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State officials warn, funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is expected to run out of regular funding in the coming weeks due to the federal government shutdown.
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Nurses from across Maine gathered in Augusta today to highlight concerns about understaffing and workplace violence against nurses.
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The state official charged with animal cruelty in the death of Maine's first public safety comfort dog, Baxter, resigned from his post on Oct. 3, according to the Department of Public Safety.
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The state Bureau of Insurance is urging consumers to enroll in other insurance plans by December to ensure they have coverage in January.
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The estimated population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales grew by about two percent last year to 384, an increase of about eight individuals. That’s according to new data from the New England Aquarium and North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium.
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The Maine Commission on Public Defense Services has announced its new executive director, Frayla Tarpinian, who will lead the effort to address the major backlog of indigent criminal cases.
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New York State Police say the man was arrested after they received word from the FBI that that he made "threats to kill a member of Congress."
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A decade ago, research said giving young children peanut products can prevent allergies. A new study says that, 10 years later, tens of thousands of U.S. children have avoided allergies as a result.
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Israel is de-registering major nongovernmental aid groups from helping people in the Palestinian territories, according to several officials with humanitarian organizations.
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New releases this week include a feminist history of modern Russia, and a candid portrait of Gish Jen's relationship with her mother. Plus, new novels from Philip Pullman and Claire Louise-Bennett.
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Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who cites Margaret Thatcher as a role model. She also loves heavy metal.
Wednesday—How have Indigenous cultural items been stolen from ancestral graves over the decades, and what is happening to return remains and items to Wabanaki tribes?
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