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From rural routes to desegregation runs, the yellow school bus faces a new reality
CHICAGO (AP) — They arrived in a kaleidoscope of colors, but one won. For decades, the American school bus has maintained such a standard look that “school bus yellow” is national shorthand for their…
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3mSee how fast money poured in after Troy Jackson's Senate nomination
It's the first detailed look at the money Troy Jackson has pulled in since he emerged as Graham Platner's replacement.
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Penobscot Nation Tribal Court judge received national treatment court award
In July the Penobscot Nation and Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians sent members of their Treatment Court Teams to the AllRise Treatment Court convention in Nashville, Tennessee. The convention was attended by over 7,000 people representing over 4,000 Treatment Courts throughout the United States. Chief Justice Eric Mehnert, who presides over both the Penobscot and […]
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5mMAHA activists criticize Trump for promoting coal to power energy-hungry AI data centers
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 200 activists in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” movement are criticizing President Donald Trump’s promotion of coal to fuel the rise of artificial intelligence data centers, according to a letter sent Friday. The letter, signed by at least two former staffers from Kennedy’s 2024 presidential […]
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4mPresident Donald Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, but some Republicans are already balking
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration will allow more beef to be temporarily imported into the U.S. without triggering higher tariffs, as he remains under pressure to cut costs and address affordability issues ahead of November’s midterms. The president said on social media that he had committed to ensuring the […]
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4mLindsey Clancy’s defense rests at trial over whether postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her kids
BOSTON (AP) — The defense rested its case Friday in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial after eliciting more testimony about her mental state before she strangled her three young children. Prosecutors then began calling rebuttal witnesses before attorneys make their closing arguments in the trial, which is likely entering its final days. Clancy, 36, has […]