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What’s next for a bill that would let Maine counties declare bankruptcy
The measure emerged as a proposal from Sen. Marianne Moore, R-Calais, as Washington County faces a financial crisis.
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2mMan arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on the Texas Capitol, authorities say
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A 40-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of plotting to attack the Texas Capitol, authorities said. The Texas Department of Public Safety said in a statement that it received “credible information about an individual planning a violent attack” for Thursday in Austin. The tip came in Tuesday evening, and […]
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4m3 GOP states go to US Supreme Court to challenge 3 Democratic-led states' abortion 'shield' laws
Three Republican states went to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to challenge abortion “shield laws” protecting providers in three Democratic states, escalating the legal conflict over pills that account for a majority of abortions. The attorneys general of Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana contend that the laws in California, Massachusetts and New York undermine their […]
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3mRivals for California governor to meet in only scheduled debate as mail ballots go to voters
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The candidates for California governor will meet face to face Tuesday in the only scheduled debate of the campaign, giving Republican Steve Hilton perhaps his best chance of gaining ground on Democrat Xavier Becerra. The hourlong matchup on CNN comes just days before mail ballots are expected to begin arriving at […]
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5mTroy Jackson's Gaza misstep shows him struggling with a big step up to national politics
Jackson is working through one of the most divisive issues on the left while running against strongly pro-Israel Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
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5mTranscript shows woman told Cornell police 2 years ago she was 100% confident she was raped
A woman who filed a lawsuit saying she was sexually assaulted by seven men at a Cornell University fraternity house told police weeks after the incident that she could “say with 100% confidence I was raped,” according to a transcript obtained by CBS News New York. The transcript, which has not been publicly released, raises […]