Christopher Berger has been charged in connection with a fire at a New Hampshire middle school.
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Trump escalates war on Twitter, social media protections
Days after Twitter applied fact checks to two of his tweets, the president signs an executive order challenging the lawsuit protections for free speech on the internet.
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Acadia falcon finds mate in Lewiston
The female falcon and her Androscoggin County mate have picked a challenging place to nest.
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41 million have lost jobs since virus hit, but layoffs slow
Roughly 2.1 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a sign that companies are still slashing jobs.
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The Latest: UN chief warns world leaders pandemic may cause historic famine
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic. UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. chief on Thursday warned the largest gathering of world leaders since the coronavirus pandemic began that it will cause “unimaginable devastation and suffering around the world,” with historic levels of hunger and famine and up to 1.6 billion people unable to earn a living […]
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Historic launch of SpaceX rocket scrubbed after storms threaten
The two NASA astronauts had already climbed aboard the Dragon capsule in anticipation of the liftoff Wednesday afternoon before the launch was scrubbed.
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The Latest: Mail-in voting could turn Election Day into Election Week
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic. A shift to mail voting is increasing the chances that Americans will not know the winner of November’s presidential race on election night, a scenario that is fueling worries about whether President Trump will use the delay to sow doubts about the results. State election officials in some key […]
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Biden makes first appearance in more than 2 months
Joe Biden marked Memorial Day by laying a wreath at a veterans park near his Delaware home.
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States give few details on billions spent for virus supplies
Many states set aside purchasing safeguards amid a scramble for supplies among health care providers, states, the U.S. government and other countries.
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The Latest: Federal coronavirus testing plan puts burden on states
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s new strategy for coronavirus testing puts much of the burden on states while promising to provide supplies such as swabs and material to transport specimens. The plan, which was delivered Sunday to members of Congress, drew harsh criticism Monday from Democrats. In a joint […]