The European Space Agency expects to complete its atlas of a billion stars in the Milky Way in 2017.
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Prostate study questions treatments
The result – a 99 percent cancer survival rate – also adds to concern about screening.
Cease-fire holds, but aid to Syrians remains stalled
The government has not authorized passage of a humanitarian convoy, U.N. officials say.
Lawmakers seeking solutions as unregulated synthetic drugs take toll
The quickest short-term fix would be to add new synthetics to the list of controlled substances, which Congress can do.
Liberal-leaning Democrats take seats of veteran R.I. lawmakers
Some of the newcomers say they were motivated to run after campaigning for Bernie Sanders.
Massachusetts police chief, honored in D.C., placed on leave
Leonard Campanello is known for founding a program that helps heroin addicts get into treatment.
ACC pulls title games in wake of North Carolina law
Following the NCAA’s lead, the conference moves its neutral-site title games out of North Carolina, where a law limits protections for LGBT people.
Update from Clinton’s doctor: Democrat is ‘fit to serve’
The candidate earlier this week was diagnosed with ‘mild, noncontagious bacterial pneumonia’ and was given a 10-day course of antibiotics.
Pika Energy in Westbrook wins $875,000 federal grant
The grant is part of the energy department’s SunShot initiative, aimed at improving the efficiency of solar energy installations.
Krispy Kreme to open in Auburn, other southern Maine locations possible
NAI The Dunham Group is working to help site more doughnut shops in Maine.