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Tearful relatives of Lewiston mass shooting victims testify that change is overdue
Tearfully relaying scenes of blood, chaos, and panic, family members of the victims of Maine’s deadliest shooting described their unfathomable losses on Thursday as they implored an independent commission to do something to make sure it never happens again. One by one, relatives of seven of the people who died described their heartbreak, in ways both large and small....
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‘It's a massive failure': Lawmakers want answers following Maine mass shootings
Across the nation, much of the debate around gun rights and restrictions centers on mental health. Many advocates on both sides agree that getting people with serious mental illness into treatment, and then preventing those who are dangerous from accessing guns, is key to preventing mass shootings. Yet in the weeks and months before the mass shooting in Lewiston, there were...
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Dry Summer Brings Blessed Relief From Biting Insects
Many folks have been spending more time outdoors during the pandemic, and fortunately there were fewer bugs around to bite them. Dry conditions across parts of the Northeast led to a dramatic drop in bitty biters like mosquitoes and ticks this summer, officials said. That’s leading to an anticipated reduction in bug-borne diseases. In Maine, the preliminary number of...
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Judge Sides With Tribe in Lawsuit Over Reservation Status
A judge has stopped the federal government from rescinding its reservation designation for a Native American tribe’s land in Massachusetts, ordering the Interior Department to review the matter and issue new findings. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman in Washington, D.C., granted a summary judgment on behalf of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe on Friday, concluding the Interior Department’s actions were...
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Military Recruits Getting Made-in-the-USA Athletic Trainers
U.S. military personnel wear fatigues, helmets and boots that are made in the United States. Now they’re getting Made-in-the-USA kicks, too.
