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Greenville is being eyed for Maine’s latest battery storage project
It is an example of Maine working toward its goal of expanding battery storage capacity despite President Donald Trump’s hard turn against many forms of alternative energy.
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8mState investigates pesticide use next to midcoast high school
A complaint from a Thorndike resident about a strong pesticide odor near Mount View High School has resulted in a state investigation that found no evidence of illegal pesticide use, but did uncover record-keeping and equipment compliance violations at a large corn field across from the school that could lead to enforcement action by the Maine […]
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7mA timeline of Charlie Kirk's assassination and the arrest of Tyler Robinson
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The 23-year-old man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University will be in court this week for the most substantial hearing so far in his murder case. Prosecutors will lay out their evidence against Tyler Robinson in a five-day preliminary hearing. When it is over, […]
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5mProsecutors to lay out their case against the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Charlie Kirk’s widow and parents are expected this week in a Utah court where prosecutors seeking the death penalty will argue that the man charged with killing the conservative activist should stand trial for murder. The five-day preliminary hearing that starts Monday will be the first time members of Kirk’s […]
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3mPastor freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release
WASHINGTON (AP) — A pastor of a prominent underground church who was detained in China in October has been released, less than two months after U.S. President Donald Trump brought up his case when meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, according to rights advocates. Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, of the underground Zion Church, arrived […]
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5m150 people from 50 countries become US citizens at Mount Vernon on America's 250th birthday
MOUNT VERNON, Va. (AP) — The people who were about to become United States citizens sat in folding chairs on George Washington’s lawn at Mount Vernon on Saturday, 250 years after the Declaration of Independence. The sun beat down and the well-dressed crowd was a flutter of paddle fans stamped with American flags. Their families […]