Airbnb has been under growing pressure to clamp down on parties since 2019, when a Halloween house party in a San Francisco suburb ended with 5 people dead in a shooting.
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Maine’s U.S. senators differ on key questions about search of Trump estate
Sen. Angus King calls on Republicans to defend the FBI and questions why Trump kept top secret documents; Sen. Susan Collins says there are legitimate questions about the search itself, and the timing of it.
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Arizona, Nevada hit with water cuts but rebuff call for deeper ones
Lake Mead is currently less than a quarter full and the 7 states overall that depend on its water missed a federal deadline to announce proposals on plans to cut additional water use next year.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Nation & World, News
FBI Director Christopher Wray pays a visit to Portland
The agency says the director’s trip to Maine was routine, but it comes in the wake of threats against federal agents following the search of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
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Immigration advocates sue LexisNexis over personal data
The complaint – filed in Illinois – says the data broker sold information that included Social Security numbers, vehicle collision records and correctional bookings.
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Kenyan opposition leader says he will challenge close election loss
The electoral commission chairman declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner on Monday but four commissioners assert the chairman’s math doesn’t add up.
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Over-the-counter hearing aids expected this fall in U.S.
Though expected to be slightly less expensive, cost is still an obstacle as the device and fitting services can run more than $5,000 and insurance coverage is minimal.
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Trump’s angry words spur warnings of real violence against agents
Federal authorities and experts who study online extremism are warning of a risk of additional attacks on federal law enforcement following the FBI’s search of ex-President Donald Trump’s Florida home.
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Inflation Reduction Act may have little impact on inflation
Lower deficits usually lower inflation but the Congressional Budget Office determined this month that the changes would have a ‘negligible’ impact this year and next.
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Russia’s economy gets boost from wartime grain shipments
The United Nations and Turkey brokered two deals last month: one protects ships carrying Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea and the other keeps Russia’s food and fertilizer from being sanctioned.