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UMaine basketball coaches support NCAA tourney expansion but unsure of its impact
Under the old format, there were four First Four games, and the winners moved on to the 64-team tournament field. With the new format, there will be 12 games involving 24 teams with six games after…
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8mInnovation, data fixes fuel Native American graduation gains at federally funded schools
During his senior year of high school on the Puyallup Reservation, Gerald Dillon traded much of his academic coursework for career training. When he walked into the second grade classroom where he worked as a teaching assistant, students would rush from their seats for a fist bump or a hug. The 18-year-old, who once found […]
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2mEastbrook man arrested after road rage crash seriously injures motorcyclist
Witnesses said the pickup truck struck a motorcycle, forcing it into a guardrail. The motorcyclist then lost control and crashed.
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3mUS Sen. Lindsey Graham has died after a brief and unexpected illness, his office says
His office did not provide any additional details about the South Carolina Republican, who was 71 years old.
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6mThese Maine towns are still fighting to protect their elm trees
Blue Hill and nearby Castine still maintain some of the last populations of 19th-century elms in Maine.
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5mCan’t get a slot to see the sunrise at Cadillac Mountain? Try these other Acadia sites instead
For visitors who can’t snag a Cadillac reservation or want to avoid a crowd, there are quite a few spots to see Acadia's glorious sunrise.