The Supreme Court rejected the challenge just days after a gunman used one in a shooting rampage that killed 12 people in Virginia.
Katherine Lee
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Walmart property tax appeal could cost Brunswick $128,000 in revenue
The world’s largest retailer has requested abatements around the state and across the country, saying ‘fair property taxation’ is critical to its success.
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After Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. aims to clean up the earth
The star says he plans to start an organization next year called the Footprint Coalition.
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NYPD apologizes for 1969 raid at Stonewall Inn gay bar
New York City’s police commissioner has apologized for the 1969 police raid at the Stonewall Inn that catalyzed the modern LGBT rights movement.
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Maine Voices Live: Doug Hitchcox and Nick Lund chat about their love of birding
Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox, 30, is a coordinator of the state’s first-ever Maine Bird Atlas; and Nick Lund, 36, is Maine Audubon’s outreach coordinator. Both are avid birders who have traveled the country to chase rare bird species. They also are among the rare breed of birders who were drawn to the activity […]
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Florida deputy arrested on 11 charges for inaction during Parkland shooting
Scot Peterson faces child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury charges that carry a potential prison sentence of nearly 100 years.
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Leon Redbone, acclaimed 1970s singer and guitarist, dies at 69
He performed jazz, ragtime and Tin Pan Alley-style songs, and often dressed in a white suit with a string tie, sunglasses and Panama hat.
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Trump attacks Mueller, says he would have brought charges if he had evidence
The president in tweets also seemingly acknowledged for the first time that Russia had helped him win in 2016.
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Topsham-area district adds $600,000 to proposed budget for teacher salaries
SAD 75 Business Manager Mark Conrad says the additional $600,000 would increase local property taxes for education by an estimated 11%.
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U.S. charges WikiLeaks founder with publishing classified info
The Justice Department’s 18-count superseding indictment alleges that Julian Assange directed former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in one of the largest compromises of classified information in U.S. history.