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In epidemic years, when the population explodes, the budworm becomes of the most damaging forest insects in north America
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The results took months to obtain due to complexity involved in testing fish tissue samples, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection said.
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Eagle Lake town manager John Sutherland says the closure will have an economic impact because Mercy Home is the community's largest employer. He says he's also concerned about residents being relocated farther away from friends and family.
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Sen. Angus King said the newly implemented hiring freeze of the federal workforce should not apply to direct-care workers. Doug Collins said he'll make sure that veterans have access to the care they need but did not commit to pursuing exceptions to the hiring freeze.
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Maine Democratic governor has been more reserved in her response to Trump's Day 1 actions than some of her colleagues around the country.
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The nominee can only afford to lose three GOP senators if Democrats unite against him so attention could now shift to Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins and other potential swing votes.
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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a report that gangs in Haiti could overrun the capital, leading to a complete breakdown of government, without additional international support.
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RFK Jr. plans to keep collecting referral fees in lawsuits against the drug company Merck even if confirmed as HHS secretary, according to new filings with the Office of Government Ethics.
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The Episcopal bishop of Washington spoke with NPR to discuss her sermon addressing President Trump and why she asked him to have mercy.
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The zombie apocalypse film Didn't Die was made amid the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic and upheaval in Hollywood. The filmmakers lost their homes – but are still sharing their movie at Sundance.
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The Laken Riley Act would make it easier for federal immigration officials to detain and deport those without legal status who are charged with specific crimes.
Thursday—The history of and reasons for plant-based dietary choices: vegan, vegetarian, plant-forward or flexitarian
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