The purchase is aimed to improve plane quality and safety amid increasing scrutiny by airlines and the government.
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Supreme Court defers on state online content moderation laws
Lower courts must better define the stakes of free-speech issues in the disputes, the high court decided.
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Police: Man charged with sexually assaulting woman on Kennebec River Rail Trail
The suspect in the alleged Monday morning incident, James W. Oliver, was arrested on charges of gross sexual assault, criminal threatening and unlawful sexual contact.
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Supreme Court allows swipe-fee lawsuit in blow to regulators
The ruling could have ramifications across the U.S. government, making a raft of longstanding rules newly vulnerable to challenge in court.
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Justice Department pushes Boeing to plead guilty in 737 Max crash case
The company will have until the end of the week to respond to an expected offer of a plea deal.
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TV personality Carlos Watson testifies in his trial over collapse of startup Ozy Media
He and the now-defunct Ozy are accused of giving backers and lenders phony information that created a glowing image of a company that actually was on the rocks.
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Biddeford man found guilty of murder for killing landlord in 2021
The jury deliberated for an hour before finding Randal Hennessey guilty of shooting Douglas Michaud at the building he owned in Biddeford.
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Swedes take new step in parental leave: Grandparents can now get paid to care for grandkids
Under the law, parents can transfer some of their generous parental leave allowance to the child’s grandparents.
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Man sentenced to life in prison for murdering parents, family friends in Bowdoin
Joseph Eaton pleaded guilty in Sagadahoc County Superior Court to the nearly 20 charges he faced for killing Cynthia and David Eaton, and Bob and Patti Eger in April 2023.
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Police: Burnham man suffers life-threatening injuries in single-vehicle crash in Detroit
Trent Richardson, 64, was ejected Sunday from his 2005 Subaru Legacy as it rolled over several times on River Road in in Detroit, officials say.