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While the bill raises the debt ceiling, it also affects a wide range of people by limiting spending and changing guidelines around food stamps and student loans.
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It's expected to serve at least 1,400 veterans in the region, providing primary care, blood draw and mental health services. -
The independent senator declined to say what concessions should be made to reach an agreement. He argued the whole negotiation was unnecessary and should be saved for actual budget discussions.
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The model will help local planners anticipate how the effects of rising sea levels could affect St. George, which has roughly 125 miles of coastline.
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The suit was filed against the Mills Administration in 2021 by seven health care workers who say they should have been granted religious exemptions from getting the COVID vaccine.
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Maine's Center for Sustainability recently hosted a Repair Café in Portland. Local volunteers fix broken items for free – with the goal of reducing waste and encouraging people to keep using what they already have. It's part of a growing movement worldwide.
Scientists say one of the most effective ways for humans to reduce their personal carbon footprint is to cut back, or eliminate, air travel. The no-jet-set movement is relatively small, but some Mainers have stopped.
In an effort to achieve net zero carbon emissions by the year 2042, Bowdoin College is undertaking an ambitious plan to invest more than $100 million in renovations and a new electrified heating system for the campus.
Gorham, Scarborough, South Portland, and Westbrook strongly support the concept. But last summer the Portland City Council voted unanimously to ask the turnpike authority to stop work on the project.
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A Black driver is more likely to face being searched, handcuffed, or arrested when a police officer's first words are commands rather than a greeting or an explanation.
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The bill, signed into law by President Yoweri Museveni on Monday, calls for life imprisonment for anyone convicted of homosexuality. It drew swift condemnation from rights groups around the world.
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Bola Tinibu takes over as president of Africa's largest economy at a time when the country is facing unprecedented economic and security challenges.
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The movie follows partners in music and life as they battle through breast cancer — while holding onto their sense of the comically absurd
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Decades ago, Taiwan set up propaganda broadcast stations on islands right off the coast of mainland China. One of its key tools: women's voices.
Monday—The shifts in makeup and leanings of the U.S. Supreme Court and what it means for the future (rebroadcast)
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