While law enforcement and the legal system grapple with the Manchester facility’s troubled past, lawmakers are still figuring out its future.
Carol Semple
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Stranded humpback whale in New York is latest to die along East Coast
Researchers hope to perform a necropsy to better understand what might have caused the whale to beach itself.
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Federal agency uses rare veto to block Alaska copper, gold mine plan
Pebble Limited Partnership CEO John Shively in a statement called the EPA’s action ‘unlawful’ and political and said litigation was likely.
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Lawsuit targets new regulations on gun stabilizing braces
Stabilizing braces transform a handgun into a weapon that’s powerful and easy to conceal, Attorney General Merrick Garland said when he announced the rule this month.
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Through sobs, did Alex Murdaugh say he killed his son?
Defense attorneys continue to question the way South Carolina authorities collected and analyzed evidence in the shooting deaths of Murdaugh’s wife, Maggie, and son Paul.
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Dolphins, humans both benefit from fishing collaboration
In Brazil, scientists have, for the first time, used drones, underwater sound recordings and other tools to document how local people and dolphins coordinate actions and benefit from each other’s labor.
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Here’s how to compare the Trump, Biden, Pence classified papers cases
There are similarities – but also major differences – among the classified-records situations of President Biden, former President Donald Trump and Trump’s vice president, Mike Pence.
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Report delves into mass attacks, cites themes of domestic violence, misogyny
The report released Wednesday by the U.S. Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center analyzed 173 mass attacks carried out over a 5-year period from January 2016 to December 2020.
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White House directs federal probe into housing rental market practices
Progressive Democrats in Congress praised the plan directing government-backed enterprises and agencies to enhance renter protections and crack down on unfair practices.
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Right-wing Newsmax channel dropped by DirecTV
More than 40 Republican lawmakers send a letter to AT&T, which owns DirecTV, warning the provider could face hearings after its rate negotiations with Newsmax fall apart.