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Woman who lost husband and son uses probate process to obtain gunman's records
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A woman who lost her husband and son in Maine's deadliest shooting is seeking the gunman's health and military records through the probate process. A judge on Tuesday granted Cynthia Young's petition become a special administrator of Robert Card’s estate to...
The US could see shortages and higher retail prices if a dockworkers strike drags on
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down Tuesday when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for the first time since 1977. Workers began walking picket lines early Tuesday, picketing near ports all along the East Coast. Workers outside the...
Dockworkers' strike could push up prices and cause shortages if it lasts for weeks
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — From Maine to Texas, dockworkers at 36 ports across the eastern United States are on strike for the first time in decades, a work stoppage that could snarl supply chains and cause shortages and higher prices if it stretches on for more than a few weeks. Workers...
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks. The contract between the ports and about...
Water samples tested after Maine firefighting foam spill, below guidelines for dangerous chemicals
BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — Maine environmental officials said all water samples analyzed so far in the wake of the state's largest recorded accidental spill of firefighting foam are below its guidelines for potentially dangerous chemicals. A fire suppression system at a hangar at...
As communities grapple with needle waste, advocates say limiting syringe programs is not the answer
Frustrated with used needles littering city streets, some local officials have called for renewed restrictions on syringe service programs, which they say contribute to the recent rise in needle waste. But harm reduction experts say the needle waste — and high rates of infectious...
US retailers brace for potential pain from a longshoremen's strike
With a dockworkers' strike threatening to close ports on the East and Gulf coasts beginning this week, Chris Butler is growing worried. Butler is CEO of the National Tree Company, and, like many businesses, his is counting on shipments that are en route from Asia but won't reach...
Peevy's 2 second-half TD passes to Heisey, Gibson's pick-6 help Maine beat Albany 34-20
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Carter Peevy threw two second-half 2-yard touchdown passes to Cooper Heisey, Jamaree Gibson returned an interception 78 yards for a score and Maine beat Albany 34-20 Saturday. Peevy hit Heisey for their first touchdown and, after the 2-point conversion attempt...
2 lawmen linked to Maine's deadliest shooting are vying for job as county sheriff
BATH, Maine (AP) — Two law enforcement officers who were allies when they faced tough questions about their interactions with an Army reservist who last year killed 18 people in Maine’s deadliest shooting are squaring off to become sheriff. Neither four-term Democratic incumbent...
GOP governor halts push to prevent Trump from losing one of Nebraska's electoral votes
An effort to prevent Donald Trump from losing a potentially crucial electoral vote from Nebraska appeared dead Tuesday after the state's Republican governor said he's not planning to push for the necessary change in state law ahead of the November presidential election. Gov. Jim...
