Massachusetts is just one of a handful of states where civil commitment to jail is widely used.
Julia McCue
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NOAA to meet with public about possible new whale protection
Federal officials will meet with fishermen and other members of the public in a series of meetings about possible changes to the rules designed to protect vulnerable whales
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Federal program to counter trade retaliation unlikely to help Maine blueberry growers
The USDA says the Market Facilitation Program is intended for crops that aren’t easily used in school food programs or by food banks.
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Abundance of ticks in Acadia National Park linked to historic fire of 1947
A study underway at the University of Maine is showing that ticks are much more abundant in the parts of Mount Desert Island that burned 72 years ago.
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No phone calls, no groceries: Kashmir on edge under lockdown
The lives of millions in India’s only Muslim-majority region are upended.
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Man kills 4, wounds 2 in California stabbing rampage
The attacker is a gang member who had served time in prison, police say.
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McConnell, Republican Senate resist calls to ‘do something’ about gun violence
Republicans are trying to build support for more modest measures, including so-called red-flag bills.
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Puerto Rico swears in another new governor after court ruling
Wanda Vazquez, who has said she doesn’t want the job, follows Pedro Pierluisi, who was the island’s governor for less than a week.
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Sanford suspect on run for 24 days pleads guilty to drug crimes
Joshua Patrick Weldon failed to show up at a sober house in October 2018 after his arrest on a drug charge in August.
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Walgreens to close 200 U.S. stores, starting this fall
The company has not released a list of the stores slated for closing.