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Pam Ashby is accusing the jail's for-profit health care provider of negligence. And she's alleging that the sheriff and more than a dozen corrections officers subjected her son to a "cruel and unusual death" by allowing a treatable infection to progress to the point of incapacitating him.
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Maine already has a "yellow flag" law allowing police to seek a court order forcing someone to give up their guns if they pose a danger to themselves or others. But a ballot initiative headed to voters this fall would institute a broader "red flag" law in Maine. -
Gov. Janet Mills signed the bill into law this week, joining a handful of other states seeking to shield doctors from harassment and potential lawsuits. -
The arrests occurred on Memorial Day following a traffic stop by Maine State Police. -
Timberland owners want to prevent a repeat of a devastating infestation of the voracious forest insects in the 1970s and 1980s. -
The Department of Public Safety says Baxter, a 3-year-old chocolate lab, died Wednesday afternoon.
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Palestinian health officials and witnesses say at least five people were killed and others were wounded by Israeli fire as they headed to two aid distribution points in the Gaza Strip. -
American life expectancy in 1960 was almost ten years shorter than it is today. And the leading causes of death were chronic diseases. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. frequently tells a different story. -
California National Guard members arrived in the Los Angeles area after President Trump activated the troops to curb protests against federal immigration raids. More protesters gathered on Sunday. -
Chess is seeing a global resurgence, sparked by The Queen's Gambit and the pandemic impact on leisure time. India is an emerging power player, with 85 grandmasters and intense chess schools for youth. -
A Colombian Presidential hopeful in critical condition after being shot during a campaign rally in Bogotá on Saturday. The assassination attempt is having a chilling effect in Colombia where security has been backsliding recently.
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