Once before, during the Great Depression, the small city of Tenino provided wooden scrip for its citizens to use.
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Hearings for Maine aquaculture leases still on hold
The Department of Marine Resources has a backlog of applications and is not sure when public hearings will resume.
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World’s fastest man, an American sprinter, suspended for missing doping tests
The fastest man in the world has been sidelined for a string of missed doping tests
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The Latest: U.S. virus outbreaks stir clash over masks, personal freedom
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. PHOENIX — When the coronavirus flared in China this week, the country canceled flights, suspended reopenings and described the situation as “extremely grave.” But with cases rising in some U.S. states, local officials have balked at even requiring people to wear masks. In […]
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Police disciplinary records are largely kept secret in U.S.
There have been dozens of examples of officers who had numerous complaints against them of excessive force, harassment or other misconduct before they were accused of killing someone while on duty.
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The Latest: Some states pause reopening, others press on amid spike in virus
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. AUSTIN, Texas — Utah and Oregon put any further reopening of their economies on hold amid a spike in coronavirus cases, but there was no turning back Friday in such states as Texas, Arkansas and Arizona despite flashing warning signs there, too. One […]
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Hancock County district attorney says his Facebook account was hacked
Matthew Foster says he did not post a comment on Facebook that made light of running over a looter.
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Army Gen. Mark Milley says he was wrong to accompany Trump on church walk
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the nation’s top military officer, now says it was a mistake for him to have been in Lafayette Square with President Donald Trump last week.
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1.5 million more laid-off workers seek unemployment benefits
Nearly 21 million people in the U.S. are officially classified as unemployed.
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The Latest: Protests intensify campaigns to remove Confederate monuments around U.S.
The latest on protests against racism and police brutality. The rapidly unfolding movement to pull down Confederate monuments around the U.S. in the wake of George Floyd’s death has extended to statues of slave traders, imperialists, conquerors and explorers around the world, including Christopher Columbus, Cecil Rhodes and Belgium’s King Leopold II. Protests and, in […]