The government estimates that 350,000 people need assistance in what authorities fear is the country’s worst humanitarian crisis since the earthquake of 2010.
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Bangor Savings reports scam attempt
The bank says it did not send texts telling customers that their bank cards have been compromised.
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Coastal Enterprises to oversee $20 million in federal loans for rural areas
The loans will go to projects such as health care facilities, childcare centers and schools.
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Fact Checker: Clinton, Kaine airbrush out inconvenient details about U.S. troop departure from Iraq
Let’s sort out what really happened with American troops in Iraq.
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U.S. unemployment claims drop again, continuing historic streak
The four-week average of applications for jobless aid fell to its lowest level since 1973.
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Hurricane Matthew strengthens, soaks Florida on march up Southeast coast
The storm, with the threat of 130 mph winds, 15 inches of rain and a storm surge of 9 feet or more, knocks out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses in Florida.
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Contractor arrested in possible new NSA theft
Three years after Edward Snowden exposed secrets, a worker with top-secret clearance is believed to have stolen hacking tools.
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Political signs getting some hostile reactions in Maine
Some messages suffer damage or disappear as vandals make their own opinions known while trampling on free-speech rights.
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Focus returns to nominees after vice presidential debate
Both camps acknowledge that Tuesday’s Pence-Kaine event is unlikely to alter the campaign.
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Double arm transplant lets veteran who lost four limbs in an Afghanistan explosion pursue a longstanding dream
Former Marine, who slowly is getting back feeling back in his arms, wants to become a chef.