The attorney general’s office reopened an investigation into the shooting in 2020, but the family says it is still awaiting the report on the death of Gregori Jackson, 18, of Waldoboro.
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Nevada’s first moose hunt will be tiny as southern expansion defies climate change
Government biologists admit they don’t fully understand why the moose have moved so far south, where seasonal conditions are warmer and drier than they traditionally prefer.
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As Texas border arrests law teeters, other states also push tougher immigration policy
In New Hampshire, lawmakers are nearing passage of legislation to let police bring trespassing charges against people suspected of illegally entering the U.S. from Canada.
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Trump suggests he’d support a national ban on abortions at around 15 weeks
The Republican former president has taken credit for appointing Supreme Court justices who struck down a federally guaranteed right to abortion, and now suggests a federal ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, praises ‘very valuable’ potential of Gaza’s ‘waterfront property’
‘It’s a little bit of an unfortunate situation there, but I think from Israel’s perspective, I would do my best to move the people out and then clean it up,’ said Kushner, a former White House adviser to President Donald Trump.
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Federal Reserve leaves interest rate steady, still foresees 3 rate cuts this year
In new quarterly projections they issued, the Fed officials forecast that stronger growth and stubborn inflation would persist this year and next.
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Biden impeachment inquiry is at a junction. Republicans are under pressure.
The committee is left without the hard evidence it was seeking of wrongdoing by the president or his son, and may try to send unspecified ‘criminal referrals’ to the Justice Department.
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Pedal coast-to-coast without using a road? New program helps connect trails
While the ambitious project currently includes more than 125 completed trails across 12 states and the nation’s capital, significant gaps remain – particularly in rural Western states such as Montana and Wyoming.
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Supreme Court opens new frontier for insurrection claims that could target state and local officials
Taken together, 2 recent high court actions herald a new legal landscape as the liberal groups that pushed the issue of Trump’s disqualification to the Supreme Court reboot efforts to target state and local officials linked to Jan. 6.
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Court order puts Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants who cross illegally back on hold
It’s unclear where any migrants ordered to leave might go if the law is ultimately allowed. It calls for them to be sent to ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border, even if they are not Mexican citizens.