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Most Americans oppose Israel’s war in Gaza, poll finds
The poll shows growing discontent among Americans over the conflict.
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March 27The robot, manufactured by a Massachusetts company, was deployed during an armed standoff in Barnstable.
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March 27The measure would enact strict limits on when a company can collect, store and analyze consumer information, while creating exemptions for nonprofits, educational institutions and hospitals.
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March 27The Bureau of Land Management finalized a rule limiting releases of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from oil and gas drilling operations on federal and tribal lands.
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March 27As Al Gore’s Democratic running mate in 2000, he was the first Jewish candidate on the national ticket of a major party.
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March 27Baltimore’s port is closed after the container ship Dali slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, causing it to collapse into the water.
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March 27The council members pledged to 'execute a clear action plan aimed at restoring public and democratic order.'
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March 27Donald Trump complained on social media that the gag order issued Tuesday was 'illegal, un-American, unConstitutional.'
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March 27Superintendent Ryan Scallon's proposed $161 million budget would eliminate nearly 30 positions. The City Council ultimately has to sign off on the budget before sending it to voters this summer.
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March 27An early spring storm dumped snow and ice over much of the state, keeping many sugarhouses from opening on their most lucrative weekend.
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March 27Jeffrey Buchannan, 36, pleaded guilty to murder this month for killing his longtime partner, 35-year-old Rhonda Pattelena, on March 26, 2021.
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March 27The legislation gives enforcement authority on new permits, restoration of shoreland and allows municipalities and Land Use Planning Commission the right to place a lien on property with unresolved violations.
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March 27On Wednesday, federal agencies were working to recover the bodies of 6 construction workers who died after the bridge collapsed, and investigators for the first time boarded the ship that struck the well-traveled span.
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March 27The investigation is the latest battle the social media company, which is already fighting against a federal bill that could ban the platform in the U.S. if it doesn’t break ties with its Beijing-based parent company.
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March 27Odds of a cloudy day are high, but hopes remain high.
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March 27The bill would set minimal staffing levels in an effort to improve working conditions and ease a nursing shortage, but opponents say it would reduce access to care.
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March 27Earlier this month, President Biden unveiled a budget plan that proposes to raise more than $4.5 trillion in new taxes over the next decade, largely by targeting corporations.
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March 27Banksy, who has never confirmed his full identity, began his career spray-painting buildings in Bristol, England and has become one of the world’s best-known artists.
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March 27The agreement came a day after the appointment of a new board member, replacing a DeSantis-appointed board chairman who was a Disney critic.
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March 27The total solar eclipse, which will be visible from more than a dozen states, is fueling a small spending boom across the nation.
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March 27The house, built in 1825, has been called one of the most photographed homes in Maine.
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March 27U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath said at a news conference that authorities had been informed that the ship was going to undergo maintenance. He added that they were not informed of any problems.
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March 27After a complaint, an inspection at the Motel 6 found a cockroach infestation. The code violation will force families staying at the property to move out by July 1.
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March 27Also, Don's Lunch opens in Westbrook; local beer malt makers win awards; a benefit market at Maine Craft Distilling; Maine Seaweed week returns; and more.
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March 27The Skowhegan Regional Chamber of Commerce, which owns the 62-foot-tall sculpture of a Native American fisherman, has offered the artwork to the town of Skowhegan, before seeking other potential owners.
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March 27Educators, maintenance staff and supervisory staff at Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland outlined their concerns and demands in a letter to the Department of Corrections.
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March 27What began as an investigation into a reported shooting near Woodfords Corner turns up evidence of a drug trafficking network involving teenagers in Portland, Gray and New Gloucester.
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March 26Under the agreement, the special prosecutors would drop 3 felony counts against Paxton as long as he pays full restitution to his victims, and completes 100 hours of community service and 15 hours of legal ethics education.
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March 26State lawmakers are calling for legislation to allow the state to sell the former courthouses to local housing authorities.
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March 27Some want a lower minimum wage for young farmworkers, while others advocate preserving the right to sue an agricultural employer for failing to pay minimum wage.
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March 27In all, 203,809 CMP customers were left in the dark by storm outages.
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March 26Authorities say each of the operations was similar to other illegal growing sites in Maine; homes had been nearly entirely hollowed out to make room for industrial-scale marijuana cultivation.
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March 27Gov. Janet Mills joined local officials Tuesday at a summit hosted by the Greater Portland Council of Governments focused on finding solutions to the state's housing shortage.
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March 26A moon chunk on display there weighs about 94 pounds and is the result of an asteroid striking the moon. It's on loan from a Bethel museum.
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March 26Game wardens say the boy crashed into a corner of his family's garage while trying to park the vehicle.
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March 26Seven hosts publicly criticized the decision to make the former Republican National Committee chair a paid contributor.
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March 26East Coast shipping – with trade in autos, coal and machinery – is likely to be the hardest hit.
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March 26The New York judge's order also prohibits the former president from making public statements about prosecutors, court staff and jurors in his upcoming criminal trial.
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March 26The Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin College graduate is to remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late June.
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March 26A hearing next month will decide whether Marianne Smyth can be extradited to the United Kingdom over a scam dating back more than 15 years in Northern Ireland.
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March 26The family of Peter Sinsabaugh, 60, grew concerned when he couldn't be located after leaving his home to walk his dog around 8 a.m. Tuesday.
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March 27The mill's owners say they need more funding to repair damages from a storm last year and to address more than a dozen fire code violations within the building.
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March 26Rep. Michael Brennan, D-Portland, was taken to a hospital but a fellow lawmaker said he was expected to be released Tuesday.
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March 26Joshua Burdin, 32, of Strong was a suspect in a sexual assault investigation.
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March 26The councilor is stepping away from city government after 2 terms on the school board and one on the council.
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March 26A consensus appeared to emerge among justices that the abortion opponents who challenged the FDA's approval of the medication and subsequent actions to ease access to it lack the legal right to sue.
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March 26His supporters say he is a journalist protected by the First Amendment who exposed U.S. military wrongdoing in Iraq and Afghanistan that was in the public interest.
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March 26The war has killed over 32,000 Palestinians, left much of the Gaza Strip in ruins, displaced most its residents and driven a third of its population of 2.3 million to the brink of famine.
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March 26The cargo ship lost power and issued a mayday before hitting the bridge, enabling authorities to limit vehicle traffic on the span.
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Many of the prosecutions have involved Arizona, a swing state that helped clinch Joe Biden’s 2020 victory, then became a hotbed for false conspiracy theories.
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March 25Some environmental groups say the rules that would allow for open pit mineral mining provide ample safeguards, but others demand more preliminary testing, smaller pit size limits, stronger reclamation standards and dark skies protections.
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The member states were supposed to give final approval to the biodiversity bill on Monday. But farmers' protests of new environmental laws changed minds.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the gunmen who raided a suburban Moscow concert hall and killed 139 people were 'radical Islamists.'
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The suit stems from the state's decision last year to not count an Advance Placement course on Afridan American Studies toward state credit.
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The brothers from rural Mount Aukum were hunting for shed antlers Saturday afternoon near Georgetown, a historic town about 50 miles northeast of the state capital.
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March 26A weekend ice storm that wiped out power along the coast for more than a day has caused some restaurants and markets to lose food, and revenue.
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March 25People in the U.S. have until May 17 to submit tax returns for unclaimed refunds for tax year 2020, which total more than $1 billion nationwide.
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So far, efforts to create a viable syrup industry in southern Jersey 'have been very sweet,' says the director of the university project.
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Two law enforcement officials said properties in Los Angeles and Miami were searched by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement.
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Flaco crashed into a building and died last month. A pair of medical conditions may have been a factor.
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March 25The United Nations Security Council issued its first demand for a cease-fire in Gaza, with the U.S. angering Israel by abstaining from the vote.