The last American male diver to win Olympic gold died in Greenville, N.C., on Monday of undisclosed causes.
April 2012
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Fugitive felon finds time to update Facebook
One Facebook “friend” cautions the 26-year-old Washington state man to be careful. Another urges him to surrender and set a better example for his children.
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Calif. finds dangerous toxins in “non-toxic” nail polishes
Investigators found that 10 of 12 products that claimed to be free of toluene actually contained it, with four of the products having dangerously high levels.
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Teen births: Miss. has highest rate, NH lowest
And Maine has the sixth lowest rate. Most of the places with high numbers of teen births were poor, Southern, conservative states.
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LePage on panel of tax policy conference in NYC
The panel will focus on how tax policies can affect growth, prosperity and the future of states.
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Acadia’s Park Loop Road to open Sunday
All hiking trails are open except for two where peregrine falcons are nesting, and all carriage roads are open for walking and bicycling.
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Maine supreme court to stream arguments
Live audio streaming of Supreme Judicial Court arguments begins on Wednesday.
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SNAPSHOT: Rainy days and Mondays
Maggie, left, and Laurie Barron, 8, are escorted home from school Monday by their father, Bill, during a downpour in South Gardiner. The eight-year-old twins may need the dome later in the week as a mix of sun and rain is forecast.
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Court: Weapons found in burglary
AUGUSTA — Police found a semiautomatic handgun in a barbecue grill and a silver-handled, fixed blade hunting knife in a couch where a suspect in an armed burglary last week was sitting.
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Young charged with two forms of murder in slaying
AUGUSTA — A city man arrested Thursday in Key West, Fla., is charged with two alternative forms of murder in the slaying of his roommate, David Cox.