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Maine Labor for Palestine and Maine Students for Palestine are calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, an end to the assault on Palestinians in Rafah, and institutional and business divestment from Israeli interests.
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Student at the College of the Atlantic are demanding the school divest from companies profiting from the conflict, and issuing a public stance against the actions of the Israeli government. In Brunswick, students at Bowdoin College vote this week on whether the college should take action to condemn Israeli attacks on Gaza.
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The airport says that it will fully close its runways from 8 a.m. Monday until 3 p.m. on Wednesday. Similar weekly closures will continue for the next two weeks, with no air service available during each shutdown.
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Just-In-Time Recreation reopened on Friday for the first time since the mass shootings on Oct. 25, 2023 that killed 18 people. Eight people were killed at the bowling alley.
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Federal prosecutors said they are investigating possible connections to organized crime, but said there's no evidence that illegal immigration or human trafficking are connected to the operations.
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The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding up to $28 million a year to Maine public water systems for five years to identify and replace lead service lines. The federal government says 40% of the funding must go to disadvantaged communities
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The singer-songwriter's fourth album is her best yet, with crisp, commanding songwriting, shades of '60s baroque pop and melodies that seem to have existed forever.
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Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can get from the U.S. government.
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Hicks was a communications director for the Trump White House and prosecutors questioned her on her knowledge of the deals made during his first presidential run.
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Siblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know what's up with that.
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For decades, nonprofits, health insurers and hospitals have been trying to solve the problem of the people who need the emergency room again and again. Here are some of the lessons they've learned.
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