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Is it 'killer robots' or 'super intelligence'? At the UN, leaders see both
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It’s killer robots versus super intelligence. Visions of the future straight out of comic books are playing out at the United Nations as world leaders talk about the threat — or…
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4mHow UMaine got caught up in allegations of a bribery scheme between Susan Collins and a defense contractor
A 3D-printed boat manufactured at UMaine figured in ProPublica's report on a scuttled FBI anti-corruption investigation into the Republican senator.
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5mHow a ‘bombshell’ report on Susan Collins washed over Maine politics
The ProPublica story brought to light an FBI investigation into an alleged pay-to-play relationship between Collins and a defense contractor.
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3mMaine joins lawsuit over federal deal to redirect offshore wind investments to fossil fuels
Attorneys general from eight states claim the administration illegally used $1.4 billion in public funding to pay wind companies to invest in fossil fuels.
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3mJudge orders Texas to have air conditioning at all prisons by end of 2029
DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Texas to install air conditioning in all of its prisons, saying that inmates in lockups without it are being given punishments that violate their constitutional rights. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman said in the 150-page order that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice must come up […]
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7mCosta Rican man complained of lack of care for diabetes before his death in ICE custody, family says
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 36-year-old Costa Rican man whose family says he complained of missing insulin shots and meals to manage his diabetes is the third detainee to die in less than six months at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana. Carlos Josue Marchena Marchena was found unresponsive Sept. 18 at […]