile said in a Federal Election Commission filing last week that he plans to run in Maine’s 2nd District. On Tuesday, he filed updated paperwork.
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Jeffrey Obert, 41, told deputies the truck swerved to avoid a vehicle that went into the southbound lane and the truck rolled onto its side.
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A tropical storm watch is issued for Bermuda, with Philippe expected to approach the island late Thursday and Friday as it was forecast to intensify slightly.
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The former owner of Coast Village Inn and Cottages in Wells is challenging a civil rights tester, who sued the hotel for not publishing information about the accessibility of its facilities as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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As middle- and low-income nations grow wealthier, their populations shift from rural to urban and people leave the country to move to cities, which are often near waterways.
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New York's attorney general accuses the former president and his business of deceiving banks, insurers and others by providing financial statements that greatly exaggerated his wealth.
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Picketing has begun at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 workers who say understaffing is hurting patient care go on strike in 5 states and the District of Columbia.
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Wales-based RSU 4 school district held a third referendum on the FY24 budget.
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They were honored for their work with the particles that 'catalyze chemical reactions and their clear light can illuminate tumor tissue for a surgeon.'
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Police had issued a silver alert for Jean Robinson after she failed to arrive in Southwest Harbor on Tuesday.
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'All I could think of is that this was a scam,' Betsy Mayo, of Gray, said of the EBT card her 11-year-old daughter – and roughly 150,000 other schoolchildren in the state – recently received.
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The study is the first to examine the need for housing both now and in the future, and across all income levels statewide.
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On the agenda are calls to take concrete steps to elevate women to decision-making roles in the church and ways to better welcome of LGBTQ+ Catholics.
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The man facing a murder charge in the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas 27 years ago is due to make his first court appearance.
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The key issue in the case is whether the cakes Jack Phillips creates are a form of speech and whether forcing him to make a cake with a message he does not support is a violation of his First Amendment right.
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With the rising threats of climate change, there's a growing call to make modern construction more sustainable.
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Charlotte Sena, 9, who went missing Saturday as her family camped in a state park, was found Monday evening and her alleged kidnapper arrested.
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Jennifer McBride sued Lady Gaga for breach of contract and fraud in February, claiming that she was entitled to the $500,000 reward for returning her dogs.
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There is no obvious successor to lead the House Republican majority, should Kevin McCarthy opt not to run for the job again.
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North Carolina Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry was named speaker pro tempore and will temporarily lead the House following Kevin McCarthy's ouster.
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A development team led by David Gendron has said it intends to build a multifamily development of up to 321 units focused on those 55 years and older on an 11-acre parcel off Farwell Street.
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The Select Board answers request for land donation to pursue pickle ball courts.
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The Land Use Ordinance change brings the town in compliance with a new state statute.
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The referendum on the Nov. 7 ballot would prohibit foreign governments and entities they control from spending money on state and local races and referendums. But media outlets warn that the proposal would infringe on constitutional protections for the press.
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Police say Pablo Trivino was speeding when his pickup truck slammed into a tree in June, killing a passenger.
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Cell phones, television and radio stations should received the test alert at around 2:20 p.m.
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Marco's Italian Restaurant reported a case in a worker. Patrons at the business in mid to late September should seek a vaccine.
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Linda Scott is concerned that information from the School Committee’s executive sessions is being shared with Lewiston city councilors.
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The hearings, set for 3:30 p.m. at the county courthouse, are on a proposed amendment to the tax-increment financing agreement and a review of a preliminary proposed unorganized territory budget for 2024-25.
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The actions include charges against 8 Chinese companies accused of advertising, manufacturing and distributing precursor chemicals for synthetic opioids like fentanyl.