Research on gun violence would help fill a knowledge gap about policies that are most effective at reducing injuries and death.
Katherine Lee
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
UNE gets $1 million grant to grow business, innovation programs
The Biddeford-based University of New England says the gift will help create the P.D. Merrill Endowed Chair of Business.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Oprah Winfrey launching wellness arena tour next year
Oprah Winfrey is bringing her motivational spirit on the road in early 2020 with an arena tour promoting a healthier lifestyle.
Posted inLocal & State, The Maine Forecast
Will Dorian affect Maine this weekend? It could
Look for showers and wind gusts from Dorian this weekend.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Walmart to stop selling handgun ammunition, ask customers not to open carry
The announcement comes days after a mass shooting in Odessa, Texas and two other back-to-back shootings last month, one of them at a Walmart.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, News
Rapper DMX helps Maine family with back-to-school purchases
The rapper was in Maine to perform at Rock Row when he ran into a mother and daughter at the Maine Mall.
Posted inNation & World, News
Officials: Fire blocked escape for 34 divers asleep on California boat
Twenty bodies have been pulled from the ship, four to six other bodies have been spotted underwater, and divers are looking for the remaining people who are missing.
Posted inNation & World, News
UK’s Boris Johnson to call for new elections as rebellious lawmakers seize control of Brexit
The cross-party rebels are determined to prevent a ‘no-deal’ split from the European Union because of fears it would gravely damage the economy.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. stocks slump broadly as expanded U.S.-China tariffs kick in
New economic data showing that U.S. factory activity shrank in August for the first time in 3 years helped drive the selling.
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Hurricane Dorian leaves behind ‘total devastation’ in the Bahamas
At least 7 deaths are reported, and relief workers say they are gathering more bodies while struggling to reach victims.