Arnold Nash, 68, was serving a 45-year prison sentence for killing his former neighbor in 1991.
Carol Semple
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U.S. will launch website to provide 4 free at-home COVID tests
Americans shouldn’t expect a rapid turnaround on the orders and they will have to plan ahead and request the tests well before they want them.
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Goodbye, ‘godsend’: Expiration of child tax credits hits home
President Biden had proposed extending them for another full year, but Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., wouldn’t support it.
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Cyberattack in Ukraine targets government websites
Ukrainian officials say it is too soon to say who was behind it, but point to a long record of Russian cyber assaults against Ukraine.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Schools and Education
Maine included as Navient settles predatory student loan claims for $1.85 billion
Navient, a major student loan servicing company, denied acting illegally, and it did not admit to any wrongdoing under the settlement, which is subject to court approval.
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Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for businesses, but allows it for health care workers
The court’s conservative majority concludes the administration overstepped its authority by seeking to impose the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s vaccine-or-test rule on U.S. businesses with at least 100 employees.
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Russia won’t rule out military deployments to Cuba, Venezuela
A senior Russian diplomat cites Russian President Vladimir Putin’s warning that Moscow could take unspecified ‘military-technical measures’ if the U.S. and its allies fail to heed its demands.
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Biden all but concedes defeat on voting rights bill’s chances
Democrats have still pledged to force a public showdown over the bill on the Senate floor, which could stretch for days and carry echoes of civil rights battles a generation ago that led to some of the most famous filibusters in Senate history.
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Experiment to feed starving manatees starts slowly prior to cooler weather
Water pollution has triggered algae blooms that have decimated seagrass beds on which manatees depend, leading to a record 1,101 manatee deaths largely from starvation in 2021.
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Democrats switch strategy on voting rights bill as Biden pushes action
Senate Democrats may launch debate short of assurance of a vote in order to force a public showdown over the key party priority.