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Trump administration rolls back a key protection for imperiled wildlife
PHOENIX (AP) — The Trump administration finalized a rule Friday that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act and eliminates a key protection for imperiled wildlife against logging,…
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1mGorham man seriously burned when clothes catch fire
An 84-year old Gorham man suffered serious burns Sunday afternoon when his clothing caught fire when he was burning paper on a stove. The Gorham Fire Department was called to the incident on Barstow Road around 3 p.m., according to the Maine Department of Public Safety. First responders found the man with extensive burns on […]
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2mPrivate jet skids off runway, hits fence at Las Vegas airport
A private jet went off the end of a runway during a planned takeoff at Las Vegas’ main airport Sunday and hit a perimeter fence, officials said. No injuries were reported in the 11 a.m. mishap at Harry Reid International Airport, said airport spokesperson Monika Bertaki. She didn’t say what caused the plane, a Dassault […]
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2mDriver in deadly Kansas soccer field crash released while investigation continues
WICHITA, Kansas (AP) — A woman who drove a pickup truck onto a soccer field during a weekend youth game in Kansas, killing two people and injuring 10 others, has been released without charges as the investigation continues, police said Sunday. The 34-year-old woman was released pending results of toxicology tests and a mechanical examination […]
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2mTroy Jackson isn’t apologizing for telling Susan Collins to ‘shut up’
Troy Jackson said he felt Susan Collins was talking down to him during last week’s debate, while Collins called his response “very telling.”
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6mBox Office: Elizabeth Holmes movie ‘You Can See Everything’ is now a hit in theaters too
North American movie theaters were flooded with new films this weekend, including a video game reboot, a big budget survival thriller and a Jane Austen adaptation. While Paramount’s “Street Fighter” took the first-place spot, earning $31 million from 3,575 theaters according to studio estimates on Sunday, most of the attention and cultural discourse was elsewhere: […]