Two people were found dead after a fire in the Down East community, the state fire marshal’s office said.
Carol Semple
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Conservative appeals court judge emerges as favorite to be Trump’s nominee
The president met Monday with Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who was a strong contender for the Supreme Court seat that eventually went to Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, champion of women’s rights, dies at 87
She spent her final years on the bench as the unquestioned leader of the court’s liberal wing and became something of a rock star to her admirers, particularly young women.
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CDC drops testing rollback advice that caused backlash
U.S. health officials are essentially returning to previous testing guidance, getting rid of language posted last month that said people who didn’t feel sick didn’t need to get tested.
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Hundreds of thousands still without power as Sally cleanup continues
Meanwhile, forecasters ran out of traditional names for hurricanes after three new systems formed in about six hours.
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Federal judge blocks Postal Service changes blamed for slowing mail
A federal judge finds that the actions of President Trump and USPS chief Louis DeJoy are politically motivated and likely to harm the running of the November election.
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Barr tells prosecutors to consider sedition charges against some protesters
A department memo argues that the rarely used sedition statute doesn’t require proof of a plot to overthrow the government.
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Rescuers reach people cut off by Gulf Coast hurricane
The rainy remnants of Hurricane Sally pushed farther inland, threatening flooding across the South all the way to Virginia.
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This summer, fast-warming Gulf of Maine recorded its hottest day
Researchers have known for several years that the Gulf of Maine is heating up faster than 99% of the world’s large bodies of saltwater.
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Attack sub USS Texas arrives at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
The Virginia-class attack submarine is in Kittery for maintenance and system upgrades.