Assaults on transit workers have tripled over the last 15 years, according to research from the Urban Institute, making it more difficult for public agencies to recruit and retain their workers.
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Jury: Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands
The 2 victims were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through Libby, Montana.
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Clinton man, reported missing Sunday, found dead in woods
Clinton police said Damon Bickford, 40, had been missing since about 10 p.m. Sunday.
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Franklin County Commission temporarily suspends Opioid Settlement Committee
Chairman Lance Harvell of Farmington issued a verbal apology and a written apology to Keith Amato of Wilton on April 16.
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The pandemic exposed staff shortages at nursing homes. The White House aims for a remedy
The federal government is for the first time requiring nursing homes to have minimum staffing levels after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed grim realities in poorly staffed facilities.
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George Mallory’s last letter from Everest said odds of reaching top were ‘50 to 1 against us’
The final letter that George Mallory wrote to his wife before he vanished on Mount Everest a century ago has been digitalized.
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Key takeaways from the opening statements in Donald Trump’s hush money trial
The opening statements in the first criminal trial of a former American president provided a clear roadmap of how prosecutors will try to make the case that Donald Trump broke the law, and how the defense plans to fight the charges on multiple fronts
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Celebrity handbag designer sentenced to 18 months for smuggling crocodile handbags into U.S.
Her accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the ‘Sex and the City’ TV series.
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Maine to extend solar power to low-income communities, helped by $62 million from Washington
Maine’s programs are intended to bring solar power to renters and homeowners, rural and urban households and others that may not be well-suited for on-site solar.
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Local election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears. One group is trying to help
Threats to election offices that have been an alarming consequence of Trump’s false claims about his 2020 loss loom as a perilous wildcard for the thousands of local government workers who will oversee the election this fall.