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Federal appeals court upholds Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons, overturning lower-court ruling
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld an Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons, keeping in place a law passed largely in response to a deadly Independence Day parade shooting. The ruling by the…
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6mPublic comment period on federal permit for proposed Eastport data center ends Monday
As the federal deadline arrives, opponents gather signatures for a revised petition giving residents final vote on large industrial projects.
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9m$130M refund to Maine customers in limbo as electric utilities appeal order to cut profits
Federal regulators said New England utilities must retroactively lower their profits from transmission infrastructure. The companies appealed.
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3mPolice have no new info 6 months after midcoast death
Officials said there was no known danger to the public and no additional information is being released at this time.
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1mMan with bloodied face waves down Bangor officer after alleged robbery
The incident happened Wednesday afternoon on Ohio Street.
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4mDOJ reaches settlement with Mississippi police department it found routinely violated civil rights
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday it reached a settlement forcing reforms in a Mississippi city and its police department, which the DOJ found discriminated against Black people, used excessive force and retaliated against critics. The settlement comes after a scathing 2024 DOJ report said the Lexington Police Department routinely […]