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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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5mThis Caribou street festival has been bringing crowds downtown for over a decade
Caribou started "Thursdays on Sweden" 13 years ago, and several other Aroostook County towns have followed suit with their own street festivals.
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7mCaitlin Clark debate rages on with the WNBA on the clock to answer questions about physical play
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Conversations about whether Caitlin Clark is getting officiated fairly in the WNBA can be polarizing as fans, players, coaches, pundits and even lawmakers have opinions about whether the league needs to take some action about the physical play. Congress is looking for answers by July 24. “Millions of casual fans now tune […]
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4m18-year-old Mick Madden captures 107th Maine Amateur Golf Championship
Madden fired an eight-under 208 at the Sanford Country Club on Thursday.
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4mFederal agents at scene of ICE shooting in Houston didn't have body cameras, DHS says
Federal agents did not have body-worn cameras when a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a Mexican homebuilder who was driving a work van they tried pulling over in Houston, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday. Separately, prosecutors in Houston said they are investigating the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, whose family […]
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1mLoaded log truck catches fire in Milford
A lack of water in the area required firefighters to call in a tanker task force from surrounding towns.