The sheriff said his office is investigating whether the migrants were victims of a crime.
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National and world news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Mars lander captures strikes by 4 incoming space rocks
NASA scientists are delighted by the detections of seismic and acoustic waves from the impacts – a first for another planet.
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‘Out of control’ STD situation prompts call for changes
Last year the rate of syphilis cases reached its highest since 1991 and the total number of cases hit its highest since 1948.
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Strong earthquake shakes Mexico´s Pacific coast; 1 killed
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said one person was killed in the port city of Manzanillo, Colima when a wall at a mall collapsed.
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‘Serial’ case: Adnan Syed to be released, conviction tossed
Syed, who has always maintained his innocence, received widespread attention in 2014 when the debut season of ‘Serial’ raised doubts about some of the evidence Baltimore prosecutors had used.
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Fire blamed on scooter battery kills 8-year-old girl in New York City
It was one of scores of fires blamed on electric scooter and bike batteries in New York City over the past 2 years.
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Fiona dumps more rain on Puerto Rico; troops rescue hundreds
The storm stripped pavement from roads, tore off roofs and sent torrents pouring into homes. It also took out a bridge and flooded two airports.
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Ukraine warns of Russian ‘nuclear terrorism’ after strike near plant
A missile landed within 328 yards of the reactors at the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant, renewing fears the nearly 7-month-long war in Ukraine might produce a radiation disaster.
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By the numbers: Facts and figures about the queen’s funeral
Events surrounding Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral on Monday cap 10 days of national mourning.
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Britain and the world say final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II
A day packed with events in London and Windsor began early when the doors of 900-year-old Westminster Hall were closed to mourners after hundreds of thousands had filed in front of her flag-draped coffin.