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The delegation is traveling to two countries with established offshore wind energy industries at a time when the Mills administration is facing political headwinds while trying to jump-start the sector in Maine.
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Casella Waste Management, the operator of the state-owned Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town, has been cleared to apply for a license to expand.
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The Mills administration is creating a new, independent office that's intended to help Maine municipalities better plan for and respond to climate change and the state's housing shortage.
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The Caucus said using upgraded female crash dummies more frequently in tests will boost safety.
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The new rule would allow employees to only give 30 days notice to take paid family or medical leave.
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The Maine DEP said particle pollution in the smoke could reach unhealthy levels for sensitive groups, such as children and people with respiratory problems.
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The International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, representing ocean carriers and port operators, agreed to extend the contract and continue bargaining over all other issues.
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A jury in Memphis convicted three former officers on some charges in a federal civil rights case. The ex-cops beat him to death last year after a traffic stop, and conspired to cover up the attack.
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As the Nobel Peace Prize committee recoqnise the work of Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms, shortlisting them for a Nobel Peace Prize, NPR'S correspondent Emmanuel Akinwotu reports from one of war time Sudan's few remaining hospitals, on the edge of the capital Khartoum.
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Crude oil prices have risen as Iran and Israel trade attacks, but not as much as you might expect. One reason? OPEC+ could pump a lot more oil if it wanted to.
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Nearly 90% of likely Donald Trump voters say they are concerned about voter fraud in the general election, a new NPR/PBS News/Maris poll finds, compared with 29% of those who support Kamala Harris.
Friday—One of the most peculiar and fascinating (and cute) creatures ever, the tardigrade is a micro-animal that's useful to researchers due to its amazing ability to withstand extreme conditions
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