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Investigation says understaffing and unexpected fire behavior led to firefighter deaths
Unexpected fire behavior, chronic understaffing, a lack of highly trained employees and a new policy to quash fires quickly were among the factors that contributed to the deaths of four helitack…
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6mSudden FAA ground stop throws the sports weekend into chaos
The pause on air travel left NBA, NHL and college teams stranded, and NFL teams wondering whether the issue would be resolved in time to travel to their games this weekend.
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4mTrump administration cancels mandatory pay hike for Head Start teachers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday canceled a rule mandating pay increases for teachers in Head Start, the federally funded early education program that serves more than 700,000 of the nation’s neediest preschoolers every year. The move undoes a requirement, created in 2024 under President Joe Biden, that large Head Start programs gradually […]
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5mBelfast approves loan for bike shop to finish brownfield cleanup
An earlier environmental assessment revealed a toxic soup below the former gas station and auto repair garage.
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5mTeen indicted by grand jury for murder of midcoast paddleboarder
Young, 19, is charged with the July 3, 2025, blunt force and strangulation murder of 48-year-old Sunshine Stewart.
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4mTroy Jackson isn’t backing Chuck Schumer’s challenger yet, but an ally expects him to
The leadership fight puts Jackson, who upset five-term Republican Sen. Susan Collins, in the spotlight with the party’s left flank.