A group of high-tech tycoons wants to mine nearby asteroids by using commercially built robotic ships to squeeze rocket fuel and valuable minerals like platinum and gold out of the lifeless rocks that routinely whiz by Earth.
April 2012
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U.S. Senate to vote on measure to nullify union rules
The Senate will vote today on a rarely invoked measure to overturn rules approved last year by the National Labor Relations Board.
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Maine Historical Society names new executive director
Stephen Bromage, who has been assistant director since 2006, “has the vision and creativity to lead MHS into the future.”
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Maine again tops all states on ‘Peace Index’
The ranking is based on an analysis of data on homicides, violent crime, policing, incarceration rates and availability of small arms.
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Wardens recover body of missing boater
Ronald Toussaint, 57, and another man were aboard a small boat when it capsized Monday evening on Blake Lake. The other man made it to safety.
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Oakland police log April 25
The Oakland Police Department reported the following activity April 24:
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Senate hopefuls to debate tonight
All four Democratic candidates will face each other tonight in Topsham, while at least three Republican candidates plan to attend a Bangor forum.
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NYC posts 870,000 vintage images online
Culled from the Municipal Archives collection of more than 2.2 million images going back to the mid-1800s, the photographs feature all manner of city oversight – from stately ports and bridges to grisly gangland killings.
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On primary day, Romney looks toward fall election
Voters in New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania will cast ballots today. But Romney is returning to where he staged a sweeping primary victory in January: New Hampshire.
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Obama takes on college costs, eyes young voters
By taking on student debt, Obama is speaking to middle-class America and targeting an enormous burden that threatens the economic recovery.