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Teen lifeguard and boy he rescued are honored at White House after Trump saw dramatic viral video
WASHINGTON (AP) — A teenage lifeguard and the boy he rescued off the coast of California were reunited Monday at the White House as President Donald Trump honored both as heroes. “What you did was…
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4mPaul LePage aims to serve in Congress as long as ‘health and sanity’ allow
LePage will be 78 by Election Day and would be one of the oldest freshman congressmen in history if he wins the seat.
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4mLuigi Mangione’s state murder trial postponed indefinitely amid double jeopardy fight
NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which was slated to begin Sept. 8, has been postponed indefinitely as his lawyers seek to have the case thrown out on double jeopardy grounds following his guilty plea last week to federal charges. Judge Gregory Carro issued […]
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6mUS school vaccination rates inch down yet again and exemptions reach record high
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Monday. The fraction of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose to 4.2%, up from 3.6% the year before. That’s an estimated 155,000 children nationally during […]
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3mMaine man accused of killing infant daughter won’t have bail lowered, judge rules
Shawn Samuels is charged with depraved indifference murder in the death of 12-week-old Lyla Samuels.
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Arts on the Hill: The Hot Suppers
ROCKPORT — Join The Hot Suppers for an evening of live music at Beech Hill Preserve at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 19 as part of Coastal Mountains Land Trust’s Arts on the Hill series. The Hot Suppers are widely enjoyed midcoast Maine musicians who meld captivating original songs with their favorite rock, blues, old […]